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When Jo Cotton (Vicki Michelle) left EastEnders having pocketed \u00a350,000 of Kathy Beale\u2019s (Gillian Taylforth) hard earned savings, viewers were left wondering if this was the last they\u2019d see of Rocky Cotton\u2019s (Brian Conley) scheming ex-wife.<\/p>\n
Her final scenes saw her on the phone to a mystery person, explaining that she\u2019d \u2018got what she wanted\u2019 but that there was \u2018plenty more for the taking\u2019.<\/p>\n
This left us wondering if Jo would come back to Albert Square to cause even more drama, and we were quick to get the lowdown from actress Vicki Michelle at the Inside Soap Awards.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think they\u2019ve left it open,\u2019 she told Metro.co.uk. \u2018That was the thing. And hopefully, talk soon! That would be great.\u2019<\/p>\n
The reaction among fans to Jo\u2019s arrival was huge, and didn\u2019t go unnoticed by Vicki herself, who loved how much people took the character into their hearts.<\/p>\n
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\u2018I loved it. People were ringing me up saying \u201cOh my god, we love this character!\u201d\u2019 She explained. <\/p>\n
\u2018And the funny thing is that when you\u2019re doing EastEnders, people defend you. I\u2019m having a go at Rocky and then a fan will say \u201cOh, she was really mean to Rocky\u201d, and then you\u2019ll get another fan going \u201cWell, what do you expect? He walked out on her 25 years ago! She didn\u2019t know whether he was dead or alive!\u201d <\/p>\n
\u2018So, I think that\u2019s the amazing thing about EastEnders, that people take on the characters.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Jo\u2019s rivalry with Kathy ultimately led to an epic showdown in the Queen Vic on Kathy\u2019s wedding day to Rocky, who had just found out that his divorce to Jo hadn\u2019t actually gone through.<\/p>\n
During those scenes, Vicki had some incredible one-liners to deliver, including one which she remembers particularly fondly.<\/p>\n
\u2018Some of the dialogue\u2026 To Gilly, who\u2019s a mate \u2013 and I found this quite difficult to deliver to her \u2013 but I had a line that was absolutely brilliant, and it was, \u201cYou love, are the mushroom on a plate of full English that no one wants.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u2018How good is that line? But to say it without laughing was really hard, especially to Gilly!\u2019<\/p>\n
Whether or not Jo is set to return remains to be seen, but with Brian Conley bowing out of his role as Rocky Cotton, we can\u2019t help but wonder if she will play a part in his exit\u2026<\/p>\n
Could Jo go against her word and report Rocky to the police for bigamy, getting him sent down? Or could Rocky and Jo rekindle their romance and run off into the sunset? We\u2019ll have to wait and see\u2026<\/p>\n