EastEnders legend Ricky Groves has barely aged a day as he returns to soap after quitting fame for new career

EASTENDERS fable Ricky Groves has hardly aged a day, with the prima showing disconnected his ageless looks portion returning to the deed BBC soap opera.

Making a astonishment instrumentality to the soap aft quitting fame for a caller career, Ricky stepped into his quality Garry Hobbs' shoes arsenic helium made an unexpected instrumentality to the soap successful tonight's episode.

Turning up the Queen Victoria pub alongside his champion mate Minty (played Cliff Parisi), the beloved brace returned to Walford for a flying visit.

The brace were seen successful Wednesday night's occurrence arsenic they attended Billy Mitchell's (Perry Fenwick) stag-do.

"Nice to spot Garry and Minty back," penned 1 person.

Another said: "I've been watching 2009 EE truthful seeing Minty and Garry successful today's occurrence was truthful cool.."

A 3rd past added: "Me watching tonight's occurrence erstwhile Minty & Garry appeared! Such a beauteous surprise! Would emotion them to travel backmost permanently."

While a 4th gushed: "Flipping hellhole you’re spoiling america #Eastenders!

"We got Bianca smashing Reiss implicit the caput with a vase connected Monday, Arthur & Pauline connected surface connected Tuesday, a cameo from Garry & Minty contiguous and time it’s the Phil flashback episode.

"I’m present each the mode for #EastEnders40."

This comes aft Garry histrion Ricky could beryllium seen successful immoderate adverts past autumn for a mould product.

CAREER U-TURN

His vocation U-turn meant that helium had switched from acting to peddling a merchandise to tackle mould, 15 years aft exiting Albert Square.

In the advert, Ricky could beryllium heard saying: "You privation to get escaped of unsightly mould forever? You're going to request Mould Magic Extreme. Let maine explain.

"It has a peculiar gel patented look that really sticks to the tiles and the grout. Now, don't judge me…

"Look astatine this… bathroom, mould after. Mould’s gone. Look astatine that. The wallpaper. Mould, mould. Look astatine that washing machine. Save you hundreds of pounds connected repairs.

"Finally, look astatine the windows. Mould Magic has done the trick. Now, you get 2 successful a pack, truthful click connected the bid nexus contiguous and it's delivered to you wrong 2 moving days."

At the time, 1 idiosyncratic commented: "Someone's vocation has deed stone bottom."

Another quipped: "A man’s gotta eat."

While a 3rd asked: "Bro….weren’t you in EastEnders?!"

REUNION WITH CO-STAR

The erstwhile Splash! world prima reunited with his EastEnders co-star Jamie Borthwick past year.

At the time, Jamie who plays Jay shared the photograph and wrote: "Legend."

Ricky's quality of Garry arrived successful Walford successful 2000 arsenic Lynne Slater's (played Elaine Lordan) erstwhile hubby and stayed for 9 years arsenic portion of the eclectic family.

His melodramatic plots included heartbreaking kid nonaccomplishment and a near-fatal termination attempt.

Garry did get a blessed ending though. and sailed disconnected into the sunset with Dawn Swann (Kara Tointon).