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EastEnders fans believe they’ve figured out the scandalous reason Lisa Fowler has made her dramatic return – and its to fund her online gambling addiction.

Actress Lucy Benjamin, 52, has reprised her role as Lisa on the BBC One soap, and has returned with her four-year-old granddaughter Peggy Taylor, much to the shock of the little one's father Keanu Taylor.

Lisa burst onto the square appearing to have money woes as she did a runner when a black cab arrived.

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She then demanded £3k from Keanu for “their daughter.”

Keanu decided to use the money Sharon had given him for a down payment on their wedding venue to appease Lisa as he scurried around trying to make it up somewhere else.

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Although Lisa appears to want to protect her daughter Louise, who has been struggling with her mental health.

But fans on Twitter believe they’ve rumbled the real motive behind Lisa’s return, with many spotting she has a gambling problem.

“Martin is right – Lisa does have a reputation for telling lies and she could have an ulterior Motive. We know that she's got a gambling addiction and this could be the main reason she needs money,” said one fan.

Another agreed: “So I think Lisa has a gambling addiction would you agree?” while a third penned: “# EastEnders so Lisa had a gambling addiction and that's why she needs the money.”

Confirming her character's gambling storyline, Lucy said: "The storyline that I was given as a backstory is the reason that Lisa then turns to what she does turn to with the gambling, is as a result of the fact that Louise does then start to pull herself together and Lisa isn’t then needed as much as she has been needed before.

"So then, therefore, she then turns to gambling because she feels surplus to requirements almost.

So, Louise starts off at the beginning of the backstory that she’s unravelling, but then she does actually pull herself together, and then unfortunately Lisa starts to unravel with the gambling

Elsewhere tonight, after a delightful visit with Peggy, Keanu approached Lisa and expressed his desire to spend more time with her.

However, he was horrified when Lisa revealed her financial demands, leading him to turn to Reiss for assistance.

Stacey had reservations about arranging a date with Theo, but when Martin expressed disapproval, she became even more determined to proceed with her plan.

She met Theo at Walford East, and things were clearly awkward between the pair, with Stacey failing to feel a genuine connection.

Meanwhile, Theo's obsession with Stacey continued to intensify as she kissed her and asked to see her again.

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