EastEnders SPOILER: Sad news about Louise Mitchell to be revealed

EastEnders’ Lisa Fowler will bring bad news about her daughter Louise Mitchell when she returns to Walford.

Actress Lucy Benjamin, 52, will reprise her role as Lisa in the BBC One soap and she will return to Albert Square with her four-year-old granddaughter Peggy Taylor, much to the shock of the little one’s father, Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) .

Louise (formerly Tilly Keeper) gave birth to Peggy at the time Keanu was having an affair with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), the mother of his son Albie.

After Peggy’s birth, Louise began to struggle with her mental health, and was under the impression that she played a part in Keanu’s apparent death, although he is alive.

When things got worse for Louise, she almost killed her daughter Peggy by smothering the baby with a pillow.

And protecting Louise is now a priority for Lisa as she returns to Albert Square.

According to the SubwaySoap star Lucy said, “She’s full of bitterness and anger and hatred towards them for what they [Keanu and Sharon] did with her daughter. She was completely consumed by that.

“I think that’s another reason she feels justified in being all guns blazing and hammers and pliers for Keanu.

And she’s angry that they seem to be having a great life together while Louise is in trouble in Portugal. She is full of resentment towards them.’

After returning to Walford, Lisa runs into Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) who invites her for coffee.

Lisa tells Sonia that they are not well in Portugal and tells her that Louise is struggling.

Lucy explained, “She says she was addicted to the booze and drugs and she would go missing for weeks, so Lisa actually had a responsibility to look after Peggy.

“When they left, because of what happened with Sharon and Keanu, Louise really went to pot and everything around her came crashing down. And so Lisa had to step forward and take responsibility for Peggy.’

Telling the story: Louise (formerly Tilly Keeper, pictured) gave birth to Peggy just as Keanu was having an affair with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), the mother of his son Albie

After an awkward conversation with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Lisa decides to keep her head down before confronting Keanu.

But Reiss Clowell (Jonny Freeman) falsely reveals that Lisa and Peggy are in Walford, prompting Keanu to find Lisa and set things right so he can see Peggy.

But after Lisa makes financial demands on Keanu, he backs out as he decides he doesn’t want to give in.

In May, it was announced that Lucy would return to EastEnders as Lisa.

She told the Daily Mirror at the time: ‘I can’t wait to return as Lisa after leaving for Portugal with Louise and Peggy in 2019.

“No doubt, in true Lisa fashion, she will bring a lot of drama to many of the characters, which is why it’s so much fun playing her.”

Lisa was last in Walford in 2019 when she helped Louise flee to Portugal.

The pair thought Louise’s ex Keanu had been killed by Martin Fowler (James Bye), but he faked Keanu dead.

Downfall: After Peggy was born, Louise struggled with her mental health and was under the impression that she played a part in Keanu’s apparent death, although he is still alive (Keanu, played by Danny Walters, pictured right)

EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw said: ‘We couldn’t be happier to have Lisa back for a short while as she and Peggy are causing trouble between the happy couple, Sharon and Keanu.’

In January 2020, Lucy – who first played Lisa from 1998 to 2003 and then short spells in 2010 and 2017 – declined to rule out another return to Albert Square.

She said on ITV’s This Morning: ‘I don’t even know if I can talk about it! I knew I was going to go back for a stint, and I completed that stint.

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Asked about another Albert Square run, she added: ‘Well, possibly. Yeah, I mean it’s so hard… Lisa never seems to leave.’