{"id":18450,"date":"2022-07-13T17:22:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1680739"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:50:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:50:10","slug":"samantha-womack-up-for-return-to-eastenders-as-ronnie","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/samantha-womack-up-for-return-to-eastenders-as-ronnie\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Womack up for return to EastEnders as Ronnie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Former EastEnders star Samantha Womack has said she would still love to go back to the BBC soap, despite her character Ronnie Mitchell having been killed off.<\/p>\n

Womack played Ronnie since 2007, forming an iconic partnership with Rita Simons who played Ronnie\u2019s beloved little sister Roxy. The pair enjoyed one final perfect day together as they celebrated Ronnie\u2019s second marriage to Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) at a posh hotel.<\/p>\n

But Roxy\u2019s cocaine habit led to tragedy when she jumped into the pool, with a panicked Ronnie diving in to save her before ultimately being weighed down by her wedding dress. Fans were heartbroken when the siblings drowned together<\/a>, and they (and we) have never got over it!<\/p>\n

As she appeared on ITV\u2019s Loose Women, Womack was of course asked about her memorable character, and she had this to say: \u201cYou get old enough, you [never] say never to anything don\u2019t you. You never have an opinion on anything because you\u2019re always proved wrong at some stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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EastEnders\u2019 Ronnie was part of an iconic era for the soap<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Speaking further about her time on EastEnders, Womack added:\u00a0\u201cIt was an amazing time, she was an amazing character, great storylines. Some of the best work I think I did back in the early days, the baby swap and working with Barbara Windsor and Larry Lamb.\u201d<\/p>\n

Host Charlene White then revealed some wild fan theories as to just how the late Ronnie could return, including an idea that Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), who worked in the funeral parlour at the time of her death, could have helped her fake her death.<\/p>

Warming to the theme, Womack joked, \u201cMaybe I could come back as a poisonous twin!\u201d<\/p>\n

She has previously spoken of her feelings on Ronnie\u2019s death, telling OK! Magazine<\/a>: \u201cI understand they have to regenerate and constantly recast, but my complaint was when you have two characters who are embedded within the fabric of that community, by killing them completely you\u2019re removing them from any future producer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s short-sighted. There was a period of mourning. Rita Simons was my pretend sister for nine years so when I got my next job and worked away from home, my real family and my fake family had been taken away. All my foundation and emotional stability had gone. I\u2019d have loved to go back at some point.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mitchell family are such a huge part of that show\u2019s culture \u2013 Peggy had gone and then the two Mitchell sisters. It\u2019s a shame to rip out the roots of such a long-serving family. The last year and a half has been so exciting and a bit like a rebirth, but I hate the idea that I can\u2019t go back \u2013 unless I come back as some weird Australian twin sister!\u201d<\/p>\n

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