EastEnders star shocks fans as they make surprise return to Albert Square after 13 years

An EastEnders star shocked fans as they made a surprise return to Albert Square in Monday night's episode after 13 years away from the soap. An EastEnders star shocked fans as they made a surprise return to Albert Square in Monday night's episode after 13 years away from the soap Joe Swash, 42, made a brief cameo as his iconic character Mickey Miller as part of the show's 40th anniversary Fans rushed to X to comment on his return, with some writing: 'OMG JO SWASH #EastEnders', 'It was a brilliant surprise to see Joe Swash, aka Mickey Miller, back in Albert Square in tonight's episode of #EastEnders! Nice to see him back for abit #EastEnders', 'So great to see Mickey Miller back Great scenes too with Joe swash', 'Joe Swash back on @EastEnders who'd have thought it! During the episode, Mickey returned to Walford to help save Bridge Street Market from being taken over by developers The I'm A Celeb star played Mickey for an impressive five years before getting axed by bosses in 2008 After revealing his hopes to return to the soap one day, Joe's wishes were officially granted Fans rushed to X to comment on his return, with some writing: 'OMG JO SWASH #EastEnders' The TV personality left fans worried after he posted a shocking Instagram story of the damage done to his car after the collision.