Stacey Solomon has revealed her husband Joe Swash's hilarious reaction to his surprise return to EastEnders.

Appearing on The One Show on Tuesday (December 10) Stacey first admitted that she didn't catch Joe's big return to Albert Square on Monday night.

However, Stacey shared that Tuesday's episode was the one to watch as he "gets naked."

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Speaking about her husband's experience filming the saucy scenes, Stacey said: "I remember him coming home for filming it and telling me, 'Stace, I ain't seen them all in years and I had to stand in front of them naked with a little thing in front of my..."

Stacey added that Joe has the fondest memories of his time on the soap and he was "so excited" to return.

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Joe's character Mickey Miller made a surprise return this week, 13 years after he was last seen in Walford.

Mickey, who is now the owner of a successful chain of eco-friendly B&Bs, returned to help save the market when he heard it was being threatened with closure.

"I was super honoured to be asked back. It was so nice to see all the new crew and the crew that was there back in the day when I first started. It felt like home."

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.