AFTER returning to the Square, Dean Wicks has reconnected with his daughter Jade Green and adapting to fatherhood.
Unfortunately, the EastEnders villain makes a big mistake with the young girl and it could cost him their relationship.
Dean Wicks reconnected with his daughter Jade GreenCredit: BBC
Jade Green (portrayed by actress Elizabeth Green) suffers from cystic fibrosis and, despite his villainous nature, her father Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) is determined to keep her safe.
The hated character returned to Walford in late 2023 after finding out that his daughter was in need of a lung transplant.
Although he’s adamant on being present for her and protecting her, Dean forgets that Jade is still a teenager, willing to break a few rules for the sake of spending time with her friends.
Tension builds up between the pair – but could it result in yet another rift?
Coming up on BBC One, Dean is worried when he discovers Jade has been walking around the Square in the cold as he’s concerned about her health.
Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), who made it clear she’d only be on civil terms with Dean for Jade and her mother Shabnam’s sakes, encourages Nugget and Avani Gulati to befriend Jade, and they do.
Later, Dean arrives home to find Jade entertaining her new friends – how will he react?
In other scenes, Jade wants to hang out with Nugget and Avani, but Dean says no, as it’s too cold for her to be out.
She defies him, and he later finds her in McKlunky’s with her new pals.
Jade is mortified when Dean is strict with her, and Avani (Aaliyah James) teases her that her father has her on a short leash.
What will Jade respond?
Could she take it out on Dean?
Born Roya Masood, Jade Green was initially introduced to viewers in mid-2015.
She was revealed to be the daughter of Dean Wicks and Shabnam Masood, born following an off-screen one-night stand which took place in 2008.
Shabnam left Walford while she was pregnant and gave birth to her daughter off-screen before abandoning her on a doorstep.
Roya aka Jade was adopted and Shirley Carter learned of her existence in 2015 from Shabnam’ father Masood Ahmed.
The Walford tough man woman then found out Jade had actually been fostered and not adopted after tracking the young girl down.
This prompted her to welcome her granddaughter into the family with her partner and Dean’s father Buster Briggs.
The pair became Jade’s legal guardians and she lived with them in Walford.
Following the death of her son Zaair Kazemi, Shabnam and her new husband Kush Kazemi fought for custody of Jade but later backtracked.
At the time, Shabnam realised her actions were the result of grief and not the best for Jade.
The child was able to bond with her father Dean but when he was arrested for the attempted rape of Roxy Mitchell and Shirley learned he had raped Linda, Shabnam was handed custody.
Jade and Shabnam left Albert Square for a new life away from all the drama in February, 2016.
As mentioned above, Dean was only recently given the chance to bond with his daughter.
But with Linda Carter’s son Johnny hellbent on protecting his mother from Dean and Jade’s rebellious nature, the father-daughter relationship could be doomed.
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
