The actor, 42, who played Stuart Highway on the BBC One soap, left Albert Square last year after first joining in 2018.
It is believed that Ricky will be playing the role of The Mangy Bandit in the series, which is based on the book by Giovanni Boccaccio, and is set in Florence in 1348 amid the Black Death pandemic."This is his second big thing since leaving EastEnders and no one is surprised. It comes as Ricky shared a picture of himself in Italy last week, where filming is reportedly currently taking place, as he penned: "Not a bad place for lunch. #pantheon #bellaitalia."
Taking to Instagram, the actress, 23, revealed she would be playing Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Gatehouse Theatre in Stafford.
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