It’s the announcement that EastEnders fans have been eagerly awaiting for years but it is now official – Ross Kemp is finally reprising his role as hard man Grant Mitchell for an emotional storyline that will see his mum Peggy Mitchell die.
Dame Barbara Windsor recently returned for a brief appearance to break the tragic news to son Phil that her cancer had returned and she will return in Spring to play out the character’s final ever scenes.
And there will be a Mitchell reunion to see her off in one of the show’s most special exits ever written.
Discussing his brief comeback, Kemp said: ‘When I was approached about returning to EastEnders… Read the full story