EastEnders 'confirms return' of Sam Mitchell to Albert Square after Spain departure
ok.co.ukLast Thursday saw EastEnders powerhouse Sam Mitchell wave goodbye to Albert Square, as actress Kim Medcalf appeared to bow out of the much-loved London soap.
Soap viewers were left gutted to see Sam leave - just less than a year following her grand return to the show after several years - and quickly questions were asked as to whether they can expect her to reappear on the show anytime soon.
As well as bidding adieu to viewers of the long-standing BBC show, Sam was forced to leave her son Ricky (played by Frankie Day) behind, after script editors wrote than the on-screen favourite had embarked on a major business opportunity in Spain with the hope of bagging some dosh.The idea of helping her son - who is set to become a dad when Lily Slater (played by Lilia Turner) gives birth - by taking a job managing a hotel was too tempting to turn down, it seems.
Though she didn't win over her son or the rest of her family when she revealed her plans to move abroad, Sam did appear to make it clear that the transition wasn't to be permanent.
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