Womack, who stepped onto the Walford scene as Ronnie in 2007, alongside her fiery younger sister Roxy, addressed the relentless calls for their comeback. “We’ve had so many people ask me [about a return],” she revealed, confirming the enduring power of the Mitchell duo. But the most electrifying part? She’s received chillingly specific theories from fans detailing how a comeback could actually work, even after their apparent drowning.
The “Fake Death” Plot: A Chemical Conspiracy?
“The only way we could return is if it wasn’t actually a real death,” Womack confessed, echoing the desperate hope of millions. Then, she dropped the bombshells: “There have been stories where people have faked their own death, and [some have said] you can take some kind of chemical.” She even recalled one fan’s terrifyingly precise theory: Ronnie could have ingested a drug designed to temporarily stop her heart for just a few minutes.
And if that wasn’t enough to shatter belief in their finality, fans pointed to a crucial, overlooked detail: their relative Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) worked at an undertakers. This sinister connection could mean Billy was “in” on a possible fake death, facilitating the ultimate deception. While Womack laughed at the sheer audacity of these theories, she didn’t dismiss them, acknowledging: “I mean, it’s soap, anything is possible but I don’t think it could be a Dallas dream, I don’t think soap does dreams the way Dallas did.” This admission leaves the door not just ajar, but wide open for an earth-shattering resurrection!
A Twin Comeback: No Roxy, No Ronnie
Further fueling the fire of anticipation, Womack made a definitive declaration: she would never make a comeback without her on-screen sister, Rita Simons. “I would never go back without her, we’re joined at the hip really like the characters, they were one character, they were the same, the Mitchell sisters were like one organism,” she stated. This commitment means that if Ronnie returns, Roxy returns, doubling the shock and the drama for Walford.
The precedent for such a miraculous return has also been terrifyingly set. Just last week, Michelle Ryan made a shocking comeback as Zoe Slater after 20 years off-screen, a character whose fate was ambiguous but long-thought settled. If EastEnders is willing to resurrect Zoe, who’s to say Ronnie and Roxy couldn’t be next?
While Rita Simons has since appeared in Hollyoaks and other reality shows, her past comments about EastEnders’ history of fake deaths (“Dirty Den’s return, Michelle [Collins] as Cindy [Beale]”) show she’s well aware of the show’s capacity for impossible comebacks.
This isn’t just wishful thinking anymore. Samantha Womack’s candid revelations, coupled with EastEnders’ recent history of miraculous resurrections, confirm that the “fake death” theories for Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell are more than just fan fiction. They are a terrifyingly real possibility that could shatter Albert Square and send shockwaves through the entire soap opera world. Are you ready for the Mitchell sisters to finally return from the dead?
