EastEnders fans are going to be in for a blast from the past next year as more old characters are set to return.
It has already been confirmed that a number of familiar faces will be returning to Albert Square, including Lola Pearce; Lofty and Mary the Punk.
However, the series’ senior executive producer, Kate Oates, has now said there are going to be even more returnees – including one in the Spring who its going to have a “huge impact” in Walford.
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During a Twitter Q&A, she said:
“We’ve got some great returnees planned.
“You already know that Lola’s coming back so I’m looking forward to seeing her in the Square.
“We’ve got a couple more secret returnees coming as well which I won’t tell you too much about now but I will tell you that there’s one coming back in spring that I’m really super excited about.
“It’s going to be for a fairly short stint but I think it’s going to have a really huge impact so they’re part of my big plans for 2019.”
She also revealed that Sharon and Keanu’s romance is going to be part of a “big year” for the soap, and that Walford is going to be getting it’s first gay bar – “a super-cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out.”
