EASTENDERS fans were furious as an axed character returned yet again, just months after their departure. Thursday’s (June 13) episode of the BBC soap featured the funeral of Keanu Taylor. 4 Walford came together to bid farewell to the late Keanu Taylor Credit: BBC 4 Keanu's mother, Karen, returned to say goodbye to her son Credit: BBC 4 Karen already lost her daughter Chantelle, who was murdered in 2020 by her husband Gray Credit: BBC Keanu - played by Danny Walters - was killed off last Christmas in as part of The Six storyline.
His shock exit saw Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) murder the mechanic while protecting her best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean). Keanu’s grieving mother Karen (Lorraine Stanley) returned to join the residents of Albert Square to bid farewell to him. As pointed out in the episode, Keanu is the second of Karen's children to die.
The Taylor matriarch had already lost daughter Chantelle (Jessica Plummer) after she was murdered by her husband Gray (Toby Alexander-Smith). Played by Lorraine Stanley, Karen was cut from EastEnders last year. She left the regular cast on December 8, exiting with Mitch (Roger Griffiths), Bailey (Kara-Leah Fernandes) and her grandchildren Mia and Mackenzie.
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