EastEnders icon reveals character has a ‘secret son’ – almost four decades after first joining BBC soap

Coronation Street

• Ken and Audrey's romance (2015): After the decease of woman Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride), Coronation Street archetypal Ken Barlow (William Roache) started to determination connected successful his life. He started to make a spark with aged person Audrey (Sue Nicholls), with then-Corrie brag saying it would beryllium similar "Ross and Rachel". In the end, thing ever came of it and the 2 remained platonic pals.
• Beth's bigamy (2016): Despite being happily joined to Kirk (Andrew Whyment), a troubling concealed came to airy astir Beth Tinker (Lisa George). It transpired that she had ne'er divorced from her archetypal husband, Darryl (Paul Loughran), begetter of her lad Craig (Colson Smith). Although Craig and Kirk were shocked - and Beth was arrested - the storyline didn't didn't spell overmuch further.

EastEnders

• Kat Slater's concealed son (2017): Capitalising connected the popularity of Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie (Shane Richie), the 2 received a spin-off backmost successful 2017. Titled 'Redwater', it saw the 2 question to Ireland wherever they met long-lost lad Luke, present called Dermott Dolan, played by Oisín Stack. Despite the high-tension events during Redwater, Kat seems to person enactment the acquisition down her arsenic Dermott's not been mentioned since.
• Alfie's encephalon tumour (2015): Having learned successful 2015 that helium had a encephalon tumour, Alfie kept the quality from Kat until their travel to Ireland. At the time, histrion Shane Ritchie revealed fans would spot a alteration successful Alfie arsenic helium battled the illness. It would look that astatine immoderate constituent aft leaving the Square, was told the tumour was non-malignant. By the clip Alfie returned successful 2022, fans were left confused implicit what had happened to the storyline.
• Kathy and Buster's matter (2016): In 2016, Walford fable Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) fell into the arms of convict Buster Briggs, played by Karl Howman. Buster was the long-time person of Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and fathered some her sons - Mick (Danny Dyer) and Dean (Matt Di Angelo). When Buster left, helium begged Kathy to articulation him, but she refused for the involvement of her family. Meanwhile Buster didn’t adjacent halt to accidental goodbye to Shirley earlier exiting with a breached heart. Fans expected a showdown betwixt the 2 women, but this ne'er came to pass.

Emmerdale

• Jacob's OCD (2016): After his dad, David (Matthew Wolfenden), was diagnosed with testicular crab successful 2016, Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant) developed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This manifested successful the signifier of cleaning. Jacob's OCD made a little instrumentality 1 twelvemonth on, aft David had different scare aft uncovering a lump. Jacob frantically searched the bins for a “lucky coin” that had accidentally been thrown away. Despite stressful situations - specified arsenic  being groomed by his teacher Maya, losing his fiancee Leanna to a serial killer, dealing with mum Leyla’s cause addiction, and surviving a stabbing - the information doesn't look to person returned.
• Marlon and Charity's fling (2003): Few fans would apt retrieve fewer volition retrieve the one-night basal betwixt Charity (Emma Atkins) and Marlon (Mark Charnock) in 2003. The brace slept unneurotic erstwhile Charity was staying with Marlon portion inactive nether suspicion for hubby Chris's expected "murder".

Hollyoaks

• Alex Browning's revenge crippled (2014): Fans expected a confrontation erstwhile Dr Browning’s lad Alex (Ojan Genc) mer stepmum Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe). After all, Mercedes, with Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Lindsey Butterfield (Sophie Austin) had murdered Alex’s dad, double-murderer Dr Paul Browning, aft helium kidnapped and attacked his caller wife. In fact, the soap teased Alex would question revenge for his father's decease upon arriving. However, helium alternatively gave Cindy's lad Hilton (his half-brother) a life-saving transplant, became his godfather, and leaving the colony soon after.