Lucy Benjamin praises 'Enders return plot

Lucy Benjamin has spoken out in support of Lisa Fowler's EastEnders comeback plot, admitting that she enjoyed the chance to explore the motivations behind her character's recent behaviour.

Later this week, fans will see Benjamin's alter ego for the first time in almost seven years when Peggy decides that Lisa should be reunited with daughter Louise and pays her a visit.

As Lisa chats to Peggy in Thursday's episode, viewers will discover that she was having a breakdown when she left Louise in Walford, but now has her life back on track.

Speaking on This Morning today, Benjamin explained: "What I liked about doing this storyline was that it did explain where Lisa had been. When I was watching it, I was thinking 'Where's her mother? Where is Lisa? It's just ridiculous'.

"But it does make sense. She is mentally unstable and she does have times like that and the little girl is old enough to make her own decisions and say, 'I want to live with my dad now'. So she had to let her go.

"I liked that I was able to come back and defend myself because Lisa was kind of being slaughtered in the Square for being a rubbish mum!"

Benjamin's Walford comeback is a one-off appearance which sees her feature in a single episode.