Joel Marshall (Max Murray) continues to prove a bad influence on Tommy Moon (Sonny Kendall) in upcoming scenes on EastEnders.

Joel took Tommy under his wing soon after arriving in Walford, and the pair quickly became thick and thieves.

Already lonely and troubled, Tommy found (human) friendship in Joel, bonding as they bullied Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) and unleashed all manner of teenage mischief over Albert Square.

Newcomer Joel’s behaviour has taken an increasingly dark turn however, after he slept with Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) and then shamed her for it online.

This week, the pair stole Alfie Moon’s (Shane Richie) credit card, using it to watch a pornographic video online.

Dad Ross (Alex Walkinshaw) and Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) are still under the impression that his friendship with Tommy is good for Joel… but are unaware that the situation is about to drastically worsen.

Vicki is disturbed when Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) reveals that no-one wants to be friends with Joel because he shamed Avani online for sleeping with him.

Meanwhile, thinking Alfie responsible for the pornographic video on his laptop, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) finally confronts him. The pair soon work out that it was Tommy who had been watching it.

Elsewhere, Vicki tells Ross about Joel’s actions toward Avani. The pair agree that he needs more positive male role models in his life.

Later, they see Joel helping Tommy with his speech for Kat and Alfie’s wedding. The pair breathe a sigh of relief, hoping that the friendship will be good for Joel.

The next day, Kat and Alfie prepare to celebrate their wedding. However, concerns over Tommy and the video prevent them from enjoying the day.

Alfie promises to talk to Tommy – but is it too little, too late?

Elsewhere, Joel shows Tommy a video by a social media influencer who says derogatory things about women.

Is Joel about to lead Tommy down an even darker path?

This is just the latest worrying development from Joel, who’s consistently proved himself to have an alarming attitude toward women.

It was recently revealed that the reason Joel and Ross are no longer welcome back in Australia is due to Joel’s past – making an ‘upskirting’ video without the other party’s knowledge or consent.

Since arriving in Walford, he wasted little time in reverting to bad habits, making a recording of his time in bed with Avani. Ross discovered the footage, but chose to keep it a secret, so long as Joel kept his nose clean.