{"id":32595,"date":"2023-04-29T13:28:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1824696"},"modified":"2023-04-29T18:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T16:42:43","slug":"eastenders-john-partridge-would-return-for-night-out-if-roxy-was-resurrected","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-john-partridge-would-return-for-night-out-if-roxy-was-resurrected\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 John Partridge would return for \u2018night out\u2019 if Roxy was resurrected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Clarke and Roxy Mitchell were best pals during their time in the soap. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 29 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Actor John Partridge has revealed he would return for a guest appearance on EastEnders<\/a> if Roxy Mitchell returned full-time.<\/p>\n

Partridge portrayed the much-loved Christian Clarke on the BBC One soap from 2008 until 2012 before making guest appearances from 2014 until 2016.<\/p>\n

A key component of Christian\u2019s time on Albert Square was his friendship with the equally fun-loving Roxy Mitchell<\/a> (Rita Simons).<\/p>\n

Sadly, Roxy was killed off in 2017 but Simons reprised the role earlier this week<\/a> in an imagined interaction with her character\u2019s on-screen daughter Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd).<\/p>\n

However, some fans continue to live in the hope that the character could someday make a full-time return<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/span><\/a> while discussing his upcoming role in the Netflix docudrama Queen Cleopatra<\/a>, John Partridge revealed his verdict on the prospect of a full-time resurrection for Roxy Mitchell and whether Christian would have to reunite with her for another night out.<\/p>

\u201cWell, listen, they\u2019ve done it before,\u201d commented John, \u201cthey\u2019ve risen people from the dead before so you never know, do you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if Rita did make a miraculous recovery, I do think that for Christian it would be his duty to have one final rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. I think he would have to come back from Birmingham, he\u2019d have to leave his retail job in the Bullring [shopping centre] \u2013 I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s where he is, probably working for Jo Malone or The White Company in the Bullring \u2013 living his full retail fantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, despite his love of the idea of a reunion between best pals Christian and Roxy, Partridge did admit that he felt that there was a \u201cshelf-life\u201d to the characters but as an actor, there is the old saying \u201cnever say never\u201d.<\/p>\n