{"id":7596,"date":"2024-10-03T14:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michael-french.net\/?p=7596"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:19:57","slug":"eastenders-fans-seriously-distracted-as-david-wicks-returns-to-soap-21-years-after-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michael-french.net\/?p=7596","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders fans seriously distracted as David Wicks returns to soap 21 years after debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders legend David Wicks has headed back to Walford – but it\u2019s fair to say fans were left rather distracted over his return<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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EastEnders David Wicks has made his epic return to the soap – but fans were left rather distracted.<\/p>\n

The soap legend, played by Michael French, made his bombshell debut way back in 1993. The villain turned up at dad Pete Beale’s (Peter Dean) funeral and went on to be one of the most famous faces of the soap.<\/p>\n

As Walford\u2019s notorious love rat, David was involved in several big storylines. From fathering plenty of children to getting into violent scuffles, his time on the show was not short of drama.<\/p>\n

David nearly struck up a romance with Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) before learning she was actually his daughter, and he also famously had a feud with step-brother, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt).<\/p>\n

The Walford bad boy even embarked on an affair with his then-wife, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) that almost saw Ian killed.<\/p>\n

Actor Michael French ended up leaving in 1996 though – leaving viewers gutted. But the villain made an epic comeback to the soap more than a decade later in 2012 before leaving in 2014.<\/p>\n

But now, 10 years on and David was back in the square during Thursday\u2019s episode (October 3). As fans will recall, David\u2019s daughter Bianca has been struggling with her mental health recently.<\/p>\n

As well as getting diagnosed with depression, Bianca has become fixated on proving Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) murdered his wife, in a bid to get her pregnant sister Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) out of prison.<\/p>\n

And during Thursday\u2019s instalment (October 3) Bianca ended up getting kicked out of the Queen Vic for her outlandish behaviour. As she fell onto a pile of rubbish bags, a mystery figure stepped out of a taxi.<\/p>\n

The mysterious man was then revealed to be David Wicks – who was appalled by the state of Bianca. And it\u2019s fair to say fans had a lot to say about David\u2019s return. <\/p>\n

Sharing their thoughts online, fans were left swooning over actor Michael French, saying he \u201cdoesn\u2019t age.\u201d On X, formerly known as Twitter, said: \u201cThe way David Wicks can STILL get it all these years on. The man is a magnetic KING.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second penned: \u201cHe ages like a fine wine.\u201d A third chimed in and proclaimed: \u201cWhy does David Wicks still look hot? Do they deep freeze him between his EastEnders appearances and defrost him in time for his return?\u201d Another wrote: \u201cDavid doesn\u2019t age.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source – Daily Star<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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