EastEnders fans, this one hurts. A fan favourite almost walked back into Walford this year. Lin Blakely revealed she was asked to return. But it just didn’t happen. Keep scrolling to know more.
EastEnders: Lin Blakely Was Invited Back As Pam Coker
The 40th anniversary has brought back many old faces, like Angie Watts and Mickey Miller. Viewers loved seeing them again. Lin shared that she, too, was approached. They wanted Pam Coker back. She first arrived in 2014 and quickly won everyone over. Pam’s stories were full of emotion and drama. One storyline people still talk about is Paul Coker’s death. A brutal hate crime killed her grandson. It broke Pam, and it broke viewers, too.
Then there was Les. Pam thought he was cheating with Claudette Hubbard. But the truth was even more shocking. Les had a female alter ego named Christine. Lin told this story in Matthew Rolland’s Isolation Interviews series. She said casting called her in February. “The guy in casting rang my agent and said, ‘Ask Lin; I want her to come back in for three eps with the hope of maybe coming back in permanently.’”
The timing didn’t work. Lin was about to leave for a trip with a friend. Lin chose not to cancel on her friend. She thought the team might ask her again when she returned after ten days, but they didn’t. Who knows? You never know in this game, and if I did go back, I’d love it.
Lin Blakely’s Role In Emmerdale
In 2023, Lin moved to Emmerdale. She played Georgia, Jai Sharma’s mother. Her arrival sparked a major family twist. Jai found out Rishi wasn’t his real dad.
The truth came out. Amit was Jai’s father. And Rishi’s story ended in tragedy when he died after being pushed by his brother. For more such EastEnders spoilers and updates, keep following Soap Opera Daily.