Clare Bates’ long-awaited return to Walford was carefully set in motion in tonight’s EastEnders, as Julie finally made the call fans have been waiting for.
After weeks of tension, she left Clare a voicemail urging her to come and see Nigel. But when Clare arrives tomorrow, it is not the reunion anyone hoped for.
Phil wanted Julie to call Clare (Credit: BBC)
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Phil begged Julie to call Clare in EastEnders
Tonight’s EastEnders saw Julie still refusing to contact Clare, despite Nigel asking to see her. Phil was adamant that she needed to be told that Nigel was going into a care home and even opened up about his own past.
He told Julie that he might not have been perfect when his own mum died, but he wouldn’t have wanted to have missed out on spending time with her for anything.
Julie was adamant that Clare only remembers she is Nigel’s stepdaughter when it suits her and stood firm.
Lexi got cross about Julie not calling Clare
Later, Phil took Lexi to the cafe, needing to update her on what is next for Nigel. He knew he had to tread carefully after everything Lexi went through when she lost Lola, but Lexi just wanted the facts.
Lexi told her grandad that everyone gave her half information when her mum was ill, but this time around, she wants to know everything. When she asked how long Nigel had left, Phil cautiously told her it could just be a few months.
When Lexi asked if he was sad, Phil told her that of course he was, but that he was mostly cross with Julie. Lexi assumed this was because she wanted Nigel to go into a home, but Phil told her it was because Julie won’t call Clare.
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