EastEnders fans horrified as legendary villain finally returns to Walford in terrifying scenes

EASTENDERS fans were left horrified tonight as a legendary villain finally returned to Walford in terrifying scenes.

The BBC soap has had its fair share of villains in its time, with rapist Dean Wicks being one of the latest baddies to return.

But tonight, another characters fans love to hate was back, and caught Stacey Slater off guard.

Stacey had been waiting to hear what happened at stalker Theo's latest court case, only to receive a call telling her it had been adjourned.

As she asked when it had been adjourned until, Theo suddenly appeared behind her and said creepily: "Hello Stacey."

Turning round in shock, she took a second to get her voice back and then told him: "You can't be here."

But Theo - who tried to rape Stacey last month before Freddie Slater hit him over the head with an iron - replied: "Just give me 30 minutes to talk...it'll be worth your while."

His return may have been brief, but EastEnders viewers were quick to comment on Theo being back in Albert Square on social media.

One wrote: "Now Theo’s back? Nah don’t make me feel sick."

Another added: "And now we get Theo sleazing about again. Great."

A third tweeted: "I wonder if Dean and Theo will team up to cause mischief."

EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.