Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Janus Womack)

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack has admitted that she always planned to reprise her role as Ronnie Mitchell.

The actress left the BBC One soap in July 2011 following the controversial baby swap storyline, but announced that she will return for a six-month stint last week.

"Deep down, thought-provoking, psychological drama is where my heart lies. EastEnders gives you an opportunity to do all that," Womack told the Sunday Mirror.

"It was only when I came away that I realised, *actually, you don't really get to do that anywhere else. I'm very, very fond of my character, I love the place and I love the people. I was knackered when I left but I never ruled out going back.

"People would recognise me as Ronnie in the street all the time. When other characters started talking about Ronnie being due for release from prison earlier this year, it intensified.

"That's how powerful that *storyline was - people are still talking about it two years on. It was a brilliant plot-line but it was so intense and emotionally draining, I was exhausted.

"It was the right time to leave. Imagine going to work every day and screaming and crying and going through that whole range of emotions. I was really spoilt with the storyline and I wouldn't change it, but I really lived it.

"I was ready for a break, but I was conscious that the viewers were probably ready for a break from me, too. You can never take fame or popularity for granted."

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed that she will be filming her return scenes for the soap in a month's time.

The actress, who is reprising her role as Ronnie Mitchell for a six-month stint, confirmed the timing of her comeback on Twitter today (June 13).


She told fans: "Lots of people asking when I go back to EE. I start filming in mid-July."

Meanwhile,we have learned that Ronnie's return scenes will air in September.

Womack announced her return to EastEnders last month after two years away from the show.

After serving time in prison for abducting Kat Moon's baby son Tommy, Ronnie's new storyline will see her facing those she has previously wronged.

Speaking in May, Womack commented: "I am thrilled to be returning to the role of Ronnie for the next six months. Ronnie is coming out of prison and her reappearance in the Square is going to create havoc. I can't wait to be a Mitchell once again!"

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed that she will be filming her return scenes for the soap in a month's time.

The actress, who is reprising her role as Ronnie Mitchell for a six-month stint, confirmed the timing of her comeback on Twitter today (June 13).


She told fans: "Lots of people asking when I go back to EE. I start filming in mid-July."

Meanwhile,we have learned that Ronnie's return scenes will air in September.

Womack announced her return to EastEnders last month after two years away from the show.

After serving time in prison for abducting Kat Moon's baby son Tommy, Ronnie's new storyline will see her facing those she has previously wronged.

Speaking in May, Womack commented: "I am thrilled to be returning to the role of Ronnie for the next six months. Ronnie is coming out of prison and her reappearance in the Square is going to create havoc. I can't wait to be a Mitchell once again!"

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack has sparked rumours that her character Ronnie Mitchell may reunite with ex-husband Jack Branning.

The actress suggested that she could soon be filming more kissing scenes with co-star Scott Maslen, who plays the role of Jack.


Speaking to The Sun today (July 8), Womack commented: "It's harder kissing Scott than a complete stranger, because I know him so well. But luckily his wife Stellie, who's one of my best friends, is very, very sweet and takes the mickey out of me all the time.

"It's okay. It'll be awkward the first one, and then when we get it over and done with - when we get back to it - it'll be fine."

Womack is returning to EastEnders for a six-month stint. Ronnie's comeback is bound to shake up Albert Square following her two-year spell in prison for abducting Kat Moon's baby son Tommy.


Asked whether her stories will be more cheerful this time round, Womack replied: "Oh, I hope so. I don't know whether Ronnie is a cheerful kind of girl. It's going to be hard, because she's been through an awful lot, hasn't she?

"So I think maybe she's going to have to show signs of that in some way, because it would be awful if she had an experience like that and suddenly she came back and it didn't mean anything.

"She needs to have echoes of trauma, but like everyone else, I liked the Mitchell sisters also when they arrived and they were vivacious, cool and no-one messed with them. So I'd quite like to get that back."

On the possibility of crying scenes, she laughed: "Maybe just a few. You know you want them really! That's when the ratings go really, really high, when I was at my most depressed - when I was kneeling on the curb crying over my dead children, you were all loving it! [There were] 14 million viewers!"

EastEnders will air Ronnie's return in September.

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack has sparked rumours that her character Ronnie Mitchell may reunite with ex-husband Jack Branning.

The actress suggested that she could soon be filming more kissing scenes with co-star Scott Maslen, who plays the role of Jack.


Speaking to The Sun today (July 8), Womack commented: "It's harder kissing Scott than a complete stranger, because I know him so well. But luckily his wife Stellie, who's one of my best friends, is very, very sweet and takes the mickey out of me all the time.

"It's okay. It'll be awkward the first one, and then when we get it over and done with - when we get back to it - it'll be fine."

Womack is returning to EastEnders for a six-month stint. Ronnie's comeback is bound to shake up Albert Square following her two-year spell in prison for abducting Kat Moon's baby son Tommy.


Asked whether her stories will be more cheerful this time round, Womack replied: "Oh, I hope so. I don't know whether Ronnie is a cheerful kind of girl. It's going to be hard, because she's been through an awful lot, hasn't she?

"So I think maybe she's going to have to show signs of that in some way, because it would be awful if she had an experience like that and suddenly she came back and it didn't mean anything.

"She needs to have echoes of trauma, but like everyone else, I liked the Mitchell sisters also when they arrived and they were vivacious, cool and no-one messed with them. So I'd quite like to get that back."

On the possibility of crying scenes, she laughed: "Maybe just a few. You know you want them really! That's when the ratings go really, really high, when I was at my most depressed - when I was kneeling on the curb crying over my dead children, you were all loving it! [There were] 14 million viewers!"

EastEnders will air Ronnie's return in September.

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack confirmed she is back at work this week by tweeting a picture of her and co-star Rita Simons.

The actress's character Ronnie Mitchell has been away from the Square for two years after serving time in jail for abducting Kat and Alfie Moon's baby Tommy.



Taking to Twitter to share her excitement, the actress tweeted a picture of her and Simons, who plays her on-screen sister Roxy Mitchell, with the caption: "Back together again #mitchellsisters"

In real life, Womack bowed out of the show after gruelling storylines left the actress feeling exhausted.

Womack recently hinted that Ronnie could reunite with former husband Jack Branning.

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EastEnders' Kat Moon won't clash with Ronnie Mitchell when the troubled character returns to Walford in the autumn, reports have claimed.

Old wounds could be reopened on Albert Square later this year as Ronnie heads back home after spending two years in prison for stealing Kat's baby son Tommy.

Viewers know that Kat (Jessie Wallace) forgave Ronnie before her imprisonment in 2011, but there has been speculation that Ronnie's comeback could cause fireworks between the two women.

However, according to the Daily Star today (July 26), Kat instead takes pity on Ronnie - knowing that she has been through enough turmoil already.

The surprising development comes as the show continues to explore Kat's softer side in storylines.

An EastEnders spokesperson refused to confirm or deny the report, saying: "We do not comment on future storylines as we don't want to ruin it for viewers."

Samantha Womack announced her return as Ronnie in May and she will be back on screen in September.