EastEnders spoilers: Zoe Slater secret finally out as her ex Anthony Trueman returns

Spoilers for next week's EastEnderspromise some exciting scenes, as two familiar faces return to Albert Square - and another one appears to be very close behind.

Back in June, fans were left gobsmacked when Zoe made a brief return to the show. Alfie and Stacey have managed to keep the secret between themselves, but as we know, nothing stays secret for long in Walford.

After successfully hiding their contact with Zoe for months, Stacey and Alfie are finally rumbled this week when Tommy finds Kat's stolen phone. It comes as he helps Joel with his new job from Harry - wiping stolen phones. It comes after EastEnders confirms Ben Mitchell's return with first look funeral pictures.

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As we know, Kat's phone was stolen before she could listen to the voicemail from Alfie. But when Tommy finds his mother's phone, he listens to the voicemail and finally hears Alfie's confession about Zoe.

Of course, Tommy doesn't keep quiet for long as he goes running to Alfie - who tries to convince him not to tell Kat. But will he listen to his father or will Stacey and Alfie's secret finally be exposed? Tommy later goes missing, but where has he gone?

Across the Square, Anthony Trueman makes his way back to Walford 11 years after he was last seen on the Square. The character arrives early in attempts to surprise his father Patrick ahead of his wedding - but his happiness is short lived as he soon finds out about his attack.

Shortly after, there's another dramatic moment in the Trueman household when Oscar, who has been getting close to Patrick and Yolande, confesses to being the one who attacked Patrick. Patrick is left so distraught by Oscar's confession, that it triggers a panic attack - and Lauren has questions to answer when Peter finds out she's been covering for her younger brother.

Anthony later demands they report Oscar, although Jack insists it's down to Patrick. But what will he decide? It all gets too much for Patrick, who breaks Yolande's heart by telling her that he wants to postpone the wedding, but will it go ahead at all?

Oscar's not the only one in trouble as Harry finds himself in a bad situation when Okie shows him a gun and demands him to get rid of it. He decides to bury the weapon, but when he goes to retrieve it, it's no where to be seen. But where has it gone?

Lily also makes a return to the Square, but she's brought straight back into the drama when she discovers that a fake profile Tommy has set up has been ‘liking’ malicious posts about Stacey after her SecretCam footage was leaked. The teen finds herself in another horrible situation when Joel makes offensive remarks towards herself and Amy, and things later escalate when Amy tells Vicki and Ross what he's said.

On the other side of the Square, Callum is thrilled when Johnny returns back from the cruise early, but his happiness is short lived when he later sees him on a date.

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