PATSY Kensit has revealed she’s desperate to return to EastEnders -and is pleading with show bosses to bring her back.
The actress made the cheeky plea as she reunited with former co-star Danny Dyer , sparking fresh hopes for a comeback in Albert Square .
The star, who briefly played Emma Harding — Lola Pearce’s estranged mum — said she “absolutely loved” her time on the soap and would jump at the chance to reprise the role.
Speaking during a fun catch-up with Danny Dyer (who played Mick Carter), Patsy admitted she’s been dropping hints ever since she left Walford .
Taking to Instagram , Patsy posted a selfie with Danny as they reunited at a Paul Strank Charitable Trust event in London .
She wrote in the caption: “With the divine @officialdannydyer who I just think is sublime at the @paulstrankcharitabletrust – what a great evening!
“I had a wonderful time on @bbceastenders I would love to be back on that show.”
Fans were quick to call for her return too, as they flooded the comment section.
One wrote: “You’d be great on EastEnders 😍 Absolutely I might even start watching again.”
Another added: “I would absolutely love to see you back.”
In an interview with The Sun, Patsy admitted she would love a soap comeback after revealing that EastEnders was her “dream job” and a career highlight.
Speaking on the red carpet of this year’s British Soap Awards , Patsy revealed: “Soap is something that I love and I loved my time at Emmerdale and my 4 years at Holby City , but then I went into EastEnders.
“ EastEnders was actually my dream job , I’ve wanted to be in that show for years.
“If I could throw a wish out there it would be that Emma could come back to see Lexi (her granddaughter).”
Meanwhile, Danny is rumoured to be plotting his own comeback as Mick Carter.
Danny claimed to have thrown in the towel three years ago because he couldn’t believe his character got paired up with Charlie Brooks’ Janine and got her pregnant.
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Talking on Sky’s Smart TV he said: “Mick’s got a kid with Janine, how mad’s that? That’s why I left.
“They f*ing put me with Janine, I thought I’ve gotta fk off! It’s the truth!”
However, he later revealed: “I was off my nut a lot of that job . . . a lot of Valium and diazepam.”
He accused show chiefs of a lack of duty of care for the cast, and also said show bosses tried to stop him from drinking real beer while filming in the Queen Vic pub .
But at the NTAs , Danny said: “Bring Mick back, which is the character I played in EastEnders.
“So I could be back for it. You never found my body, f*** knows where I am – bring Mick back!”
Could a double return be on the cards?
The new EastEnders boss Ben Wadey has already brought back some iconic characters, such as Zoe Slater and Oscar Branning.
And even more returns are in the pipeline – from the likes of Max Branning, Ben Mitchell and Anthony Fox.
However, fuming EastEnders fans have recently threatened to switch off their TVs as backlash grows over a controversial pregnancy twist.
Suki’s ( Balvinder Sopal ) twisted plan to manipulate Avani (Aaliyah James) into having a baby – just so she can raise it herself – has received a huge public backlash .
Viewers are slamming the storyline as “unrealistic” and “garbage”, with some even vowing to ditch the soap for good.
To make matters worse, Patrick (Rudolph Walker) suddenly spiralled into a gambling problem, despite two decades of betting without a hitch.
Viewers were left scratching their heads and branding the writing “tedious” and “a challenge to watch.”
Can the soap win viewers back?
EastEnders airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
