Kim Medcalf is open to the idea of an ‘EastEnders’ return.
Kim Medcalf is open to Sam Mitchell returning in Eastenders
The 50-year-old actress, who has appeared in the BBC soap on-and-off for over 20 years as Sam Mitchell, left the show last night (18.01.24) for the foreseeable future.
The character was forced to leave after she blackmailed her brother Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) once she discovered he had cheated on his wife Kate (Jessie Wallace) with Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit) only to expose the revelation in the Queen Vic pub and end his marriage.
Reflecting on the role with RadioTimes.com, Kim said: “It’s been brilliant, as always! It was perfect timing for me and worked really well that Sam was coming back for another short stint. That’s the beauty of this character – I love that she comes in, disrupts things, and then leaves the debris behind her.
"There’s a lot of drama with Sam, and it’s never plain sailing.
"Hopefully, she’ll be back again some time for another stint of causing chaos.”
Kim - who initially took over the role of Sam from Danniella Westbrook in 2002 - also discussed whether Sam and Phil could reconcile, to which she concluded that it was “feasible”.
She explained: “I think it’s feasible that there could come a point in the future where Phil admits that Sam might have been wrong in how she did it, but the situation was all caused by his error. Sam didn’t make up the fact he slept with Emma - she just exposed him and his deceit.
“If Phil had a moment of introspection, he might think, ‘This isn’t about Sam, it’s about me.’ So, if I’m being positive, I believe there is potential for them to repair things.
“The Mitchells are a family who go through a lot and are used to this drama between them. Right now, it feels very broken, and Sam realises it’s best to cut her losses and try to start again somewhere else."
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