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EastEnders fans beg for Suzy Branning to return as soap references her 17 years after exit

The mention of EastEnders fan favourite Suzy Branning sent fans into overdrive this week, as Jack Branning went to pay his sister a visit.

Played by Shameless star Maggie O’Neill, the iconic character appeared on the soap in 2008 – becoming beloved by fans in spite of her relatively short time in Walford. The truth was eventually uncovered by Heather and Shirley – and she and Phil broke up after she revealed she hadn’t been pregnant after all. Lashing out, Suzy was responsible for the revelation that Sean Slater’s baby wasn’t his own – planting the DNA results in a Christmas cracker as he and the Mitchells (including the baby’s mum, Roxy) gathered for dinner.

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