Former EastEnders star hints at comeback to soap 6 years after being killed off

A FORMER EastEnders star has hinted at a comeback to the BBC soap – despite being killed off six years ago. His character was tied to one of Walford’s most enduring legacies, with the death coming as a huge shock. Former EastEnders star Bleu Landau hinted at making a shock return to the soap Credit: bleu.landau/Instagram The now 21-year-old played Dennis Rickman Jr from 2015 until 2020 Credit: BBC Bleu Landau, now 21, played Dennis Rickman Jr – or “Denny” – between 2015 to 2020. Denny – son of Sharon Watts and Dennis Rickman Sr – was tragically killed off in a boat accident for the soap’s 35th anniversary. Sign up for the Eastenders newsletter Thank you! Taking to Instagram, actor Bleu hinted at an exciting new project as he penned: “Exciting things coming.. stay tuned”, adding an eyes and love heart emojis. One person commented: “Resurrecting From the river”, in reference to Denny’s on-screen death. Denny was killed off as part of the BBC soap’s 35th Anniversary Credit: BBC Earlier this year, Bleu teased making a return to Walford Credit: tiktok It comes after Bleu previously hinted at a shock EastEnders return earlier this year. He took to TikTok to post a video in which he shared “Secrets of the Square”. Bleu revealed that when filming is taking place inside The Queen Vic, you can see inside the café when you look down the bar because they are next to each other on set. He also admitted that as a child actor, he would have to come in two hours before filming and leave two hours after filming to make sure school work was getting done. Most read in TV One fan asked him if he had any plans to return, to which he replied: “Well obviously as you know, if you did watch, Dennis died on the boat party for the 35th anniversary. “So it’ll make it a little bit hard for me to come back to EastEnders. “However, we know how the show goes, you can never count it out, can we?,” he teased before playing the iconic Duff Duff. Fans rushed to the comments section to share their thoughts as one said: “You should never have been killed off.” Someone else wrote: “I wish you were still on the square mate, there needs to be a descendant of Den Watts on the square IMHO. Could see Dennis working behind the Vic bar.” Comment now