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EastEnders legend returns after 26 away in soap spoiler - and he has a secret
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD: An EastEnders icon has returned to the BBC soap after 26 years away from the show and it looks like he's fallen on hard times away from Walford
In the Christmas Eve episode of EastEnders, which is now available on BBC iPlayer, Nigel is back in Walford and has seemingly fallen on hard times. Yolande sees Nigel at the soup kitchen - but she doesn't know who he isNigel was last seen in Walford back in 1998 when he left for a new life in Scotland with wife Julie, daughter Clare and stepson Josh. Nigel is believed to have been living with his step-daughter Clare in Scotland all this timeNigel had several romances including Debbie Tyler (Nicola Duffett).
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