EastEnders fans are calling for Debbie Bates' return following Nigel Bates' comeback and dementia storyline and here's what actress Nicola Duffett has been doing since leaving the BBC soap 30 years ago

EastEnders viewers are calling for Debbie Bates to make a comeback to Walford three decades after her tragic death.

Throughout the 1990s, Debbie, portrayed by Nicola Duffett in the BBC soap, was the loving wife of Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley), and together they brought up their daughter, Clare (Gemma Bissix), as a close-knit family.

Yet after just two years in Walford, Debbie perished in 1995 after walking into the road and being struck by a passing vehicle, leaving Nigel heartbroken.

Nevertheless, bereaved Nigel discovered love once more with Clare's teacher, Julie Haye (portrayed by Ka

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