A number of heroes have come and gone from Arrow over the years, some more permanently than others. When Roy Harper departed as a regular back in Season 3, he did so after claiming to be the Green Arrow and then faking his own death to take the heat off of Oliver. He did manage to return in Season 4 for a one-off episode, but he hasn’t been seen since. Now, we have some very good news for fans of Roy as Arsenal. Actor Colton Haynes is officially reprising the role for Season 6, and he’ll be back sooner than we expected.

Colton Haynes will be back as Roy for a short arc, which will kick off with the fifteenth episode of Season 6. Arrow executive producers Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle revealed the return of Roy in a statement, which teased that he’ll be called to Star City to lend a hand in resolving a high-stakes matter that is quite urgent for all involved. What was meant to be a short visit will take a surprising twist courtesy of his reunion with longtime lady love Thea. The reunion will result in a change in their lives, and the repercussions won’t be resolved too quickly, if at all.

The return of Roy has been rumored for a while, with social media teases courtesy of Colton Haynes and Stephen Amell. Roy and Thea had a very emotional farewell back in Season 4, when they both expressed the wish that they could have a happily-ever-after with a family together. Thea did not run off with Roy at that point, but I have to wonder if perhaps that will change when Roy comes back in Season 6. Thea has had a difficult time in Star City, even giving up her role on Team Arrow as Speedy. The whole coma thing after the Season 5 cliffhanger couldn’t have been easy. Reuniting with Roy could motivate her to make a big change all for herself and run away with him.

Admittedly, she has embraced her role as an aunt wholeheartedly with William in the mix, and it’s a bit difficult to imagine Thea thoroughly giving up her life in Star City to start what will basically be a fugitive life alongside a man who’s technically supposed to be dead. Still, the girl deserves to be happy, and Roy makes her happy. He deserves happiness of his own, and I can’t really think of a better way for him to depart Arrow yet again than with Thea. Willa Holland has been notably absent from most of Season 6; perhaps she’s looking to leave the series. At least sending Thea off with Roy would mean that she wouldn’t have to be killed off or stuck into yet another coma, and they could always come back to visit.

We’ll have to wait and see. I’ve been missing Roy ever since Team Arrow began adding non-Roy members, and I still think of him whenever I see somebody on Arrow do some flashy but entirely unnecessary parkour move. Even if Team Arrow will undoubtedly have a lot of other problems, what with the new team of villains, Samanda Watson’s FBI investigation into Oliver, and Diggle’s recovery, Roy’s return will probably be a good thing.

Arrow will return to The CW in 2018 for the second half of Season 6. Unlike Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl, it will not be involved in any scheduling shuffles. Be sure to take a peek at our midseason TV premiere guide for important dates in the new year.

What a wedding!

American Horror Story and Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes married Four Seasons Hotel floral designer Jeff Leatham at a hotel in Palm Springs, CA on Friday in front of family and friends, including a slew of fellow celebs.

In fact, one officiated the ceremony—Kris Jenner!

The grooms wore white tux jackets with black pants, then changed into dark, sparkling jackets for the reception.

Guests included Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, who tore up the dance floor with her hubby Joe Manganiello. They sat with her co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita.

“Congrats @coltonhaynes & @jeffleathem! We are ready to partyyyyyuy!” Ferguson wrote on Instagram stories.

Other famous faces included Haynes’ American Horror Story co-stars Billie Lourd and Leslie Grossman, who also danced all night.

“Hire @lesliegrossman and I as backup dancers for your next event,” Lourd wrote on an Instagram Stories video.

Grossman later captured footage of the two grooms slow-dancing and kissing on the dance floor. And since Leatham’s job is to make events look gorgeous, his own wedding was no exception; the floral designer incorporated enormous, gorgeous displays of white and red roses all around the ballroom.

Guests sat at long tables adorned with crystal dinnerware and vases containing white roses.

“Thank you @jeffleatham @coltonlhaynes for including us in the most magical night,” Grossman wrote on Instagram. “Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness and champagne and dancing and matching sparkly jackets.”

Haynes, 29, came out publicly as gay a year and a half ago. He made his relationship with 46-year-old Leatham Instagram official in February and they got engaged a month later.

Colton’s appearance last night on American Horror Story was pretty golden. We found out that Detective Samuel is in deed gay and can’t have sex with a woman because he couldn’t get it up. He is very much apart of Kai’s evil plan and then at the end Beverly Hope shoots him. Oh, I forgot to mention that Kai even tried to get him to have sex with his own sister while giving him sex as well.

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Colton Haynes’ fiance, Jeff Leatham, apparently doesn’t mind watching him have onscreen sex with Billy Eichner.

“I just showed him [the scene] in the car and he was laughing,” Haynes told ET at Tie the Knot’s fifth anniversary party at NeueHouse Hollywood on Thursday night.

Haynes and Eichner shared a short, but steamy love scene on the most recent episode of FX’s American Horror Story: Cult.

“He loves Billy Eichner and so do I,” Haynes adds. “Jeff’s so used to it. That’s my job. We had protection on. We had clothes on and it’s just fun. Billy and I laugh the whole time … it was awkward. So awkward, but we got through it.”

Haynes promises a lot more sex scenes to come this season on the show, “with multiple cast members, some you would never expect.” So, fans have that to look forward to — and Haynes has his upcoming wedding to look forward to, himself. He and Leatham will tie the knot before the end of the month. “I’m getting married in, like, two weeks, so yeah, I’m freaking out!” he admits. “So excited … we just locked in a really great musical guest, which we didn’t have, so I’m taking all the credit for that. I locked him in last night.”

“It’s going to be epic, it’s going to be beautiful,” he continues. “Lots of flowers and a lot of really cool, couture costume changes.”

Haynes says he’ll have at least two outfit changes at the wedding, but they won’t be straight-up costumes. He’s saving that for a Halloween party he’s throwing the week before his wedding. The 29-year-old star goes all-out for the holiday. In the last few years he’s transformed into Shrek’s bride, Fiona, Ursula from The Little Mermaid and even Miss Piggy with the help of wigs and prosthetics. Haynes says, this year will be no different.

“I’m gonna be very sexy this year,” he teases. “I’m not going to be very big, but I’m going to be very voluptuous … a lot of prosthetics [and] a big wig.”

Haynes and Leatham stepped out together for Thursday’s event, a cause close to Haynes. He actually designed a bow tie for the charity, founded by Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband, Justin Mikita, last year. Proceeds from the ties go to LGBTQ equality organizations.

“It’s so special,” he says. “They’ve raised a million dollars now? Which I’d be shocked. It’s probably even more. But what they’ve done to pave the way for the LGBT community, even for me you know, my coming out was a year and a half ago, two years ago and they were monumental in that and they helped me through it. And they’re just amazing people and they’re doing so much good for the community. So, I’m so happy to be here to support.”