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Charlie Brooks, 40, has made her long-awaited return to EastEnders as Janine Butcher.
Janine, one of the long-running soap's best-known villains, has returned to Walford for the first time since 2014.
It quickly became clear the character has not changed her ways while away from Albert Square when she posed as a doctor during Monday's instalment of the soap, tricking the unsuspecting Zack Hudson (James Farrar).
She's back! Charlie Brooks, 40, has made her long-awaited return to EastEnders as Janine Butcher
Introducing herself as Judith Bernstein, Janine told Zack: 'Here I am. Meter's running, give me your worst.'
Janine last appeared in the soap in March 2014, when she left for Paris to pick up daughter Scarlett, who is also making a comeback.
Charlie's character was involved in a number of high-profile storylines, perhaps most famously the death of her on-screen husband, Barry Evans, who she pushed down a cliff in Scotland during a 2004 episode.
Janine returned to Albert Square four years later and her most recent spell on the soap ended in 2014.
