EastEnders character Sharon is to return to Albert Square after an absence of six years. It will be actress Letitia Dean's third comeback to Walford since the show began in 1985.

The 44-year-old, one of the soap's original characters, was last seen on the square in 2006, when her husband Dennis Rickman died. A key character in the BBC One show, she is best known for her relationships with the Mitchell brothers.