The actress, best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC soap between 2007 and 2017, posted a series of photographs from the seafront on Instagram on September 22.

Alongside pictures of Brighton beach, deckchairs and a dog walk, Womack wrote: “Back to my hometown Brighton feeling nostalgic!”

The Brighton-born actress also shared images showing a meal on the seafront and a stroll near the city’s iconic beachfront railings – as well as posing for a black-and-white photograph outside Sams Burger on Whitehawk Road.

Womack, who was born in Hove and spent the first years of her childhood in the city, has previously spoken about her fond memories of the Sussex coast.

In a 2023 interview, she told Coast Magazine that Brighton and Hove was the setting for some of her “earliest and happiest memories”, recalling family trips to the beach during her childhood.

The Instagram post attracted thousands of likes from fans, with many commenting on the actress’s return to her home city or asking her to return to EastEnders.

Womack is best known for her roles in EastEnders, Game On and Mount Pleasant, as well as representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991.

Fellow ex-EastEnders actress Rita Simons, who played Womack’s on-screen sister Roxy Mitchell, commented: “My sister is fitter than your sister.”

Womack is best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders, one half of the soap’s iconic Mitchell sisters alongside Simons’ character Roxy.

Ronnie was at the centre of some of the programme’s biggest storylines, including the murder of Archie Mitchell, the death of her daughter Danielle Jones and the controversial baby-swap plot.

The character was written out in dramatic fashion on New Year’s Day 2017 when Ronnie and Roxy both died after a swimming pool accident following Ronnie’s wedding to Jack Branning.

Broadcaster Zoe Ball, television presenter Denise Van Outen, TV personalities Gaby Roslin and Glynis Barber, actress Fizz Sinclair and model Calum Best were among the other celebrities to comment messages of support.

Glynis Barber wrote: “Gorgeous Brighton and gorgeous you!” while Denise Van Outen added: “You look amazing!”