{"id":48474,"date":"2024-03-26T01:01:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2014134"},"modified":"2024-03-26T02:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:42:50","slug":"eastenders-icon-letitia-dean-reveals-sharon-watts-return-and-icy-showdown-for-the-six","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-icon-letitia-dean-reveals-sharon-watts-return-and-icy-showdown-for-the-six\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders icon Letitia Dean reveals Sharon Watts return and \u201cicy\u201d showdown for The Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hurricane Sharon is back… <\/p>

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

Published: Tuesday, 26 March 2024 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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Fear not, EastEnders<\/a> fans, the Sharon Watts drought is over!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, the iconic Letitia Dean is once again back where she belongs in her role as the breathy blonde bombshell in scenes airing on 1st April 2024 on the BBC One soap.<\/p>\n

Back in January, a broken Sharon fled Albert Square with son Albie Watts<\/a> following her role in covering up the murder of fianc\u00e9 Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters)<\/a> at the hands of her best friend Linda Carter (Kellie Bright)<\/a>, who had killed him in a bid to stop him killing Sharon.<\/p>\n

Having spent three months in Australia with oldest friend Michelle Fowler, Sharon finally returns to Walford next week<\/a> and faces the other members of The Six and her ex-husband Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), now revealed to be Albie\u2019s biological father<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If that wasn\u2019t enough drama, the floor to the cafe caves in and the death of Keanu is set to become public.<\/p>\n

Now, speaking in a new interview shared with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, the iconic Letitia Dean lifts the lid on her big return to EastEnders after a three-month absence.<\/p>\n

\"Letitia\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) returns and immediately visits the Queen Vic and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

This week, Sharon returns to Walford after escaping to Australia with Albie. Can you tell us how she\u2019s been coping since the events of Christmas and Keanu\u2019s death?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s mourning the death of Keanu, of her relationship and the death of their family unit, so she\u2019s completely overwhelmed by heartache and grief. So, the short answer is, no, she is definitely not coping!\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharon has had her fair share of heartache over the years. Do you think she can overcome this?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s putting it mildly! I guess one of Sharon\u2019s great curses is that she has lost so many people in her lifetime, and I think a lot of that built-up pain and heartache bubbles just below the surface with Sharon at all times. It\u2019s also given her a thick skin and she has become stronger than some people might think over the years, but Sharon\u2019s main concern is looking after Albie and being there for her son. It is not an option for her to be separated from him, so she will do whatever it takes to protect that family unit by protecting her freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Kellie\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Can Linda and Sharon repair their friendship after the death of Keanu?<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Sharon heads straight to The Vic to see Linda. What sort of reception does she get?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s icy! Linda and all of the women think Sharon left them in the lurch to flee to Australia whilst they\u2019ve been panicking and covering this up back in Walford.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though she\u2019s dealing with her own heartbreak, I think Sharon soon realises just how much all of the women have sacrificed, what with Linda relapsing, Kathy losing Rocky by shopping him to the police and Denise struggling to cope and having her marriage break down. She doesn\u2019t take any of that for granted, and I think naively, she wants to come back and somehow put it all behind her and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Sharon and Linda\u2019s relationship is forever changed since Christmas, or is Sharon eternally grateful to Linda for saving her life?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely. The events of Christmas have changed all of the women, and I think they will be forever bound together because of this secret. The sad fact of the matter is that if Linda hadn\u2019t stopped Keanu, he could have killed Sharon, and that\u2019s an incredibly hard truth to swallow amongst everything else. In fact, I don\u2019t think Sharon even wants to believe it because, in her world, she can\u2019t accept that.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that Sharon is back, she is determined to be there for Linda and help her navigate everything with the rest of the women. I don\u2019t think she has a plan \u2013 I don\u2019t think any of them do, they\u2019re just putting one foot in front of the other and hoping for the best!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lacey\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The rest of The Six have very mixed feelings about Sharon\u2019s return to Walford.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Just when it appears Sharon is ready to face Walford again, she learns the worrying news that the murder weapon has gone missing, and Johnny knows all about Christmas. How does Sharon take control of the situation?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cSharon has been geographically separated from the issue, so she hasn\u2019t really lived in the reality like the rest of the women have. However, it\u2019s not out of sight, out of mind, because I honestly don\u2019t think she\u2019s thought about much else whilst she\u2019s been away. Coming in as an outsider, she immediately realises the trust is broken between all of the women, so she wants to quickly restore some sense of order and get them all back united. Ultimately, if one of them falls, they all do, so Sharon is a woman on a mission!\u201d<\/p>\n

How do the rest of The Six react to seeing Sharon again?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cMuch like Linda! But Sharon doesn\u2019t want to waste time explaining chapter and verse about why she chose to leave. The situation is now about getting the missing murder weapon back and protecting all of their freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Steve\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) immediately grabs Sharon\u2019s attention regarding access to their son Albie.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

To add insult to injury, Sharon also comes face to face with an angry Phil, who wants access to Albie. Is she ready to let him into their son\u2019s life?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point, she knows she\u2019s going to have to face him and have that difficult chat about Albie, but she doesn\u2019t have the headspace to worry about anything else other than what happened at Christmas. Phil is Phil, so he doesn\u2019t let her get away with it that easily and demands an audience with her, but she\u2019s distracted, and he retaliates. They did love each other once, and there was a time when Sharon wanted nothing more than Phil to be Albie\u2019s dad, but compared to everything else that is going on for her, it\u2019s not at the top of her priority list. But I think for all of Phil\u2019s faults, he would undoubtedly put his son first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just when all of The Six think they\u2019re in the clear once again, disaster strikes when the caf\u00e9 floor caves in. How does she feel?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the unimaginable for all of them. Up until this point, they have managed to dodge every hurdle, some more successfully than others, but there is no escaping this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Gillian\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The Six are forced back together again when disaster strikes and Keanu\u2019s body is set to be uncovered.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Does Sharon think it\u2019s game over, or is she determined to get herself out of this predicament?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cHer first concern is Albie. Accepting what she believes is her inevitable fate, Sharon heads straight to Phil to make him promise to look after their son. He, of course, has no idea about her real motives, but she needs to make sure that if something were to happen to her, that their son would be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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