EASTENDERS bosses have confirmed that Mica Paris’ new character is connected to Denise Fox’s past.
The songstress will play Ellie Nixon and will ruffle feathers in Walford – but none more so than Denise’s when she comes face to face with her.
Songstress Mica Paris is joining the soap and now it’s been confirmed that her character is someone from Denise’s past.
Executive producer Jon Sen teased: “We have got a great story for Denise – the new arrival to the Square is part of that.
“It really pushes Denise – those Trueman stories are amazing.
“Anybody who knows anything about her history will probably know where we’re going with that, the past comes back to part of it.”
EastEnders was last on air on June 16 before filming was halted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
New episodes will be 20 minutes or slightly longer, rather than 30, when it returns four nights a week.
BBC Studios head of continuing drama Kate Oates said: “We wanted the ambition of the storytelling and the quality of the storytelling to be as high as possible, so to achieve that and to achieve everything Jon has talked about and to make it look brilliant it takes longer so we really did have a judgment call to make.
“We could make half-hour episodes that just don’t look as good, that aren’t as rich, that don’t have all these special touches to them, or we could talk to the channel and say we believe we can deliver a better show at this time, in this timeframe, and they were so supportive.”
Oates also teased forthcoming storylines, saying that, following Ian Beale and Sharon Mitchell’s takeover of The Vic, there is the “unexploded bomb” of Ian’s role in Denny Rickman’s death which Sharon is in the dark about.
A big storyline for the Carters is also ahead, which Oates said will expand more on Mick’s anxiety as well as storylines reflecting how tough life has been for some characters during lockdown.
Oates also said there are some “refreshing partnerships” in store which will show off “different character dynamics”.
EastEnders returns to BBC One on September 7 at 8pm.
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