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Zara Woodcock

Danniella Westbrook hints Hollyoaks return could be on cards as she posts throwback snaps

Hollyoaks star Danniella Westbrook reminisced about the soap as she shared a throwback snap on Thursday afternoon, with some fans thinking it could be a hint she could make a comeback.

The 48-year-old actress starred as Trudy Ryan in the long-running soap back in 2013 as well as Sam Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

She took to her Instagram Stories to reflect on her short time taking on the role of Trudy with a snap of her character.

The soap star also tagged Hollyoaks' official Instagram page.

Danniella also shared a black-and-white picture of her and her castmates enjoying a night out.

"Throw back to my time in @hollyoaksofficial," she captioned the post.

Danniella played Trudy Ryan (Instagram/ @danniellawestbrook_73)
She shared some throwback photos (Instagram/ @danniellawestbrook_73)

Danniella was meant to return as Trudi in 2015 but representatives for the show stated that the storyline was thrown out after she breached her contract.

The actress denied the claim and said she pulled out of filming as the set was close to ex-boyfriend Tom Richards.

Her ex-manager said at the time: "Danniella decided not to go ahead with her time at Hollyoaks down to her ex and the fact that he has a training camp next door to where she was staying.

Danniella appeared on EastEnders on and off for 26 years (BBC ONE)

“Danniella did not feel she would be safe in Liverpool.”

Meanwhile, the star recently landed her first acting role in six years.

She will transform into Fairy Godmother for adult pantomime Sinderfella in the West End.

Danniella will star alongside Big Brother star Simon Gross who will be playing one of the Ugly Sisters.

She recently landed her first acting gig in six years (Instagram)
She will transform into Fairy Godmother (Getty Images)

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A show insider said the former soap star 'couldn't wait to get back to her acting roots' with the lucrative stint on stage.

"She is nervous as she hasn't acted since she returned to EastEnders back in 2016, but her passion has always been acting so she is super excited for this next chapter of her career," they told The Sun.

The festive show has been dubbed a “delightful and risqué version" of Disney's Cinderella.

The news comes after she hit out at the BBC for recasting her former soap character Sam Mitchell in EastEnders.

Danniella joined the soap in 1990 but was soon replaced by Kim Medcalf in 2002

Kim Medcalf will be playing the character instead of Danniella, who let her feelings known online.

"Well well well who knew, all I can say is thanks looks like I dodged a bullet," she said at the time.

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