She died in childbirth after plotting to kill her then-husband – or so EastEnders viewers were led to believe.
But 26 years on from her dramatic death, Cindy Beale is very much alive and living a rather glamorous life in the sun.
The character, played by Michelle Collins, will return to the BBC soap – and is set to reunite with her long-suffering ex-husband Ian Beale.
Cindy supposedly died while serving time in prison for hiring a hitman to kill Ian, played by Adam Woodyatt.
But it appears she…