After 25 years away from Albert Square, Michelle Collins is returning to EastEnders as Cindy Beale. The actress, 61, initially appeared on the BBC soap opera between 1988-1998 and was involved in several huge storylines.
In 1998, Cindy was sensationally killed off by producers, albeit off-screen. Despite her apparent ‘death’, a body was never seen and therefore viewers have hoped that the character would receive the same treatment as ‘Dirty’ Den Watts, who returned to the show in 2003 after ‘dying’ in 1989 when he was shot with a gun hidden in a bunch of daffodils and fell into a canal.
Recent weeks have seen fans speculate that Cindy’s return is linked to the arrival of the Knight family. Thursday’s episode concluded with George Knight’s wife Rose revealed to actually be Cindy.
