Jonathan Silverman
He has been married to actress Jennifer Finnigan since 2007; the two met at a barbecue in 2004. He and Finnigan have a daughter, Ella Jack, born in September 2017.
Sharon Watts
In early 2003, Den's daughter Vicki (now Scarlett Alice Johnson) returns to Walford and soon tracks down Den's estranged son, Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman), the product of one of Den's affairs 30 years earlier. Dennis has links to the same criminal organisation as Den and he discovers that Den is alive but Sharon refuses to believe him. Dennis and Sharon fall in love, but their romance is halted by Den's return. He survived the shooting in 1989, fleeing to Spain. After years of feeling guilty about disowning Den before his "demise", Sharon is thrilled to see him but furious about the unnecessary hurt he caused. Den resumes position as head of the Watts clan and is disgusted to discover Sharon and Dennis's romantic relationship and blackmails Dennis into ending it. Dennis begrudgingly dates Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), but just before Christmas 2004, he secretly reunites with Sharon. The couple plan to move to America on Christmas Day but Zoe announces she is pregnant, a ruse Den concocts to split up Sharon and Dennis. Sharon refuses to let Dennis abandon his child and leaves Walford, returning briefly in February 2005 when summoned by Den's wife, Chrissie (Tracy-Ann Oberman), with the news that Den is ill. Chrissie, Zoe, and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) confront Den about various deceitful deeds, including Zoe's fake pregnancy and his affairs. Disgusted, Sharon leaves, disowning Den. In a rage, Den attacks Chrissie and she hits him over the head repeatedly with a cast-iron doorstop, killing him. Aided by Zoe and Sam, Chrissie buries Den in the Vic's cellar to cover up the murder.