EastEnders fans beg bosses to bring Julie back after unexpected exit

She needs to come back! (Picture: BBC)

EastEnders fans are hoping bosses for the BBC One soap will bring back an iconic character following her exit this week.

Julie Bates (Karen Henthorn) returned to Walford last year as part of Nigel Bates’ (Paul Bradley) dementia storyline.

Nigel initially kept Julie in the dark about his diagnosis, believing he was protecting her from what he was going through, but she subsequen...