EastEnders star Laurie Brett has spoken out about her return to Albert Square and what that means for the development of the Lucy Beale killer storyline.
The actress, who plays Jane Beale in the popular BBC soap, will be going back to Walford soon with the news that Bobby has gone missing.
Speaking to Digital Spy, she revealed: “It’s not elaborated on, but I tried to play it as a fault of Jane’s. She took Bobby away when the funeral was going on because Ian was in such a bad place.”
Jane is one of the many suspects in the Lucy Beale murder storyline.
She added: “When they find a folder with press cuttings that Bobby has been gathering, Jane admits that Bobby tried to talk to her about the murder but she wasn’t ready.
“Jane just thought Bobby was busy playing on his Xbox, but he was collaborating the evidence and getting obsessive. She feels highly responsible for that and his angst.”
She is returning to Albert Square having left during Lucy’s funeral.
As for whether Laurie believes her character could be the killer, she isn’t convinced: “I have no idea why she would do it, but even though she is motiveless, if it is something that has gone wrong then anybody is possible to have done that.
“If it is Jane I can’t wait to see how it came to be her. At the stage we are filming at, it could be any of us really. (Executive producer) Dominic (Treadwell) always said when it is revealed everyone will go ‘Ah’, so yes it could be me.”
