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EastEnders Brings Back Libby Fox as Denise Is Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Producers say Libby's short return will encourage Denise to undergo treatment, prompt donor testing, introduce Gray Atkins's grandmother offering financial help for Jordan.

Overview

  • Belinda Owusu has been confirmed to reprise Libby Fox for a short return to Albert Square to support her family during Denise’s illness.
  • Denise Fox has been reported to have acute myeloid leukaemia and forthcoming episodes will show her revealing the diagnosis to family and beginning treatment.
  • The sisters, Libby and Chelsea, agree to be tested as potential bone marrow donors as Libby tries to persuade Denise to accept medical care.
  • Actress Sheila Ruskin is joining the cast as Sheila, Gray Atkins’s grandmother, who offers financial help for Jordan that Chelsea initially accepts and later returns.
  • The plot answers a January flash‑forward, raises moral and financial strain for the Fox family over Jordan’s care, and sets up tense scenes across next week’s episodes.