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Ross Kemp 'confirms' EastEnders return as he is seen leaving filming for 40th anniversary special - EIGHT years after his last appearance


The actor, 60, played hard man Grant Mitchell in the soap from 1990 until quitting in 1999 - but he has made several returns over the years, most recently in 2016.

It was reported back in September that Ross is set to make his return to Albert Square to present a one-off documentary about the soap to mark the occasion. Ross's character Grant was last seen on the soap eight years ago in 2016, when he returned for the funeral of his and brother Phil's ( Steve McFadden) mum Peggy ( Barbara Windsor). Ross's character Grant was last seen on the soap eight years ago in 2016, when he returned for the funeral of his and brother Phil's (Steve McFadden) mum Peggy (Barbara Windsor).

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