{"id":142554,"date":"2023-08-29T19:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=142554"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:37:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:37:27","slug":"eastenders-fatboy-return-sends-fans-wild-as-viewers-beg-for-permanent-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/tv-movies\/eastenders-fatboy-return-sends-fans-wild-as-viewers-beg-for-permanent-stint\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders Fatboy return sends fans wild as viewers beg for permanent stint"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    EastEnders viewers are demanding show bosses bring back fan favourite character fatboy Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb after he appeared in a flashback episode.<\/p>\n

    Tuesday\u2019s episode (August 2023) saw Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) forced to explain herself to her long-lost husband George Knight after sharing a surprise reunion outside the Queen Vic pub.<\/p>\n

    An unhappy Cindy was drinking and paranoid about George's fidelity when she got a call from her witness protection handler DCI Mary Nicholls (Penny Layden), informing her of the death of her daughter Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) back in Walford.<\/p>\n

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    During a visit to Walford after the news, Cindy and her witness protection officer Mary were briefly interrupted when a chirpy Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb, played by actor Ricky Norwood, interrupted them to ask for the time and began speaking a mile a minute about meeting his friends.<\/p>\n

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    He also referenced his friendship with landlady and housemate Dorothy "Dot" Branning (the late June Brown).<\/p>\n

    Fans were ecstatic to see him back on the screen and wanted him back on the show for good.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThey need to bring back Fatboy full time too, we never saw a body and he is another great character that is really missed,\u201d said one fan.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cFatboy I screamed bring him back from the dead right now,\u201d penned a second, while a third added: \u201cIF THEY CAN BRING CINDY BACK FROM THE DEAD THEN THEY CAN BRING FATBOY BACK.\u201d<\/p>\n

    In 2015, Fatboy appeared to meet a tragic end after being mistaken for someone else and kidnapped by henchmen. <\/p>\n

    He was locked in a car's trunk, which was then crushed. Vincent, Fatboy's friend, concealed the truth from others and sent fake postcards to create the illusion that Fatboy had left the country.<\/p>\n

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    However, during an episode related to Dot's funeral in December, fans noticed a card signed by Arthur using Fatboy's nickname for her, 'Mrs B'. <\/p>\n

    The card's message sparked speculation that Fatboy might still be alive despite the earlier belief of his death.<\/p>\n

    Elsewhere in the episode, Linda interrupts their chat and implores George for his selfishness considering all the hard work Elaine has put in for Anna\u2019s party. <\/p>\n

    Realising her daughters are inches away, Cindy rushes into the bar and comes face-to-face with Anna and Gina as well as the residents of Walford.<\/p>\n

    Ian also arrived at The Vic looking for Cindy and he bumps in to Sharon and Phil, who are shocked to see him. <\/p>\n

    EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One at 7.30pm<\/b><\/p>\n

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