EastEnders confirms "completely new and brilliant" storyline for Sean Slater

Four years after his last appearance in Walford, EastEnders favourite Sean Slater rocked back up at the end of Thursday's episode.

Robert Kazinsky is planning to be around for quite some time this go around, and he's teased that there's some big storylines ahead.

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"I had to sit down with Ben [Wadey, the showrunner], and we really fleshed out what we were going to be doing for the foreseeable", the actor told Radio Times.

"Ben had this idea of a storyline that he's always wanted to do that has never been seen before with Sean, and that was a really big hook for me.

"The storyline will tread new ground for him, and hopefully help a lot of people. It's something completely new and brilliant, and that's what got me back."

The "hopefully help a lot of people" line sounds quite intriguing, doesn't it? Obviously Amy Mitchell's grooming storyline is currently airing, but it sounds like he could be referring to something unannounced. Could it be a big health issue?

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When asked if there could be any romance in Sean's future, Kazinsky teased: "Roxy was the love of his life, but he might have a thing.

"He might break a heart here or there, but nobody will ever take Roxy's place. I think a lot of people find themselves in the same boat."

Another thing he did tease was that Sean will have a fair few scenes with another of Albert Square's most chaotic heartbreakers.

"Some of the silliest things that you're going to see from Sean over the next few months all involve Pierre Counihan-Moullier who plays Oscar Branning", he added.

"We both kind of been looking at each other, going, 'Oh, I see why people said that thing about him being Sean coded.' We approach the scripts in the same way. We've been having a really really good time working together, and I think Sean and Oscar will make people laugh a lot over the next few months."

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.

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