Former star of BBC soap, EastEnders, Danniella Westbrook has shared that she would return to the show on strict conditions.
The 49-year-old actress first appeared on Albert Square in 1990 as Sam Mitchell and played the role on and off for several years.
Now, Westbrook has shared that she would only return to Walford if her character were given control of the Queen Vic pub.
Danniella Westbrook will return to EastEnders under one condition
Discussing a potential return to EastEnders, Danniella said: " I'd only go back if they gave Sam Mitchell the Queen Vic. If they put Sam behind the bar and made her the next Peggy, I'd go back.
"But if they didn't, I'm not interested. The show needs some great matriarchs again, and they don't have loads now, do they? I know they've got Tish [Letitia Dean, who plays Sharon] and Denise. But yeah, I'd consider it if Sam Mitchell was back running The Queen Vic."
Danniella added that she believes Sam taking over the pub would add some drama and edge to the BBC soap.
Telling the Daily Star: "If Sam were running the Vic, she'd be a lot like Peggy, I think.
"But I think she'd have poker nights and all sorts going on."
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The actor added that her interpretation of Sam would be much different to Kim Medcalf's take, who played the character from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2022 to 2024.
Adding: "I think if she came back, she'd have to come back a bit differently, because the other girl who plays her does it so differently."
"The way I play Sam and the way she plays Sam, it's like two completely different characters. Even the writing changes. What they write for her and what they write for me are like two different personalities."
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