{"id":54362,"date":"2024-07-04T15:26:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T13:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2067187"},"modified":"2024-07-04T18:02:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:02:20","slug":"what-happened-to-chrissie-watts-in-eastenders-tracy-ann-oberman-return-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-happened-to-chrissie-watts-in-eastenders-tracy-ann-oberman-return-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Chrissie Watts in EastEnders? Tracy-Ann Oberman return explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chrissie Watts is on her way back to Walford! <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 July 2024 at 13:26 PM<\/p>

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A storm is coming to EastEnders<\/a> in the form of a murderous former Queen Vic landlady.<\/p>\n

The BBC One soap has confirmed that actress Tracy Ann-Oberman is returning to the role of Chrissie Watts<\/a> for a short stint later this year.<\/p>\n

Speaking about her return, Oberman said: \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>\n

So, just who is Chrissie Watts and what happened to her in EastEnders?<\/p>\n

Who is Chrissie Watts in EastEnders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chrissie Watts is the second wife, widow, and murderer of Den Watts<\/strong> in EastEnders.<\/p>\n

Serving as the landlady of the Queen Vic, Chrissie was at the forefront of the soap during her tenure.<\/p>\n

The character was introduced in April 2004 and departed the soap in December 2005.<\/p>\n

What happened to Chrissie Watts in EastEnders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We last saw Chrissie Watts in prison in December 2005<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Chrissie Watts arrived in Walford as the secret second wife of Den Watts who he had been living with in Spain. Chrissie had no idea about Den\u2019s former life, including his beloved adopted daughter Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and two biological children Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman) and Vicki Fowler (Scarlett Alice Johnson).<\/p>\n

Den managed to persuade Chrissie to settle in Walford and she soon became friends with former policewoman Kate Morton (Jill Halfpenny) and went into business running a salon together. However, this friendship and her marriage fell apart when Chrissie discovered Den had been sleeping with Kate, resulting in Chrissie smashing up the salon, butchering Kate\u2019s hair during a haircut and fleeing Walford.<\/p>\n

Yet, Chrissie eventually returned due to her business interests in the salon. Den also committed not to betray her again and brought her into the fold to defraud Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) and reclaim the Queen Vic pub for his family. Chrissie warned Den that she would kill him if he cheated on her again and the pair reconciled, going on to succeed in their plot and becoming landlord and landlady of the Queen Vic pub in time for Christmas 2004.<\/p>\n