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EastEnders star breaks silence on Sharon Watts return with ‘lots of twists and turns’

By Olivia Wheeler

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EastEnders star breaks silence on Sharon Watts return with 'lots of twists and turns'

EastEnders fans were left delighted over Sharon Watts’ return on Monday’s episode of the BBC One soap.

Sharon, played by Letitia Dean, made her explosive comeback on the latest instalment (22 September) after five months away from Albert Square.

During the episode, Sharon arrived back in Walford but was shocked to spot Zoe Slater, played by Michelle Ryan, outside No.31.

Viewers will recall that Zoe made a dramatic return earlier this year after 20 years while Sharon was away from Walford.

Upon Sharon’s return and a dramatic stare-off with Zoe, Vicki Fowler and Zack Hudson were quick to welcome her home.

However, Sharon remained fixated on Zoe and planned to confront her before Zoe was dramatically taken by the police for questioning.

Later, upon Zoe’s release without any charges, Sharon headed to The Vic and called a truce with Zoe. However, in true soap style, it’s likely this truce won’t last…

Teasing Sharon’s return and upcoming scenes, Alice Haig, who plays Vicki, said of whether Vicki had told Sharon about Zoe’s return: “No, Vicki has kept it to herself because she was worried that Sharon wouldn’t come back if she told her.

“Vicki knows how much Sharon has been through, and she feels quite protective of her, plus she’s fearful of what Sharon might do. It’s explosive when Sharon arrives and finds out that Zoe is back in the Square.”

She added over “unfinished business” in Albert Square between Sharon and Zoe: “The amount of lies and deception that went down all those years ago was just awful, so there’s a lot of unfinished business between them and Zoe.

“It wasn’t just the affair with Den, it was also that he convinced Zoe to lie about being pregnant by Dennis, and then there’s the murder. It’s as if a whole nightmare has now resurfaced.”

Teasing whether Sharon and Vicki are “united in their belief that Zoe should be chased out of Albert Square”, she said: “Yes!

“There are lots of twists and turns to come, but it’s safe to say that they are both very, very angry with Zoe.

“However, there are moments when Sharon and Vicki want to be on the same page, but don’t quite succeed…”

EastEnders continues Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One with episodes also available to watch earlier on BBC iPlayer.