Overview

• Kemp reprised his role as Grant Mitchell for EastEnders’ 40th anniversary earlier this year to support on-screen brother Phil’s mental health storyline
• Following his exit back to Portugal, he appeared on ITV’s Loose Women to express gratitude for the soap’s role in his career
• He credited co-stars Steve McFadden, Paul Bradley and Letitia Dean with welcoming him back “like going back home”
• Since first leaving EastEnders in 1999, Kemp has produced documentaries such as Ross Kemp On Gangs and now hosts the BBC gameshow Bridge Of Lies Reflecting on his comeback, Kemp said he “always believed you should leave doors swinging” and declined to rule out another return