Letitia Dean returns Sharon Watts for good in about a month
letitia dean is back on EastEnders as Sharon Watts returned to Walford on Tuesday, May 26. The character came in for Vicki Fowler’s wedding, then heads off again before a longer return in about a month’s time.
May 26 in Walford
Sharon arrived from Australia after an absence since last October, stepping out of a black cab with her young son Albie and several suitcases. That detail tells the story faster than any speech: this is not a casual visit, but a tightly staged return built around a family event and a fast exit.
Grant Mitchell left for Portugal as Sharon came back to the Square, keeping the focus on the wedding and the next round of relationships around her. In business terms, EastEnders has split the return into two beats, first a brief stint, then a fuller reset that should pull Sharon back into the show’s longer-running story engine.
Vicki Fowler and Zack Hudson
Sharon’s next scene turns on Vicki Fowler and Zack Hudson. She will discover that Vicki has been having an affair with Zack, and the fallout reaches Ross Marshall, who is set to marry Vicki.
Sharon Marshall said on Wednesday, May 27: “That’s what everyone is saying, 'is she back for good?' because she had one small pink bag for her make-up. She will come back for a very short stint now, just for the wedding, and then go off again.” She added: “But then she’s back for good in about a month’s time, so we have got Shazza back, the world is healing.”
Ross Marshall second thoughts
Ross starts having second thoughts after Zack suggests that Vicki has been unfaithful once more, which puts the wedding under pressure before Sharon’s longer return even lands. That gives the show a clean short-term hook and a separate longer-term one, with Sharon positioned at the centre of both.
Sharon Marshall also said: “Sharon’s back and she’s going to find out that her brother has been sleeping with her sister, messy. Although they are not actually brother and sister, we don’t have time to get into that.” The line is the clearest clue to the immediate complication: Sharon’s return is not just a homecoming, it drops her into a family betrayal that can carry the next few weeks of EastEnders storylines.
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on One and iPlayer, and this is the return to watch now: a brief wedding appearance first, then a proper Sharon Watts comeback in about a month. For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple — the show has already split the reveal, and the bigger payoff is still to come.
