EastEnders icon addresses potential return to BBC soap with six-word remark

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Former EastEnders actor Charlie Brooks has shared a fresh update on whether she could be set for a surprise return to the popular BBC soap.

Chatting on the Netmums podcast, the Dancing on Ice star addressed the possibility of one day making a return to the show: "I don't think it's closed forever, unless they don't want me back, I'm always open to conversations about going back. Janine is always a fun character to play."

While Charlie expressed her willingness to one day potentially reprise her role as Janine on EastEnders, she admitted that it would likely be dependent on her currently action-packed schedule: "It just always depends what else I'm doing. I've been doing a lot of theatre, which I've loved."

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Charlie Brooks first appeared in EastEnders in 1999 -Credit:Getty Images

However, during another recent podcast appearance, she told host Mark Wogan of her feelings towards her ex co-stars as she reflected on her time on the BBC soap: "I love the people there, I've made some really good friends over the years and and so, the beautiful thing about Janine is that you kind of always want to know what she's up to so writers can really do anything and get away with it."

After making her first appearance on the soap in 1999, the actress became a regular feature on the show down the years, having appeared in some of the biggest storylines. After it was announced that she would be leaving in September 2022, Janine's final scenes on the show aired in December that year, as her character was arrested for perverting the course of justice.

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Meanwhile since leaving her role as Janine Butcher, Charlie has ventured into the world of theatre, and was last year spotted playing the role of the Child Catcher in the beloved Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Away from her acting career, Charlie has been a prominent feature on our screens over recent weeks thanks to competing in this years addition of Dancing on Ice alongside her professional partner, Eric Radford. But, the dancing competition wasn't her first step into reality television after she finished 12th in I'm A Celebrity in 2012.