EASTENDERS fans are in shock after two major returns in tonight’s episode – with one dangerous villain back.
The BBC soap treated fans to two huge bombshells tonight courtesy of Denise Fox’s spiralling mental state.
Hairdresser Denise has been struggling to cope with The Six’s cover-up of Keanu Taylor’s death at the hands of Linda Carter.
In tonight’s episode Denise suffered a horror nightmare where she was being buried alive by Keanu – with actor Danny Walters making a shock return.
Denise woke up screaming but was barely able to make it through the day.
And when she sought guidance from her pastor, she quickly realised that even religion couldn’t help her.
But he did make her realise that there’s someone else who could – someone from her past.
“Whatever’s troubling you, the best thing you can do is seek guidance from God,” the Pastor told her.
Denise scoffed back: “I don’t think he wants to know what’s going on inside my head.”
“You’re wrong,” he told her.
“I might not be the right person for you to reach him through. But there must be someone.
“Perhaps someone who’s been where you are and might know a way out.”
Denise was next seen in a prison visiting room and her ex-husband, serial killer Lucas Johnson walked in leaving fans screaming.
One wrote: “OH MY GOD!!! THIS IS THE BEST CLIFFHANGER OF THE YEAR SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! #EastEnders”
A second said: “Oh my god. The ending 
he’s back 
#eastenders”
Another added: “Lucas is back omg #EastEnders”
Lucas famously murdered multiple victims during his reign of terror in Walford, framing Denise for the murders after kidnapping her and holding her captive in a dingy basement.
He made a shock return in 2020 when he was released from prison, but ended up back behind bars after saving daughter Chelsea from drug dealing gangsters.
