Stacey Fowler's former BFF Ruby Allen, played by Louisa Lytton, is returning to EastEnders
There's good news in store for EastEnders fans as Ruby Allen is returning to Walford later this year.
The last time viewers saw Ruby was back in 2006, following a row with her former BFF Stacey and after Sean Slater threw her dad's ashes at her she left the square.
Now she's back and on the mission to reconnect with her old pal Stacey but after their last encounter, how will Stacey deal with her return?
Check out: Next week's EastEnders spoilers
EastEnders Spoilers Week 30 2018
Mick Carter has some making up to do
Following Mick Carter's startling revelation, next week we'll see him continue to reel about what happened to Tina. Despite Tina telling him to forget about it and that she doesn't want him to seek revenge, Linda has to calm her husband down and tell him his focus should be making it up to Tina after he doubted her.
Mick Carter confronts Stuart Highway
Later on, Stuart continues to play innocent and helps Mick try to figure out what happened to Tina all those years ago. Things take a turn for the worse when Mick confronts his BFF about the truth and as the pair come to blows – Stuart is left fuming. Is this the end of their friendship?
Tina Carter and Stuart Highway go to war
Things are set to turn sour between the pair.
EastEnders Stuart Highway Tina Carter
Tina is sticking to her guns.
EastEnders Stuart Highway Tina Carter
It's safe to say Stuart is not backing down without a fight.
EastEnders Stuart Highway Tina Carter
If that drama wasn't bad enough, there's even more trouble heading the Carter families way as Stuart tells Kathy and Keanu that Tina has damaged his car.
EastEnders Stuart Highway Tina Carter
When Tina bumps into Stuart in the launderette he tries to manipulate her and begs her to tell everyone she got it wrong.
EastEnders Stuart Highway Tina Carter
When Tina refuses Stuart confronts her about keying his car….
Tina Carter leaves Stuart Highway for dead
As the pair begin to argue, Tina lashes out at Stuart for ruining her life and when he continues to rile her, she attacks him, leaving his lifeless body on the floor of The Arches.Oh boy…
Tina Carter is arrested!
Scared about her actions, Tina asks Mick and Linda for help and they all rush to check on Stuart. It's not long before Tina is arrested for her attack and soon Mick is desperately calling his old friends to see if Stuart let slip to any of them about what he did all those years ago.
EastEnders Stuart Highway Tina Carter
Will the truth come out?
Kush Kazemi struggles to deal with Shakil's death
Next week, Kush continues to struggle with the death of his brother Shakil and things get even worse for him when he has to wave his mum Carmel off on a break.
EastEnders Kush Kazemi
In other Carmel Kazemi news it's been confirmed that Bonnie Langford, who plays the character, is leaving the show later this year.
Kat Moon is on a mission
Elsewhere in the square Kat Moon is on a roll, securing a new cleaning job at Ian's restaurant and learning the Knowledge but it's not long before she's left deflated after Hayley tests her on routes and she gets them wrong.
EastEnders Kat Moon
Big Mo then suggests she get a scooter to learn the roads – err what a great idea though? Later, Kat asks Keanu Taylor to keep her new scooter in The Arches for her.
The Slaters money goes missing
When the Slater family notice their kitty has gone missing, they all accuse each other of taking it and begin to search for the money.
EastEnders Kat Moon
Then when Kat goes to The Arches to check on the scooter she notices it doesn't start and asks Keanu if he wants to buy it off her.
EastEnders Kat Moon
Defeated, Kat returns to the house and gives Mo, Jean and Stacey the key… there's their missing money. Later as Kat cleans Ian Beale's restaurant alone she decides to pour herself a drink (because of her long night ahead) but it's not long before she falls asleep.
EastEnders Kat Moon
However when Hayley checks in on her, Kat admits she's trying to get lots of work to be a good role model for her kids. Just when Kat begins to give up and leave, Hayley manages to persuade her and stay.
EastEnders Kat Moon
After cleaning throughout the night, Kat and Hayley wake up in the restaurant just as Ian comes to inspect their work. After a close call, they return home triumphant. Go girls!
EastEnders Kat Moon
Later, Kat suggests they learn the Knowledge together and that Hayley should stick around.
Jean Slater gets an idea
Elsewhere in the Slater household, when Jean sees Stacey Fowler's old christening gown she pitches the idea that the little ones should all get christened.
EastEnders Jean Slater
While Jean won't let the christening idea drop, Stacey quite literally couldn't be less interested. When Jean admits to Martin she wants to do a nice thing to bring the whole family together, he comes around to the idea and agrees.
EastEnders Jean Slater
Meanwhile, after Stacey discovers that her husband has agreed to the christening she's left annoyed he didn't talk to her first. Will he be able to talk her round to the idea?
Speaking about returning to the BBC One show, Louisa Lytton (who played the infamous character) has said: "EastEnders was my first acting job out of drama school and opened so many doors for me.
"It’s wonderful to be given the opportunity to come back and explore my character and I’m excited to see what’s in store for Ruby.
"We last saw her twelve years ago as a young girl and now she is returning as a woman with scope for major change and some brilliantly challenging storylines."
EastEnders' Executive Consultant, John Yorke, added: "Louisa is a fantastic actress and I am delighted that she is returning to EastEnders.
"Now twelve years older, viewers will see a much more mature and confident Ruby who is set to be involved in one of our biggest storylines later this year."
During her time on the square Ruby became fast friends with Stacey, struggled with her rocky relationship with her gangster dad Johnny Allen, was caught in the crossfire between her dad and Phil Mitchell's feud and was dumped by Sean Slater.
So, we're hoping when she returns later this year she'll have better luck with the men in her life...
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