Former EastEnders star Rita Simons is set to make a shock return to the soap as the iconic Roxy Mitchell in an upcoming episode, BBC bosses have confirmed.
The news was met with surprise, given that Roxy drowned alongside sister Ronnie in a swimming pool in a special New Year's day episode back in January 2017. But all is not quite as it seems in the new scenes set to air this week - Roxy won't actually be making a physical return to Walford, instead appearing as a figment of her daughter Amy's imagination.
The breakdown of Amy's dad Jack Branning's marriage to Denise Fox has been causing confrontation in the family, who end up attending a group therapy session. Struggling with her mental health, Amy is encouraged to open up about the loss of her mum, and zones out as she imagines speaking to Roxy in her mind.
