Rumours surrounding a potential return for Jessie Wallace as loudmouth EastEnder Kat Slater and Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts have been rubbished.

We last saw Kat leave Walford with Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) and head for America but rumours now suggest that she is to return later this year for one last stint only to be killed off in the process.

Meanwhile, Letitia Dean has apparently agreed to reprise her role as the busty blonde for the birth of her's and Dennis Rickman's (Nigel Harman) baby.

An EastEnders spokesperson told me: "There are no current plans for Jessie or Letitia to return. The birth of Sharon's baby, however, will be announced on-screen in the coming months."