JAMIE Lomas is making a shock return to Hollyoaks – for a very special reason.
The actor – who plays Warren Fox in the Channel 4 soap – quit the soap last year after a stint spanning almost two decades.
Viewers watched Warren flee abroad after leaving lover Mercedes McQueen behind with her children, unwilling to force them all to live on the run.
However since his exit, Hollyoaks has flashed forward a year and things have changed beyond all recognition for Warren’s loved ones.
Mercedes has been battling bowel cancer, and his son Joel has suffered a relapse and fought against his evil brother Abe.
Now The Sun can reveal that actor Jamie has secretly reprised his role – and already finished filming.
A source said: “Hollyoaks bosses promised to revisit the missing year and what better way than to welcome back Warren for it.
“It was too good an opportunity to miss and Jamie jumped at the chance.
“He loved his time on the show and he was more than happy to return for an appearance.”
The flashbacks will see Mercedes as she is diagnosed with cancer in the early days of her battle.
And it will show Joel as he succumbs to his heroin addiction once more.
It will also give fans the chance to revisit Warren and see what’s happened to him since leaving the village without bringing him back.
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Jamie first joined Hollyoaks in 2006 before quitting in 2011.
He made a bombshell return in 2016 and stayed for eight years, quitting in 2024.
The actor also appeared in spin-off Hollyoaks Later in 2011.