{"id":54290,"date":"2024-07-03T20:59:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2066721"},"modified":"2024-07-04T08:07:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T06:07:08","slug":"eastenders-confirms-unexpected-chrissie-watts-return-as-tracy-ann-oberman-comeback-promises-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-confirms-unexpected-chrissie-watts-return-as-tracy-ann-oberman-comeback-promises-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders confirms unexpected Chrissie Watts return as Tracy-Ann Oberman comeback promises \u201cfireworks\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

We didn’t see this one coming. <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 at 18:59 PM<\/p>

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There\u2019s a storm coming to EastEnders<\/a> this autumn when Chrissie Watts (played by Tracy-Ann Oberman) returns to Albert Square.<\/p>\n

Details behind her appearance for a \u201cshort stint\u201d are being kept under tight wraps, but viewers have been promised fireworks \u2013 a given with the feisty female.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s remarkably been 19 years since we last saw Chrissie on screen, but her antics left a lasting legacy on EastEnders.<\/p>\n

She was famously imprisoned for the murder of her husband, Den Watts (Lesley Grantham), in December 2005, and clashed with Phil (Steve McFadden) and Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp), who were the ones who got her locked up in the first place when their sister Sam (Kim Medcalf) was framed for it.<\/p>\n

She also made an enemy of many women on the street, having iconically clashed with Kate Mitchell (Jill Halfpenny), Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and, of course, her step-daughter and nemesis Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) \u2013 as Den always put his little princess first.<\/p>\n

With plenty of drama surely on the horizon with Chrissie\u2019s return, what tricks will she have up her sleeve this time?<\/p>\n

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Tracy-Ann Oberman is set to return to EastEnders to reprise the iconic role of Chrissie Watts for a short-stint this autumn.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Tracy-Ann Oberman said about her return to EastEnders: \u201cChrissie Watts was such a great character to play \u2013 a victim or a villain.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is a real fan favourite, so when Chris Clenshaw asked me to come back and re-visit her and see what has happened in the last 19 years, I jumped at the chance. The scripts are fantastic and I hope the viewers enjoy her as much as I am enjoying playing her again.\u201d<\/p>

Chris Clenshaw, Executive Producer, added: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to welcome the immensely talented Tracy-Ann back to the iconic role of Chrissie Watts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the character hasn\u2019t been seen on screen for almost 20 years, Chrissie is cemented in EastEnders\u2019 rich history for her murder of Walford\u2019s most infamous villain, and Sharon\u2019s beloved father, Dirty Den.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What exactly will Chrissie get up to on Albert Square?<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

He added: \u201cI\u2019m keeping tight-lipped on the exact circumstances relating to her return for the time being, but what I can promise is that it\u2019s never quiet when Chrissie Watts is around.\u2019<\/p>\n

Oberman has been filming already and her scenes will air in the autumn.<\/p>\n

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