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Ross Kemp says ‘never say never’ about a potential return to EastEnders
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11 Mar 2022, 13:12
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EastEnders legend Ross Kemp isn’t ruling out returning to Albert Square.
The actor played Grant Mitchell back in the 1990s and then again in the mid-2000s and 2016, for Barbara Windsor’s final episodes as mum Peggy.
While appearing on The One Show on Thursday (10th March), Ross made it clear returning as hard man Grant is never out of the question.
When asked about reprising his role, Ross explained: “You never say never in this game. Never say never. Rule out nothing. Rule out nothing at my age."
Things were seriously heating up on the Square as of late, with serial killer Gray Atkins making a dramatic exit from the soap on the same night as Ross’ One Show appearance.
Ross was part of some major storylines during his EastEnders tenure, including the insanely popular 'Sharongate' in 1994, which attracted 25 million viewers at the time.
When asked if he enjoyed taking part in massive events within the soap, Ross replied: “The weird thing about that was always that you'd shot it sometime before, so you were often wrapped up with what you were doing next because you were seven weeks ahead of transmission.
"So you'd be in the supermarket and [people would be] going, 'I saw what you did last night.' And I'm going, 'I really can't remember what I did last night… what did I do?' So big storylines, in those days it was 25 million viewers tuning in."
In December, the actor-turned-documentary-maker alluded to the idea of returning to the beloved soap.
Speaking to the Daily Star's Hot TV column, he said: "I miss acting sometimes. I miss the jokes and the camaraderie.
"You can never say you’ll never do something again, so it would be remiss of me to say I’d never go back to 'EastEnders'.”
He continued: “I’m not in a position where I can turn down work, whatever it may be. And variety is the spice of life, especially at my age.”
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