EastEnders star Rita Simons has responded to speculation her character Roxy Mitchell could return from the dead on the BBC soap.
Roxy made a surprise comeback as part of a special scene on Thursday night, as onscreen daughter Amy Mitchell imagined her late mother.
The fan favourite was killed off in 2017 after suffering a heart attack after diving into a swimming pool, while her sister Ronnie Mitchell drowned beside her in her wedding dress during an attempt to save her.
Viewers have always been furious about the exits, with the cast members publicly admitting over the years that it wasn't what they wanted for the Mitchell siblings.
Fans were treated to the return of Roxy in the latest episode as Amy confided in her late mother during a therapy session, while Roxy was a figment of her imagination.
But the scene sparked a flurry of tweets calling for the soap to bring back Roxy full-time six years on from her demise.
Many called for a fake death twist to lead to Roxy's return, desperate to have her back onscreen after the small scene.
Now, actress Rita has teased it is possible after some missing scenes following her character's death in 2017.
Addressing whether she would go back if she was asked, Rita revealed she returned "for the fans" and the scene could show Roxy is actually still alive, as she did not return as a ghost.
Asked on Good Morning Britain about a possible comeback, she said: "It's her imagination, that doesn't make me a ghost. We don't know….I could come back because we didn't see her body or a coffin scene."
On if she'd like to return, she confessed: "I don't know, it's awful because the fans are like come back! And I did this for the fans, the fans of this show they own this show, I did it for them. I love them, they blew me away last night."
Rita added: "All I will say for now is I have left it so the public finally understands that Roxy may not be dead, so in the future who knows."
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.
