EastEnders star Tameka Empson has teased her return to the soap as Kim Fox after departing for a big project.
The actress, 46, has taken a break from the BBC One show to join the cast of the musical revival of The Big Life at the Stratford East Theatre, where she performs the role of Mrs Aphrodite.
The fun-packed Ska musical production, which sees the story of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost meet that of the Windrush generation, is running until March 30.
And on today’s (Tuesday March, 5) Good Morning Britain, Tameka indicated she could be coming back to EastEnders in the very near future.
When asked about her plans to return by co-hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid, she said she would be stepping back into Kim’s shoes ‘a little bit later.’
Susanna continued to probe whether Tameka felt an ‘existential dread’ that she would be written out of EastEnders; however, she brushed off those fears.
She responded: ‘I’ve got my life jacket. I want to survive. There’s always that [feeling]: nothing ever lasts forever. So far I’m really enjoying [The Big Life] and I’m so glad I was able to do it because it means so much to me.’
The Big Life tells the story of four men who arrive in the UK from the West Indies full of expectations and aspirations, but get far more than they bargained for when they meet four women.
As well as starring in the production, Tameka also co-wrote the musical.
Meanwhile, it has been a tough year on Albert Square for Kim, having crashed her car into the Argee Bhajee after uncovering sister Denise Fox’s (Diane Parish) affair with Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara).
Kim looked down at texts on Denise’s phone and soon lost control of the vehicle when she swerved to avoid a pedestrian.
The crash left Denzel Danes (Jaden Ladega) seriously injured and Kim’s relationship with Howie Danes (Delroy Atkinson) in jeopardy.
Thankfully, the pair have since reconciled, with Howie proving to be a pillar of strength through Kim’s prison ordeal and subsequent diagnosis with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Though her confidence was knocked for a while, Howie managed to convince her to start making her online videos again, and soon the Kimfluencer we all know and love had returned.
