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A first look at Charlie Brooks' return as the scheming Janine Butcher was released by EastEnders bosses on Thursday, with the character causing a commotion in Walford.
The actress, 40, was taken to set in a blacked out people carrier as show bosses aimed to keep her return top secret.
The former EastEnders star, 40, filmed her fitness DVD, Charlie Brooks' Before & After Workout, in 2005 and has now revealed how the process effected her confidence.
Charlie Brooks has revealed her ex-boyfriend Tony Truman - with whom she shares daughter Kiki, 16 - lives in the flat above hers. Speaking on Kate Thornton's White Wine Question Time podcast amid swirling rumours she is set to return to EastEnders as the villainous Janine Butcher, the doting mother said on Wednesday: 'The dynamic just works.' The actress, 39, said Tony was even a fan of her most recent ex Ben, and they spent Christmas together. She explained: 'We woke up on Christmas Day together. Tony would come down, we'd all get into bed and open presents with Kiki.'
Share Her blonde tresses were tucked back in a relaxed bun as she appeared to go make-up free for the outing, instead shielding her visage with tinted shades. It was claimed on Wednesday that Charlie's character Janine would make an explosive return to Albert Square, leaving soap lovers swarming social media to state she would 'save the soap' and likened the news to 'winning a war'. Heading home: The actress, 39, who is best known for her role as the villainous femme fatale on Albert Square, was seen exiting her local gym and returning to her car The murderous character is said to be part ...