Strictly’s Nigel Harman confirms EastEnders future following return pleas

Former EastEnders star Nigel Harman will join Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Nigel Harman confirmed his thoughts about a potential EastEnders return.

While fans still beg for Dennis Rickman star Nigel to make a comeback to the BBC soap 17 years after his exit, it seems a return from the dead isn’t likely to happen for the popular character as the actor dispelled rumours.

Nigel has just been signed up for this year’s Strictly, and fans have once again begun to ask whether or not he could reprise his EastEnders role, but in a recent interview the 50-year-old actor suggested he was finished with the soap character.

Talking about Dennis’ popularity, he stated: “That was part of my reasoning [to be killed off].

“I had a very strong instinct that I wanted to draw a line underneath the character.”

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Speaking to Inside Soap, he added: “I think that’s why he’s resonated for so long.

“I wasn’t aware [how popular Dennis was] at the time.

“People still come up to me 20 years later [and that’s when] I’ve noticed the impact that Dennis has had.”

Dennis arrived on the Square in 2003 as the long-lost son of legendary Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), and while Den made history with his iconic return from the dead in the same year, fans are still hoping his son could do the same.

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Taking to social media, fans of the soap still plead for Dennis to be brought back.

Twitter user @Cidney_CC penned: “If they can bring back Cindy Beale after 25 years they can bring back Dennis Rickman. OK, I know he died on screen, but so what? #Eastenders.”

@radiyahafiza shared: “@bbceastenders need to somehow bring back Dennis Rickman for Sharon not Keanu #EastEnders.”

@MarieAnnMitche3 asked: “When are EastEnders going get their heads out of their backsides and actually bring back Dennis Rickman aka Nigel Harman? He should never have been killed off in the first place.”

“If I was Eastenders producer I would find a way to bring Dennis Rickman,” @Joeybird posted.

@Anonamandamous requested: “Should resurrect Dennis Rickman from the grave and bring back Nigel Harman!”

@Anisah7Slevin added: “I know they killed him off, but I wish Eastenders would bring back Dennis Rickman somehow!”

Strictly Come Dancing is set to return to BBC One in September.

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