Eastenders spoilers: Peggy Mitchell is back and finally comes face-to-face with Claudette Hubbard

EastEnders fans will NOT want to miss the explosive moment Peggy Mitchell comes face-to-face with her husband’s mistress…

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Claudette Hubbard has been billed as "Walford's steely matriarch with many ties to Albert Square's residents" - and we know that she has a long-standing feud with the Mitchell family.

So it makes sense that she and Peggy Mitchell are set to come face-to-face when Barbara Windsor reprises her role this month.

Yes, that's right. Peggy is coming back - on a milk float!

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And it’s safe to say that there will be no love lost between her and Claudette.

Peggy Mitchell is returning to Walford to reclaim her title as Queen of the square, and while everyone seems pretty pleased to see her, Phil doesn't appear to share that feeling.

However, it's the dramatic meeting between her and Claudette that we really want to see.

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Ellen Thomas - aka the talented actress who plays Claudette in the soaps - took to Twitter to tease the upcoming scenes.

She wrote: “Just finished working with the great Barbara Windsor aka Peggy Mitchell.

“She is awesome, folks. A total sweetheart.”

As soap fans will remember, Vincent (Richard Blackwood) found a never-before-seen picture of his dad with Eric Mitchell.

His discovery meant that an emotional Claudette was finally forced to admit that it was her who murdered Henry, after they had a MAMMOTH argument when he failed to get money from the Mitchell clan.

After pushing her hubby to his death, Claudette buried him – and then, because she’s a woman who doesn’t like loose ends, she set about framing Eric for his murder.

Why Eric? Because she was jealous of the fact that he wouldn’t leave Peggy (Barbara Windsor) for her.

Yup, she was having an affair with Eric.

This has led many to speculate as to whether or not Vincent could be Eric’s love child… and, as a result, half a Mitchell.

You can read the theory (and all the evidence supporting it) here.

It was recently revealed that Claudette had RETURNED to Albert Square, where she silently observed her foster daughter Donna accepting a Pride of Walford Award on her behalf.

As Donna got up on stage, she said: "Yeah, my mum, what can I say about her? She'd be over the moon if she was here. I was alone and she took me in when no-one else would, and now I'm on my own again."

So when will Claudette show her face in Albert Square? Will it be perfectly timed to happen alongside Peggy Mitchell's arrival?

And, if so, could Peggy and Claudette’s showdown be set to expose this shocking secret? Or could the women be finally set to make peace amongst themselves and their families?

One thing’s for sure, we can’t WAIT to see Ellen Thomas and Barbara Windsor appear on screen together - it’s the stuff EastEnders fans dream of!

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