“We need to speak.”

EastEnders has hinted at a possible return for another major Walford legend in the form of Ricky Butcher, as Kat Slater called for backup in the Reiss Colwell/Bianca Jackson storyline.

Reiss killed his wife Debbie back in July, but it’s Bianca’s sister Sonia in prison for the murder. Bianca recently returned to find out the truth and prove Sonia’s innocence.

In last night’s (October 2), Bianca tried to coax a confession out of Reiss by getting him drunk and opening up about her own faults.

Her plan started to work as he loosened up a bit, but Freddie then turned up looking for his microphone that Bianca had pinched to capture the evidence.

A furious Bianca started to lay into Reiss but he began having a panic attack and Freddie forced Bianca to leave (not before she delivered the sassy clapback, “I’ve got leggings that are older than you”).

After finding out about the events of the night, Kat made a call…

“Hi, Ricky, it’s Kat. I know it’s late but I don’t know what else to do,” she said. “We need to speak about Bianca.”

Ricky Butcher, Bianca’s ex, last appeared on the Square between late 2022 and early 2023.

During that stint, he rekindled his romance with Sam Mitchell and even proposed to her. She turned down his offer though, needing to be a mum first and foremost. Dejected, he left the country without her.

With the tease of a possible return, will Ricky support Bianca or will he side with the Slaters?

Speaking to OK! last month, Ricky actor Sid Owen played coy about the possibility of heading back to the soap. “It would be my fifth time but there’s no plans right now,” he said.

“I stay in touch with everyone so you never know what might happen in the future,” he teased, adding: “Never say never.”

EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.