Overview

• Tabloid reports indicate Samantha Giles will reprise her role as Bernice Blackstock for daughter Gabby Thomas’s wedding to Vinny Dingle.
• Filming for the limited guest stint is due to begin in the coming weeks, with all plot details being tightly guarded.
• Giles first introduced Bernice in 1998 and returned in 2004 and 2023 before leaving two years ago to pursue theatre and other projects.
• Social media reactions show fans are thrilled by the news, praising Giles’s return and speculating about her storyline.
• Bernice’s turbulent past with Gabby and former partners is expected to intersect with ongoing arcs, including Chas Dingle and Liam Cavanagh’s relationship.