Emmerdale star Joe Absolom has admitted that EastEnders ‘felt rushed’ to him, 25 years after his exit from the BBC soap.

The 46-year-old rose to fame on Albert Square in 1997, when he joined as Matthew Rose, a role he played for the next three years.

Matthew’s biggest storyline arrived when Joe was framed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Saskia Duncan, for which he was wrongfully imprisoned.

Eventually released from prison, Joe’s exit saw him get revenge on his boss Steve Owen, who killed Saskia Duncan, by getting a video of him begging for mercy after pulling a gun with no bullets on him.

Soap fans were delighted to see Joe turn up on ITV ’s Emmerdale earlier in the summer as drug dealer villain Ray Walters.

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