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EastEnders favourite makes surprise return to the square

Robert Kazinsky first appeared on the soap in 2006.
Robert Kazinsky first appeared on the soap in 2006. Robert Kazinsky first appeared on the soap in 2006.

Sean Slater has made a dramatic return to EastEnders for a one-off episode.

The character, played by Robert Kazinsky, returned to Walford after receiving a phone call from his mother Jean (Gillian Wright).

Monday’s episode also saw him visit his sister Stacey (Lacey Turner).

Robert Kazinsky stars as Sean Slater (BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/PA) (Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes)

However, Sean also became embroiled in a complicated situation involving Stacey’s new wife Eve Unwin (Heather Peace).

Slater last appeared in the BBC One soap in 2019, leaving to seek help at a mental health facility after attempting suicide.

Before that, he was last seen on screen escaping a frozen lake in 2009 after attempting to drown his family in a car.

Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) and Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) (BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/PA) (Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes/BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes)

He first appeared in 2006 and became something of a seducer on the square.

EastEnders continues on Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC One.