Keanu (played by Danny Walters) departed from EastEnders following Sharon Mitchell’s (Letitia Dean) return to the Square, with the blonde ensuring husband Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) sent the young mechanic to Spain so the bad boy of Walford could focus on their marriage.
However, it soon became clear Keanu was being put in mortal danger as he suggested to his lover Sharon he may return to Walford in a box, as it was Phil’s dodgy deeds he was getting mixed up with, not just a simple jolly abroad.
Sharon and Keanu’s mother Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) have been fraught with worry over the teenager’s wellbeing abroad, with the mother-of-six threatening to expose the blonde's affair to Phil if she didn’t find out more about her son’s whereabouts.
Following an image of an injured Keanu being sent to Phil, the garage owner went out to Spain to help the mechanic and on his return last week, he told wife Sharon her young lover may be staying out there, with the theory being debunked following the release of spoiler pictures from the BBC soap.
Keanu will return to open arms from mother Karen and his reappearance on the Square is sure to set the cat among the pigeons in his twisted affair plot with Sharon, though, it seems the mechanic should be more worried about a new arrival in Walford.
It was announced earlier this month Phil would face a new nemesis in bad boy Danny Hardcastle (Paul Usher), who will be joining the soap for only a few episodes, though his appearance could have a lasting impact on some of the residents of Walford.
Making his way to the Square, Danny will come face-to-face with Phil and his employee Keanu as he searches for something important, with the dastardly character seen shaking Keanu’s hand in the new pictures, as well as kissing him on the forehead.
Although it seems the villain has a set task in hand, his interaction with Keanu could lead him to stumble upon the young mechanic’s affair with his nemesis’ wife, meaning Danny could use the teenager to get the upper hand on Phil.
Knowing the repercussions Keanu could face if the truth were to be ousted, Danny could
