BBC EastEnders star Joe Swash's return date to soap confirmed - and it's not far away

Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas returned to TV screens on Thursday evening Thursday 14 December, with Stacey and her family crafting some decorations and presents for the festive season. While making some nutcrackers, Stacey was joined by husband Joe Swash, and the pair began reminiscing about the year, and speculating what could be in store for them in 2024.

Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater in EastEnders, has dropped a big hint about the upcoming Christmas Day murder storyline. During a special spin-off show focusing on the storyline called The Six: Revealed on BBC Three, she hinted that her character might be involved in a shocking event this festive season. Former EastEnders favourite Joe Swash hosted the show, and he discussed which of the six women - Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Stacey Slater, and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal)- would cause someone's death this Christmas.Throughout the year Stacey has been targeted by Theo Hawthorne, but it seems unlikely he'll be the Christmas casualty, reported The Mirror.

If anyone knows what it's like to juggle a large family and a bustling career, it's Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon. With six children between them, they certainly have their hands full. But when Joe decided to enter the all-star version of I’m A Celebrity...

With six children, Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon’s home – aka Pickle Cottage – is busy at the best of times, but Joe tells OK! that it’s on another level during the festive period. “I’m really looking forward to Christmas this year,” he says. “I’m so lucky because it’s all about kids – and we’ve got so many!” In fact, the former EastEnders star, 41, jokes that the numbers involved mean they no longer receive invites.

Christmas has well and truly arrived at Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon's beautiful Pickle Cottage, but it appears that only one half of the couple know what they're doing when it comes to putting up decorations. In an exclusive interview with OK!, the 41 year old former EastEnders star joked that he just goes along with what wife Stacey - who appeared The X Factor back in 2009 - asks but often can't keep up. "“Stacey’s been making some crackers and making stars to put on the tree,” said Joe.

Two legendary actors are set to join the cast of EastEnders over the festive period as George Knight is unexpectedly reunited with his adoptive parents, Gloria and Eddie Knight. Gloria will be played by Elizabeth Counsell, and Eddie will be portrayed by Christopher Fairbank.The duo head to Walford to try and rebuild their relationship with George, who they haven’t seen for over a decade, but it soon becomes clear they have a secret.

EastEnders star Dean Gaffney has suffered a break-in in his car just weeks before Christmas, as the soap star confided in his fans on Instagram after the traumatic incident. The BBC actor, who starred on EastEnders between 1993 and 2003 and again from 2017 to 2019, shared the horrific damage to his Audi sports car on his stories. Dean, 45, had chosen to park his vehicle on a street in London while he ran errands, but when the actor returned he discovered the window on the driver's side had been smashed in.

Denise Fox (Diane Parish) hopes to end her marriage to Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) who has recently been flirting with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) in latest EastEnders spoilers. Jack wakes up full of regret and ends up lashing out at Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and Ricky Branning (Frankie Day) as a result. When Denise bumps into the kids in the Square, she heads home to fight for her marriage.

Joe Swash has declared that he is “done” with Stacey Solomon’s festive pranks, after the Loose Women star posted a mischievous Christmas video to her Instagram. The 34-year-old Sort Your Life Out star revealed that her family are taking part in Elf on the Shelf this year.The popular Christmas tradition sees parents and kids adopt a ‘scout elf’ magically sent by Santa to keep an eye on the children’s behaviour and report back to the North Pole each night. Every morning the elf then returns to a different spot in the house, ensuring kids make the ‘good list.’ The mum-of-five has shared a video with her 5.8 million social media followers, where their red-headed family elf named ‘Joe’ could be seen sneakily drawing a moustache on the ‘real’ Joe Swash as he took a nap on the sofa.

Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans have been left amused after spotting a fake tan blunder in the BBC soap's new promo image. On Friday (December 1), the long-running show announced that Joe Swash, who once played Walford's Mickey Miller, will host a special programme with six iconic actresses.

Danny Dyer is reportedly set to reprise his role of hooligan Tommy Johnson in a sequel to iconic film The Football Factory. The former EastEnders actor, perhaps best known for playing Mick Carter in the BBC soap from 2013 until last year, “can’t wait” to start filming the follow-up to the 2004 movie about a violent firm of Chelsea FC supporters, it has been reported.

Stacey Solomon has addressed rumours on the potential of another baby being on the way as fans responded to her 'suspicions' over Joe Swash. The Loose Women star and her former EastEnders star husband share three adorable children together - Rex, four, Rose, two, and 10-month-old Belle.

Stacey Solomon was issued a 'don't you dare' warning from fans as she dazzled them with her appearance as she headed on a rare night out with her husband Joe Swash. The Loose Women star jokingly did her trademark 'Tap to Tidy' on herself as she glammed up for a special evening.

Stacey Solomon hit the town feeling like a “princess” at The Beauty Awards with her husband, Joe Swash, while her dad stays at home and looks after their children. The 34 year old stunned in a strapless black sequinned dress with a slit on the leg and a pair of black heels.The Sort Your Life Out host opted for a glamorous make-up look, with pink eyeshadow and some fake eyelashes and wore her hair down with some curls. Stacey and Joe attended the event with the brand Rehab, who were up for three awards at the ceremony.

Stacey Solomon had an eventful weekend, as she attempted to retrieve a live bird from under the sofa at Pickle Cottage. Her husband Joe Swash got caught up in the action, but refused to pick up the tiny bird.

Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) are in danger when Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) discovers they have been seeing each other behind his back in EastEnders spoilers. With Suki deciding not to leave Walford after all, she races back to her house where Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) is waiting for her. Priya reveals she knows the truth and demands a huge amount of money in exchange for her silence.

Stacey Solomon has been busy getting in the festive spirit and is slowly giving Pickle Cottage a full Christmas makeover ready for December. The Loose Women panellist, 34, who has shared a gushing tribute to husband Joe Swash, took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to unveil her latest Christmas crafty hack, after recently creating her own 'bells'. Using only red velvet ribbon and double sided sticky tape, Stacey completely transformed the doors inside her stunning family home, making them look like they'd been gift wrapped.

Stacey Solomon says she was left “crying” after paying tribute to her husband Joe Swash in a heartwarming Instagram post. Stacey, who married Joe last year in a stunning ceremony at their Pickle Cottage home, took to Instagram to praise Joe for being the “best male role model” and praised the TV personality for being a “special influence” on her sons Zachary, 15, and Leighton, 11. In the wholesome post, 34 year old Stacey shared a series of pictures and videos of Joe, Zachary and Leighton throughout the years before taking the time to gush over 41 year old Joe for being there.

Former EastEnders star Shana Swash celebrated her baby shower alongside her sister-in-law, Stacey Solomon, on Saturday, ahead of her due date next month. Like her brother Joe Swash, Shana used to star on the BBC soap and she is now expecting her first child with her fiancé Nick Jones. Ahead of the little one’s arrival, the 33 year old was joined by the people closest to her to celebrate on Saturday, 19 November.

Stacey Solomon appears to have come out in support of her husband Joe Swash after he was targeted by cruel trolls for sharing his night out skating with baby Belle.The family were guests at the launch of Somerset House's festive skating rink and while Belle is only eight months old, it looked like she had a great time at the Christmas event. Proud dad Joe, 41, shared an adorable photo on Instagram of Belle smiling in front of the skating rink and wrote: "Belle loved last night." But Joe, who has an older son from a previous relationship as well as children Rex and Rose with Stacey, was targeted by one person who made an unkind comment on the photo.