IT’S been six years since she was last in EastEnders and now two decades since first arriving in Walford, Yolande Trueman is back.
Hot on the heels of Ian and Cindy Beale’s return, the popular character, played by Angela Wynter, is coming home.
Yolande Trueman is back in Walford, six years since she was last in EastEnders
Yolande will reappear on the BBC1 soap this summer after spending the past 15 years in Birmingham.
A TV insider said: “This will be a huge thrill for EastEnders fans as she is considered something of a favourite among devotees.
“She’s just one of several characters making a return to Albert Square and though she might not be as high profile as Ian and Cindy, she will certainly get just as rapturous a reception from veteran viewers.”
Yolande’s character remains connected to Walford having first appeared on the BBC1 show in 2003 as the love interest of Patrick Trueman, played by Rudolph Walker, before later becoming his wife.
She famously feuded with Pat Evans, played by Pam St Clement, after it was revealed that the soap matriarch had an affair with Patrtick.
Yolande left Albert Square for a new job in 2008 and the couple divorced a year later and, save for a brief reappearance in 2017, she hasn’t been back since.
Angela said: “I have been really looking forward to playing her again and have had a beautiful time on set so far. I can’t thank the cast and crew enough for the warm welcome back.”
Yolande’s character first landed on our screens in 2003
Yolande left the square for a new job in 2008
