EastEnders fans convinced of double return in fresh drama for grieving Jay Brown
Could Jay Brown be about to face double trouble?
Two former EastEnders stars have sparked speculation that they will both be returning to the soap.
Actress Jazzy Phoenix, who portrayed sex worker Nadine Keller on the BBC One soap, has shared a post with soap legend Patsy Kensit who debuted last year as the unpredictable Emma Harding, the mother of the late Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold).
Both actors never shared the screen together, but are both connected to grieving widower Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick).
Jay had been one of Nadine's clients and had grown close to her while struggling in the wake of Lola's death and purchased drugs from her, while Emma remained determined to see Lola's daughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) in the wake of Lola's passing.
Posting two images of herself and Kensit sitting out to dinner together, Phoenix captioned the images: "New besties - watch this space …."
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The post was shared by Kensit too as a 'collaboration', adding fuel to the fire of speculation.
Naturally, the images certainly did get the cogs turning in the minds of Enders fans at home who swiftly took to the comments section to suggest that the pair would soon be returning to the soap together.
One fan commented: "New eastenders storyline pending… [side eyes emoji]".
Another theorised: "PoV: Nadine is Lola’s sister + Emma’s secret daughter??"
Meanwhile, on X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan tweeted: "Well remember how we all thought Emma was going to try and take down everyone to get to Lexi. If she set this up w Nadine.., that might be jay."
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Fans will have to wait and see if Emma and Nadine could return in league with one another, but it seems this will only fuel fan speculation.
Lexi's life is set to be upended when father Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) departs Walford in the coming weeks, leaving her in the care of stepfathers Jay and Callum Highway (Tony Clay).
Could Emma make a bid for custody of Lexi and use Jay's history with Nadine against him? We'll have to wait and see.
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