He returned in Series 8 for the 100th episode as a guest character. He and Veronica are still together and seem to have been released by the Romanian authorities at some unspecified date. Both Kev and Veronica now reside in Nottingham, where Kev works in construction. Returning to Chatsworth temporarily, he helps Kelly, Carl Gallagher (Elliott Tittensor) and the Maguires to prove Frank Gallagher's (David Threlfall) innocent in a violent attack on an elderly lady. After this, he returns to Nottingham, Kev returns in the final episode of Shameless helping Fiona take care of Stella and the newborn baby, while she gets Steve to agree take them off Frank & Monica’s hands, he loses them and tells Frank about it which Frank happily kisses him.