Long-time EastEnders fans are due for a shock later this year as a character who was killed off more than two decades ago returns. Cindy Beale, the former wife of Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt) is set to return to Walford 25 years after being killed off in prison offscreen in 1998.
The shock storyline, which had been planned to remain a secret until it was aired, looks set to see Ian head back to Albert Square after a two-year absence. The Mirror reports that the storyline was leaked and Michelle Collins will be reprising her role to return with Ian in what looks set to be a shock twist for Walford residents and viewers at home.
Full details of her return are yet to be confirmed, but could she have been the mystery character viewers saw Ian speaking to on the phone during his brief return at Dot's funeral in December 2022? Michelle Collins previously said she had no plans to come back to the soap, but it is thought that the duo have already begun filming their comeback scenes.
