EastEnders has welcomed back Julie Bates after 27 years but her homecoming to Walford is going to be anything but smooth ...

At the age of 62, Karen Henthorn boasts a rich acting career. Fans of soap operas will recall her as Teresa Bryant in ...

EASTENDERS actor Karen Henthorn is returning to the soap for the first time since 1998. The soap star is coming back as Nigel ...

EastEnders' Julie Bates made her return this week - but fans have been left floored after finding out where they recognise ...

Julie Bates will be heading back to Albert Square this summer as her husband Nigel Bates' dementia takes a heartbreaking turn ...

EastEnders fans were left stunned when they recognised the actress portraying Nigel Bates' wife, Julie.

The situation escalates when Julie spots Nigel and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) across the Square, and rushes over to them, ...

EastEnders viewers were left stunned as they realised where they had seen the actress who plays Nigel Bates' wife Julie ...

Nigel Bates ( Paul Bradley) has bid farewell to Walford after reuniting with his wife Julie (Karen Henthorn). As viewers of ...

EastEnders legend Karen Henthorn is set to return to the BBC soap after 27 years off screens for an 'awful surprise'. The actress, 62, played Julie Bates on the show between 1997 and 1998.

EastEnders Julie Bates is going to threaten to take Nigel away from Albert Square upon her big return after 27 years. When ...

5 Karen last appeared in Walford in 1998 Credit: BBC Actress Karen Henthorn is reprising her role as Nigel’s wife Julie Bates this summer - 27 years after she was last seen in Albert Square.