Tuesday's episode featured a dramatic explosion at the Queen Vic when Sonia Fowler's ex-partner Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) rammed his car into the Albert Square pub while on the run after committing murder and abducting Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer).
The presenter and actor, renowned for hosting documentaries like Ross Kemp On Gangs, and Ross Kemp: Extreme World, hosted the anniversary special programme which aired over the weekend.
Ross Kemp has confirmed he won't appear in the live EastEnders 40th anniversary episode as he's wrapped up filming for the soap.
Tuesday's episode saw a dramatic turn of events as Grant interrupted his troubled brother Phil (Steve McFadden), who appeared on the brink of taking his own life with a gun, following a downward spiral into depression and psychosis.
Thursday's episode will reveal whether viewers' votes lead to Denise Fox (Diane Parish) reuniting with her estranged husband Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) or her secret lover Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara).
