Actress Michelle Collins has returned to EastEnders in the role of Cindy Beale, almost 25 years after she was said to have died in prison whilst giving birth
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Collins, 61, discussed what it was like return to the soap and said: “It’s surreal. It’s nerve wracking, but it’s also very exciting.” “They are really matriarchal figures and there aren’t many shows on TV, really, that can give women of a certain age central characters and to show their stories.” “We made sure that it worked with our research and our advisors and they came back and said, ‘Yeah, this is in fact, what could and would happen’ and that’s when I was like, okay, I think we’ve got a shot of being able to do this.”The pair had been in a custody battle over their children – Lucy and Peter Beale.
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