{"id":1075160,"date":"2026-07-08T00:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1075160\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:25:28","slug":"three-major-eastenders-returns-confirmed-but-one-of-them-is-very-unwelcome-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1075160\/","title":{"rendered":"Three major EastEnders returns confirmed – but one of them is very unwelcome | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"Ross
\n\t\tThe newlyweds return (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> is set to welcome back three major characters, but one of them is set to cast a dark shadow over Albert Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Next week will see Vicki Fowler<\/a> (Alice Haig<\/a>) and Ross Marshall<\/a> (Alex Walkinshaw<\/a>) finally return from their honeymoon following their wedding last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But unfortunately for them and many other residents, their arrival home coincides with the reappearance of evil Joel Marshall<\/a> (Max Murray<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The teenage incel has been released from prison<\/a> after serving a six-month sentence for violently attacking<\/a> Vicki and leaving her for dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The topic of his living situation had been a bone of contention between Vicki and Ross <\/a>before their wedding, but Ross eventually promised her that he wouldn\u2019t let Joel move back in with them upon his release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, the newlyweds are challenged when he lands on their doorstep next Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before Joel\u2019s arrival, though, things get awkward when Vicki and Ross come face-to-face with Zack Hudson<\/a> (James Farrar<\/a>), who is still living with Sharon Watts<\/a> (Letitia Dean<\/a>) at No.43.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Vicki
\n\t\tVicki is thrown straight back into the drama (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

Deciding that she can not be under the same roof as him following the reveal of their affair at her wedding to Ross, Vicki announces that she and Ross will be moving into No.31 with Jean Slater<\/a> (Gillian Wright<\/a>) and Mo Harris<\/a> (Laila Morse<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sensing Ross\u2019 upset, Zack volunteers to move out instead \u2013\u00a0but just as things are looking up, Joel appears with his estranged mum Cleo in tow\u2026.<\/p>\n

Vicki is shaken to see her attacker again, and tensions rise when Cleo tells Vicki, Ross and Sharon that she doesn\u2019t want Joel to live with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Max
\n\t\tJoel has been released from prison (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

Vicki flees to the caf\u00e9 where she shares her fears with Sharon, but she then faces some serious questions from Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After Joel recorded himself and Avani having sex without her consent<\/a>, she is furious that he\u2019s back in Walford and lets rip.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But with Cleo not wanting Joel under her roof, will his unwelcome return end up being more permanent?<\/p>\n

EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 13th July at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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