EastEnders star Michelle Collins will make her return to Walford as Cindy Beale after 25 years next week as teased what viewers can expect.
The actress, 61, originally made her comeback a few weeks ago after it was revealed Cindy was alive and well, living in France.
Despite allegedly dying during childbirth in prison, Cindy was actually placed in witness protection, after which she met George Knight (Colin Salmon) and had two daughters, Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford).
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Fans will watch as Cindy reunites with her long-lost family next week, as well as Cathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) and other faces from her past in a week of explosive episodes that take place across one day.
Speaking of stepping foot on the Square again for the first time, the TV star admitted she was "terrified" as well as "excited".
Michelle said: "Surreal. Kind of terrifying at the same time.
"I suppose it’s a bit like that first night when you do a play because you get those first night nerves but you also get that amazing adrenaline feeling.
"I don’t trust people when they say they’re not nervous, I think they’re lying. I was kind of terrified but also excited at the same time".
Although Cindy has somehow reunited with ex-husband Ian Beale, who she once tried to murder, there is every chance she could fall back into the arms of George, the man she supposedly walked out on eight years prior.
Debating the prospect of a love triangle, Michelle confessed: "I think I’d be annoyed if those situations would be over! I can’t tell you too much, but Cindy has been through a lot in her life.
"She has this amazing resilience and this strength of character, but I think she also has a side to her which was kind of lacking when she was younger. Possibly more empathy than maybe she had before, and she’s a bit older and wiser.
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"All of the experience you gain in life makes you a different person and the things that she’s been through, but she’s certainly no walkover."
Michelle warned fans to expect parts of the "old Cindy" to return, knowing they would be disappointed if certain elements of her old character were missing.
The former Coronation Street star continued: "She was a character where women hated her, but they also wanted to be her because of the way she behaved.
"She was unapologetic in a time where women on TV weren’t portrayed that way so I think that’s why she literally got away with murder! People loved that side of her because she was the bad girl".
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One at 7.30pm
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