Ricky Groves wishes his brief ‘EastEnders’ comeback was longer.
Ricky Groves opens up about his surprise EastEnders return
The 56-year-old actor was seen as his character Garry Hobbs in the BBC One soap on Wednesday night (12.02.25) for the first time since he left in August 2009 as he and Minty Peterson (Cliff Parisi) surprised Billy (Perry Fenwick) and Honey (Emma Barton) at their joint stag and hen night.
Ricky was delighted to be back on Albert Square ahead of the show celebrating its 40th anniversary, but he would have liked a longer stay in Walford.
Speaking about what it felt like to return, he said: “[It was] a privilege. An absolute privilege. It was a lovely day.
“It felt weird because I hadn’t been there for years so it was great to see my old buddies.
“It was great to meet some of the newer cast. I only wish I was there for more.”
The scene saw the fan favourites join team stag – which included Billy, Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), George Knight (Colin Salmon) and Teddy Mitchell (Roland Manookian) – as they battled it out against team hen – featuring his ex-wife Lynne Slater’s grandmother Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) in a football quiz.
Viewers learned that Garry has become a broadcaster and is living with Minty.
When asked about what he makes of where his alter ego has ended up, Ricky admitted: “I don’t know where they came up with that idea but we were always a double act towards the end.
“We always said that ‘EastEnders’ is a bit like Shakespeare.
“You have your comedy characters, tragedy characters and you have…
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