{"id":26726,"date":"2022-12-07T17:56:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1752085"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T17:39:58","slug":"is-jada-lennox-returning-to-eastenders-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-jada-lennox-returning-to-eastenders-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Jada Lennox returning to EastEnders this Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Stefania Sarrubba\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Christmas is a time for unexpected returns in soapland, and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> may honour this unwritten rule by bringing back Jada Lennox.<\/p>\n<p>Jada\u2019s (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) last scenes in the Square, which aired in August of this year, were nothing short of dramatic. Her hasty exit means that a possible return for the character will see her own the past mistakes she so desperately tried to leave behind.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer, Jada agreed to do the dirty work for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-janine-secret-scarlett-charlie-brooks-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Janine Butcher<\/a> (Charlie Brooks) in her scheming against her fianc\u00e9\u2019s ex-wife, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).<\/p>\n<p>Jada complied with Janine\u2019s request to plant empty alcohol bottles in Linda\u2019s house and then to call social services on her. The inspection resulted in Linda and her daughter Annie being separated after a bruise was found on the baby\u2019s arm.<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling with her own guilt, Jada confessed the truth to Sharon (Letitia Dean) but continued lying to Linda, who suspected Janine was behind this vile attempt at framing her. Threatened by Janine, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/jada-exits-eastenders-linda-annie-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jada fled Walford with her own daughter Alyssa<\/a>, leaving Linda in a terrible position.<\/p> <h2><strong>Is Jada Lennox returning to EastEnders at Christmas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/janine-jada-eastenders-2-b48912e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/janine-jada-eastenders-2-b48912e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/janine-jada-eastenders-2-b48912e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1752137\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/janine-jada-eastenders-2-b48912e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher and Kelsey Calladine-Smith as Jada Lennox in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>While Linda has managed to regain custody of Annie since, she definitely has unfinished business with Jada, with a confrontation between the two women being likely in the case of the teen\u2019s return to the Square.<\/p>\n<p>In the week before Christmas, Linda is told by Zack Hudson that Jada has offered to bring Alyssa to Sharon for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her anger at Jada, Zack\u2019s reminder of how much Sharon misses Alyssa means that Linda offers to make herself scarce.<\/p>\n<p>Is Jada\u2019s return assured?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-alfie-kat-christmas-reunion-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Shane Richie offers hope for Kat and Alfie Christmas reunion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-janine-secret-scarlett-charlie-brooks-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Charlie Brooks hints Janine is worried daughter will spill secret<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. <\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" 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