EastEnders viewers in shock as BBC soap airs crude joke pre-watershed

EastEnders fans were left 'in hysterics' during tonight's episode as Oscar Branning made a crude joke. Oscar has already become a huge hit with fans after he returned to the Square - as actor Pierre Moullier made his debut.

Fans were left in stitches from the moment Oscar came onscreen during last night's EastEnders - as his sister Lauren Branning went to pick him up from the youth detention centre. Oscar was previously living with his mum Tanya, although fans learnt she'd kicked him out after getting in trouble for stealing a car.

Oscar wasted no time getting up to mischief, flirting with his brother-in-law Peter Beale and taunting Ian as soon as he was released. During tonight's double bill, he went one step further, trying to make a claim in Ian's chippy.

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As Stacey Slater watched on and observed, Oscar threw a chip on the floor, and proceeded to pretend to slip and break his shoulder. His Uncle Jack came running in and Ian agreed to settle the incident with cash instead of getting insurers involved. However, it later became clear to Ian that Oscar had set the whole thing up - as he demanded his money back.

While on the floor pretending to be in pain with a broken arm, Oscar of course managed to slip in a few jokes. One of which had viewers in hysterics.

"This is my dominate arm Uncle Jack, how am I supposed to reintegrate back into society as a functioning human like this?" Oscar exclaimed, as Ian responded in disbelief: "He's milking it!"

"I can't milk it Brian, that's sort of the point," Oscar responded - as many fans picked up on the explicit joke.

Taking to Reddit one fan penned: "Was that a masturbation gag? At 6am, on a school day!" Another responded: "Got a proper belly laugh out of me. He's such a terror, I love it!"

A third penned: "Oscar on his faked arm injury; 'I can't milk 'it' bro, that's sorta the point!' Eeewww, but Oscar, you're already a lege!"

Days before Oscar's return, the BBC soap announced the highly anticipated return of his father Max Branning, played by Jake Wood. Max left the soap in 2021, and fans have been eagerly awaiting his return ever since.

Speaking on coming back to Albert Square, Jake said: “I’m over the moon to be coming home to Walford. Max has got lots of unresolved drama with many characters, so I’m sure he’ll be busy.

“I’m excited to see what he’s been up to, and what is next for the character, but if his last 15 years in the Square are anything to go by, I’m sure there will be plenty of chaos.”

Max will return briefly in autumn, before making a permanent return later in the year.

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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