Michelle Collins initially thought the idea of bringing her 'EastEnders' character back from the dead was "ridiculous".
Michelle Collins thought EastEnders return plot was 'ridiculous'
The 61-year-old actress wasn't sure about heading back to the BBC One soap after her character Cindy Beale died off screen, but after EastEnders' executive producer Chris Clenshaw explained the storyline to her she thought it "could work".
Michelle told The Sun newspaper: "I said to my agent, ‘Oh, this is ridiculous, it’s never going to happen’.
"But we had this breakfast meeting and Chris got his laptop out and reeled it all off.
"We both went, ‘Wow, oh my God’. And then I was like, maybe this could work.
"You want to know that you’ve made the right decision. I don’t know whether I have ..."
On Wednesday night's (21.06.23) episode, Michelle was revealed as Rose Knight, the long-lost wife of George Knight (Colin Salmon), but the circumstances relating to her "death", reappearance, and reunion with ex-husband Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) are yet to be revealed.
Adam admitted reuniting with Michelle on 'EastEnders' is like "putting on an old pair of slippers".
He said: "No offence, but working with Michelle has been like putting on an old pair of slippers. It’s comfortable."
Ian fled Walford in 2021 after his former best friend and wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) attempted to poison him in revenge for his involvement in her son Denny's death.
Last year, Ian briefly returned for Dot Cotton's (June Brown) funeral and took a phone call from a mystery person, who is now known to be Cindy.
But the biggest surprise for Adam when returning to Walford is working on a new set, after filming commenced on the new-look Albert Square in January 2022.
He said: "The weirdest thing for me is that since I’ve been gone they’ve rebuilt the lot.
"I got out of the car yesterday morning and I’ve gone, ‘Where’s the Square?’ It’s just disappeared.
"But the nicest thing is just going back to see all the faces."
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