Overview

• Patrick Trueman makes his long-awaited return to Walford next week after an extended absence
• His comeback ignites marital conflict when he refuses Yolande’s massage request, prompting her to confide her doubts to Denise
• Fans have welcomed their return following the duo’s Best On-Screen Partnership win at the British Soap Awards, which helped EastEnders secure eight prizes
• Patrick and Yolande first wed in 2004, split in 2009, and rekindled their relationship upon Yolande’s homecoming from Birmingham in 2023
• Co-star Colin Salmon clarified on social media that audience chants of “Ruuudi” at the awards were cheers for Rudolph Walker, not boos