Samantha Mitchell: Last News

Sam Mitchell arrived back in Walford on Tuesday, 21 November and brought plenty of drama with her, leaving EastEnders fans thrilled. Sam (Kim Medcalf) made her highly anticipated return to Albert Square in surprise scenes, which saw her thrown out of the back of a van by a thug in front of brother Phil Mitchell, who just so happened to be standing outside at the moment she arrived. Dressed in one of her signature blazers, Sam tumbled to the floor alongside her suitcase before standing up to reveal a large cut across her cheekbone, with Phil looking at her in dismay.

Former EastEnders' star Danniella Westbrook has landed her first acting gig in six years after her EastEnders role was recast.The actress is headed to the West End to play the Fairy Godmother in adult pantomime, Sinderfella which has been dubbed a “delightful and risqué version" of Disney's Cinderella. Danniella, 48, will play the role alongside Big Brother's Simon Gross who is cast as one of the Ugly Sisters and a show insider said the former soap star "couldn't wait to get back to her acting roots".The source told The Sun: "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." Daniella played Sam Mitchell in EastEnders during the 1990s and she recently hit out at the BBC for recasting a different actress as her former character.

Danniella Westbrook revealed on Monday that she nearly crashed her car after seeing what she thought appeared to be a “dead body” on the side of the road.The 48 year old sounded stunned at the apparent prank in a clip uploaded to Instagram Stories on Monday as she filmed what looked like a pillow dressed in a grey hoodie perched beside a fence outdoors. “Looks like someone’s sat there,” Danniella said in the short piece of footage, before quickly finding the funny side of the situation.

When it was announced that Sam Mitchell was returning to EastEnders, the actress Daniella Westbrook who formerly played the role may have been expecting a phone call offering her the part. However, the role will once again be played by Kim Medcalf, 48, who took over from Daniella from 2002 until 2005. But following the reports, Danniella, 48, seems to be smarting about the decision.

EastEnders role. In view of her 228,600 followers, the actress wrote on Sunday that she had “dodged a bullet”.She penned: “Well well well who knew.“All I can say is thanks looks like I dodged a bullet.”On Sunday, EastEnders’ official Twitter account shared the news Kim was set to take back the role after portraying it from 2002 to 2005.It announced: “Sam is returning to Walford, bringing all the Mitchell mischief and mayhem with her...“Kim Medcalf has said: ‘She’s a brilliant character and I can’t wait to get back in The Square this spring.’“And we can't wait to see her explosive return!”The BBC's head of continuing drama Kate Oates said: "I have long wanted to bring Sam back into the family fold."Her return is guaranteed to be explosive.“She is due to start filming in a couple of weeks' time, with fans thrilled troubled Sam is back in Walford."Reacting to the news on Twitter, Danniella wished the new Sam Mitchell star luck as she claimed her legal team would be “in touch” with the programme’s bosses."Wishing Kym the best of luck at @BBCEastenders," she wrote.She went on: "Yet again this poor woman has to recreate a Samantha Mitchell as close to my last two recent come backs on the square go smash it darling..x"“Oh but not to @bbceastenders my legal team will be in touch to know why..."In an separate post, she added: "Bet you all can’t wait for my new book now can ya …..“Oh it’s gonna go way back to the things I’ve never ever told #beafraidpeople #itsallgood." (sic)Danniella had previously addressed the lack of contact from the BBC regarding her role.She told her 79,300 Instagram followers: “The @bbceastenders have not contacted me to say they are re casting or if they have.

Danniella Westbrook has assured EastEnders fans there will be as many bombshells in her next autobiography as there are on an average week in Albert Square. The actress tweeted a teaser of what fans can expect in her new book on Sunday 30 January, after threatening to take legal action against the BBC soap after she was snubbed for the revival role of Sam Mitchell. Actress Kim Medcalf, who played Sam from 2002 to 2005, has been chosen as the Sam that will return to Albert Square.

Susanna Reid and Richard Arnold poked fun at Daniella Westbrook's explosive reaction to being recast on EastEnders.

Danniella Westbrook has blasted the BBC after she was snubbed to reprise the role of Sam Mitchell on EastEnders.

Actress Danniella Westbrook has threatened BBC soap EastEnders with legal action after she’s snubbed for the role she previously played in the show. The role will be played by Kim Medcalf, 48, who took portrayed Sam from 2002 until 2005. Danniella, 48, has taken to Twitter to share her feelings on being snubbed for the role.The former soap star appears to be taking aim at the BBC show with a first tweet that said: “Well well well who knew (three laughing face emojis) all I can say is thanks looks like I dodged a bullet” followed by a praying hands emoji.