Viewers were shocked when Phil met up with his ex-wife earlier this year – because she was supposed to have died in a car accident in South Africa in 2006.
While we’re still in the dark about Kathy’s situation, pictures have emerged of her first scenes with husband Gavin Sullivan [Paul Nicholas].
The images show Kathy bumping into Gavin at London’s Kings Cross Station, and she doesn’t look too pleased to see him.
Speaking of Paul’s casting, executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins said: “We are thrilled that [he] has agreed to join our cast to play Gavin.
“It’s brilliant to have him back on our screens, playing a major part in Kathy’s explosive return to the Square, while also holding the key to many more of the Square’s secrets.”
Kathy first left Albert Square in 2000, when she relocated to South Africa to marry Gavin.
Regular viewers will know that Gavin adopted Kathy and Phil’s son Ben. In 2006 Kathy’s other son Ian Beale was told that she and Gavin were killed in a car crash.
Ian travelled to South Africa to collect his half-brother and take him back to Walford.
We’re itching to find out what really happened to Kathy and Gavin, and it looks like it won’t be long until we find out!