EastEnders character to make return to soap after nearly three decades away

S Club star Jon Lee is set to reprise his role as Josh Saunders in EastEnders, nearly three decades after his initial appearance in 1997.
Lee will return for the funeral of Nigel Bates, played by Paul Bradley, who recently died following a long-running dementia storyline and a stint in hospital with pneumonia.
Josh Saunders, the son of Nigel's ex-wife Julie, featured in 20 episodes in 1997 before Lee joined S Club 7, achieving significant pop success.
The funeral will also see the return of Lee's on-screen step-sister Clare (Gemma Bissix) and TV mum Julie Haye (Karen Henthorn).
Lee expressed that it was 'quite surreal stepping back on to Albert Square' and 'lovely to see my onscreen family again' after so many years.

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