Never underestimate EastEnders’ ability to pull the rug out from under

us all! A character we had resigned ourselves to never seeing again made

an unexpected cameo in a week of dramatic episodes, and now actor

Joel Beckett has spoken out about his return after a staggering 18 years. His alter-ego Jake Moon had attempted to flee the country with Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman) as she went on the run after the murder of Den Watts. Unfortunately, they were foiled at Stansted airport and Chrissie was locked up, but we hadn’t heard of Joel’s fate – til now. In fact, some fans suspected that the character had been killed off given his ambiguous disappearance.

Earlier this week, Chrissie came face to face with old enemy Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) in prison, where she confided that she had been pregnant with Jake’s child, which she tragically went on to lose. Related Articles Surprise Announcement: No longer a rumor,EastEnders legend delighted as she confirms she’s pregnant 3 days ago BREAKING: EastEnders fans outraged as BBC soap is ‘robbed’ at NTA 3 days ago She then attempted to exact a violent revenge on Sharon, blaming her for everything she had lost. However, the pair reached an unexpected tragedy over the men who had wronged them and what they had been forced to do.