EastEnders fans will be seeing a familiar face on Thursday night amid Keanu Taylor's funeral. In upcoming scenes, Sharon Watts is left stunned to see Karen Taylor in The Vic ahead of Keanu's funeral but it's not long before the enemies are throwing insults at each other to which Kat Slater and Sonia Fowler are forced to intervene. Soap watchers will recall that Keanu was stabbed to death on Christmas Day with a meat thermometer by Linda who was trying to protect pal Sharon Watts, as Keanu began strangling her.
The Six, including Sharon, Linda Carter, Suki Panesar, Stacey Slater, Kathy Beale and Denise Fox, then covered up the crime and their parts in it. Keanu's corpse was buried under the floor of the café, while the women told the police that Keanu had fled and was on the run after attacking Nish Panesar. This lie and his true fate was finally exposed earlier this year when his corpse was found at the café with the woman framing evil Dean Wicks for the crime.
With Karen back on Thursday for Keanu's funeral, longtime soap fans will remember why the fan favourite left Albert Square in the first place but for new viewers, here's a refresher. Karen and Mitch Baker left Albert Square with their family in December. Prior to their exit, Karen and son Keanu's kidnap plot was exposed by Phil Mitchell to a stunned Sharon.
Karen was exposed for hatching a plan to kidnap Albie - but Sharon was yet to find out at the time that Keanu was also a big part of the plan. In sad scenes, Ka.