EastEnders: James Willmott-Brown returns as Max Branning twist confirmed with Fi Browning secret rumbled – watch out Kathy Beale

EastEnders: James Willmott-Brown made his shock return to Walford [BBC]

EastEnders fans predicted James Willmott-Brown could make a shock return after his final exit in 1992.

James, played by William Boyde, was seen laying flowers with a message for Kathy Beale at the end of Thursday’s episode.

While it wasn’t revealed who the mystery man was, fans believed it to be James who raped Kathy on the soap prior to his original exit in 1986.

But there was more drama in store with it …