Bonnie Langford has discussed the potential of a return to EastEnders . The much-loved Doctor Who actress made a strong impression as Carmel Kazemi in the BBC One soap after making her debut in 2015 as the bubbly mother of market trader Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami), later moving to Walford with her son Shakil (Shaheen Jafargholi). After a fair few feuds and romances, Carmel departed Walford in 2018 after losing her son Shakil to knife crime , moving to Dubai.
Since then, Carmel’s eldest son Kush was murdered by serial killer Gray Atkins (portrayed by Toby-Alexander Smith) in 2021. Carmel did not return for a funeral and Kush’s remains were sent to Dubai. Despite the tragedy that befell the character, could Langford ever see herself reprising the role, particularly with the soap celebrating its 40th anniversary next year? When asked about the prospect of a Carmel comeback, Langford told RadioTimes.
com : "She's apparently sunning herself in Dubai or she was in a taxi on the way there. She took a long time and got rather wet. "You know, in light of Doctor Who, you just cannot predict anything.
Because if someone had said to me 37 years ago, you would be playing this character again, in a different form but, you know, that will be essentially her in 37 years, I would have laughed and gone, 'Are you kidding me? No.' "So, anything can happen. Anything can happen, and this is the whole beauty of storytelling.
You can tell whatever story you like, and I would be delighted to, and.