Star huge in the 00s staging TV return in major show after 20 years

Former EastEnders prima Hannah Waterman is staging a large soap comeback – but she’s not returning to Walford. 

The histrion is champion known for playing Ian Beale’s (Adam Woodyatt) 3rd woman Laura Beale successful the BBC soap from 2000 to 2004. 

She is present swapping Albert Square for Summer Bay aft landing a relation successful Home and Away. 

The Sun reports that Hannah, who present lives successful Australia with hubby Huw Higginson, volition look arsenic a magistrate successful forthcoming scenes of the Aussie soap. 

A root said: ‘She loved dipping her toes backmost into the satellite of soap concisely and who knows it could mean she finds her mode backmost much permanently.’

Hannah near her relation arsenic Laura successful EastEnders 20 years ago, with her quality gathering a grisly end. 

She fell down the stairs aft a enactment with Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), who was aboriginal charged with her murder. 

Following her death, Laura’s estranged hubby Ian discovered that helium was the begetter of her lad Bobby. 

During her clip connected EastEnders, Hannah met her archetypal hubby Ricky Groves, who played Garry Hobbs. 

The brace joined successful 2006 earlier splitting successful 2010.

Hannah, who is the girl of acting seasoned Dennis Waterman, aboriginal popped up successful an occurrence of Doctors successful 2013. 

The prima emigrated to Australia implicit a decennary agone aft gathering spouse Huw, champion known for playing PC George Garfield successful The Bill from 1989 to 1999.

The mates tied the knot successful 2022 and besides person a son, who was calved successful 2011. 

Home & Away is presently connected a interruption and volition instrumentality to Channel 5 and 5STAR On Monday 6 January 2025.

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