Patsy Kensit is expected to return to EastEnders later this year after being spotted on set filming in recent weeks.
The actress joined the soap in January, playing the mother of terminally-ill Lola (Danielle Harold) Emma Harding, but the character departed soon afterwards as she struggled to come to terms with her daughter's condition.
Emma then returned for a brief cameo at Lola's funeral in June, but The Mirror says that she will be back in the Square for a third stint in the near future.
"Patsy has been back in Albert Square filming on multiple occasions this month – so it seems fans have not seen the last of Emma," a source told the newspaper.
"Patsy has really impressed the bosses, and is a big hit with the rest of the cast. She loves the show too, so she was thrilled to be asked to return as Emma.
"She, like audiences, had thought her cameo appearance at Lola's funeral was her last on the Square."
EastEnders continues Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One and from 6am on iPlayer.
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