EastEnders actress Jane Slaughter has said she was thrilled when she found out she would play a big part in Kathy Beale's return storyline in the BBC One soap.
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A surprising turn of events next week will see Slaughter's silent character Tracey come to the forefront in the ongoing plot as Kathy reaches out to the pub worker for help.
Desperately hoping to get a message to Phil Mitchell, Kathy will call The Queen Vic not knowing that Phil's gone to meet her husband Gavin Sullivan.
Speaking about whether or not she will continue to be involved in the plot, Slaughter told Inside Soap: "I really hope so! We will just have to wait and see.
"It is fantastic to be involved at this level. My scenes for this were with Danny Dyer and Steve McFadden, both of whom I love working with. I was chuffed to bits.
"Tracey knows nothing! She is just going about her daily work, and the phone at the Vic keeps ringing. Mick is convinced it is a prank caller because every time he picks up, there is nobody there. So Tracey eventually answers and hears a familiar voice.
"It makes sense to Tracey because Kathy would know the number of the Vic, and she would have a good idea that Tracey probably still works there. Out of all the people on the Square, I suppose there aren't many that she can actually contact and feel she can talk to."
Asked if she'd like a plot of her own, Slaughter responded: "I think I will leave that in the hands of the team we have at the moment.
"Dominic [Treadwell-Collins] and the writers are doing such a great job that I would never be presumptuous.
"Everything they do regarding Tracey makes perfect sense to me. I am not a main character and don't have the storylines, but they get it right. I have utter faith in what they do."
Tracey's biggest moment to-date airs next week, on Friday September 11.
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