{"id":502280,"date":"2026-06-16T10:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502280\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:04:17","slug":"eastenders-airs-special-denise-episode-and-emotional-return-in-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/502280\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs special Denise episode and emotional return in iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

EastEnders<\/a> spoilers follow for Tuesday\u2019s episode (16 June), which is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer and hasn\u2019t yet aired on TV.<\/p>\n

EastEnders has aired a special episode surrounding Denise Fox\u2019s blood cancer, as she finally makes the brave decision to start treatment \u2013 with one character making their return to the soap. Denise has hidden her diagnosis from most of her family, but this week she was left with no choice but to tell her sister Kim and her daughter Chelsea the truth<\/a> in the pub.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s episode<\/a>, Denise was supported by Jack as she finally phoned the hospital about starting her life-saving treatment. Meanwhile, Kim reeled from the unexpected news, and Chelsea phoned her sister Libby to tell her about their mum\u2019s illness.<\/p>\n

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Denise and Jack had an honest chat with Chelsea, Amy, Ricky and Raymond about the diagnosis, and told them that tomorrow she would be admitted to hospital for a month to undergo intensive chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

She organised her loved ones and told them that everyone would need to step up while she is in hospital, even putting together a rota of chores for the kids to complete.<\/p>\n

That evening, Denise headed over to see Kim, and she opened up to her sister about how she\u2019s really feeling about her ordeal. <\/p>\n

Denise feared what the treatment would do to her and how it would affect her relationship with Jack and her children. She even considered not having treatment at all and dying at home, but she realised she needed to fight to stay alive<\/a> \u2013 so in emotional scenes, Denise allowed Kim to remove her weave, leaving her natural hair for chemotherapy.<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders confirms huge week for Suki and Eve in adoption panel twist<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, struggling Jack had his own support system around him, with Max, Alfie, Howie, Callum and Phil coming over to watch the football and take his mind off things.<\/p>\n

The next morning, Denise prepared to leave for the hospital<\/a>, keen not to make a fuss. Chelsea gave her some much-needed encouragement, assuring her mum she would be fine caring for Jordan without her help.<\/p>\n

Denise got a surprise before she left, with her daughter Libby arriving back in Walford<\/a> to see her mum after hearing the sad news. Libby promised to come to the hospital the next day and said she\u2019ll be around for as long as Denise needs her.<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders reveals Bea’s twisted lie about Billy – leaving Honey devastated<\/a><\/p>\n

Accompanied by Jack, Denise then headed to the hospital. She started treatment immediately, and the doctor warned that the next four weeks were going to be difficult as the harsh and relentless chemotherapy would effectively leave her with no immune system. Denise was told that infection could occur, and some patients even end up in intensive care.<\/p>\n

With Jack by her side, Denise began receiving her first round of chemotherapy. But how will she cope over the coming weeks?<\/p>\n

For free and confidential support and information on blood cancer and life after a diagnosis, contact Blood Cancer UK online<\/a>, by phone on 0808 2080 888 or via email at support@bloodcancer.org.uk.<\/a><\/p>\n

EastEnders airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.<\/p>\n

Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EastEnders spoilers follow for Tuesday\u2019s episode (16 June), which is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[131124,1105,214859,1107,93,61,60,184510,1135,214858,131322,282],"class_list":["post-502280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-3b1ba63d-fa76-45c7-9fe8-e28672f113f9","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-eastenders-airs-special-denise-episode-and-emotional-return","tag-subsection-eastenders","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}