'You have to take that risk...' EastEnders' Michelle Collins did not know whether to return to BBC One soap

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EastEnders star Michelle Collins said she took a "risk" to return to the soap as Cindy Beale in 2023 because she did not know if viewers would be happy with her alter ego making a comeback to the BBC One soap after 25 years.

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00:00I didn't know that people would even be happy that she was back. I really didn't know.

00:14People don't want to see nice Cindy. She was nice for a while and they don't want to see

00:20nice Cindy. I promise you, they don't. Sometimes I pick up the scripts and I go, oh no, no,

00:25you can't, no. Really? Having an affair with his son? No, no, it'll be fine. It'll be fine.

00:32People will love her. Obviously, Cindy's taken over the Abbot, which is great, where she should

00:36be. Cindy is now in a gay bar. Yes, the gays love you. We love you. It's nice that people

00:43have seen the other side of Cindy. That's quite nice. But they also like the other side of

00:48her. So as long as I get kind of light and shade.

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