EastEnders’ Rita Simons breaks silence on Roxy & Ronnie Christmas return amid rumours they’re coming back from the dead

EASTENDERS star Rita Simons has addressed speculation of Roxy and Ronnie Mitchell making a Christmas comeback – amid rumours the characters are returning from the dead.Rita, 49, played younger sister Roxy on the BBC soap from 2007 to 2017, alongside Samantha Womack as Ronnie.The popular Mitchell sisters were killed off together in 2017, when both tragically drowned on New Year’s Day.