article_snippet: Best known for playing Kathy Beale in EastEnders before Kathy Beale in Eastenders character vanished in 2006, Ms Taylforth has also appeared in The Bill and the 2013 series of Celebrity Big Brother.
article_snippet: Ms Taylforth made a surprise return to Albert Square to mark EastEnders 30th anniversary and is now due to return to the show in a fuller role.
article_snippet: Ms Taylforth's character Kathy Beale has reappeared in the soap after a nine-year hiatus .
article_snippet: Back on screen: Ms Taylforth's character was reunited with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) in a live episode .