Emmerdale's Viv star set to 'return from dead' as Deena Payne drops huge comeback hint

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Emmerdale star Deena Payne has hinted that her character Viv Hope could soon make a huge return to the ITV soap - 11 years after her on-screen death.And she could be bringing a rather unexpected co-star along for the ride.Deena, 67, played Viv on-screen for an incredible 18 years, before her character - best known for her iconic relationship with husband Bob, short skirts and backcombed hair - was killed off in a fire in 2011 when the Post Office exploded.Alongside her during the explosion was Terry Woods (Billy Hartman), one of Viv's many love interests - and both were killed instantly in the blaze.But with the firefighters unable to enter the building because of the ferocity of the flames, and Viv's remains later carted back to Essex where she originally hailed from, fans didn't see either of their bodies.And in an exclusive interview with Daily Star, Deena has suggested the two could soon be back in the Dales - and that they never actually left.She explained: "You never know, do you?

They never saw my body - in fact, they didn’t even put me in a graveyard in Emmerdale, they just sent my gubbins back down south - I don’t even know where they went!"I would say that all this time, Viv and Terry have been in the woods, and they’ve survived in their way."Deena added: "Terry's got a really long beard but no hair on the top and Viv has got quite long hair, and probably just as much hair on her chin as he has!

And they would be a bit hippy-like. They would come back as real free hippies, that kind of thing."It wouldn't be too much of a push, either - Deena has always stayed close to the TV world after leaving the soap, appearing on shows like Doctors and Crime Stories.Terry actor Billy, meanwhile, has also had a variety of.