Bissix played Clare Bates in the 1990s when she was nine years old and now she’s shared what it was like to make an emotional return. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Gemma, 42, said she always thought about a return to EastEnders in the future. Gemma Bissix on emotional return to EastEnders after 18 yearsIn 2025, she was in another soap, Hollyoaks, with her character killer Clare Devine returning for six months. Gemma told The Sun: “My grandmother said, ‘I want the Women’s Institute people to be proud of you. “It’s such a heartbreaking disease.”Gemma Bissix said her EastEnders return felt like 'coming home'Filming her scenes in December and January felt like “coming home” for Gemma, she said.
