Clare Bates’ long-awaited EastEnders comeback took an emotional turn today, as her reunion with stepdad Nigel fell heartbreakingly flat when he failed to recognise her before later going missing.
And the tears are far from over. Tomorrow’s EastEnders delivers a poignant standalone episode as Nigel moves into a care home, marking a major and deeply moving moment in the next chapter of his dementia storyline.
Claire was upset when Nigel didn’t know who she was (Credit: BBC)
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EastEnders: Nigel didn’t recognise Clare
Clare returned to Albert Square after hearing Julie’s voicemail, but it soon became apparent there was no love lost between the two women. As the pair argued over Nigel, Phil warned there couldn’t be any drama when they went to the hospital.
But it turned out that a tiff with Julie was the least of Clare’s worries. Shocked at how much Nigel had changed, Clare braced herself to reconnect with her stepdad. But when Nigel didn’t recognise her and got angry, Clare was devastated.
With his mind now firmly stuck in the past, Nigel thought that Lexi was Clare, leaving his stepdaughter upset at how bad things had got.
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