{"id":29172,"date":"2023-01-25T17:54:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1774707"},"modified":"2023-01-25T20:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:05:10","slug":"eastenders-charlie-brooks-hints-at-another-bbc-soap-return","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-charlie-brooks-hints-at-another-bbc-soap-return\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Charlie Brooks hints at another BBC soap return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Stefania Sarrubba\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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EastEnders fans may not have seen the last of villain Janine Butcher.<\/p>\n

Played by Charlie Brooks, the character is now behind bars following the tragic events of Christmas Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After Janine and Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) tied the knot last December, Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) revealed the new Mrs Carter\u2019s involvement in Linda\u2019s (Kellie Bright) car crash. This led to a perilous car chase, resulting in Mick drowning<\/a> after jumping into the sea to save his ex-wife and true love Linda<\/a>.<\/p>

According to Brooks, however, Janine may make an unexpected comeback to EastEnders<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s so high drama, I don\u2019t know how you\u2019d keep a character like that in the show without diluting them slightly,\u201d the soap star said appearing on This Morning on Monday January 23rd.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cI think she can be a useful tool and cause some explosions and go there again,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be the first time a baddie has returned to Walford following a prolonged absence, after all.<\/p>\n

First introduced in 1989, Janine has been an intermittent presence on the Square, with Brooks taking on the role in 1999 following Rebecca Michael and\u00a0Alexia Demetriou.<\/p>\n

Despite seemingly leaving Walford for good in 2014, she returned in 2021 under the alias of Judith Bernstein, ultimately setting her sights on Mick and prompting Linda\u2019s relapse.<\/p>