{"id":345648,"date":"2026-01-01T02:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345648\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:04:10","slug":"iconic-traitors-star-confirms-return-to-bbc-soap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345648\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Traitors star confirms return to BBC soap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Traitors UK<\/a> is coming back tomorrow for its fourth season tomorrow, while one of the standout stars from the show’s very first run will also be back on our screens in a long-running soap very soon.<\/p>\n

All the way back in season 1, contestant Maddy Smedley famously cracked under the pressure and dramatically revealed her big secret: not that she was a Traitor, but that she was a budding actor who played a homeless person in EastEnders<\/a>, and a woman without a womb in Casualty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since then, she played the talent agent Faye Fuller (do you get the pun?) on Hollyoaks<\/a>, but now she’s coming back to Casualty.<\/p>\n

On social media<\/a>, Maddy wrote that: “Every 18 months you can play a new injured person on Casualty. This time I’m playing a woman who had melanoma. So on 10 January I’m back on @BBCCasualty! See you then at 8.45pm.<\/p>\n

“LOVE working on the show, always the best creative team – and cheers for keeping me employed!”<\/p>\n

She also shared the official synopsis for the episode, which titled ‘Learning Curve’ and is the first of 12 instalments of this new batch.<\/p>\n

\"maddy,<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n

Related: Best film and TV tours in the UK<\/a><\/p>\n

“It’s the hottest day of the year, and the ED’s two new resident doctors are put to the test,” the synopsis reads.<\/p>\n

“Dylan is spooked by his past, while Nicole is reminded of Ngozi.”<\/p>\n

One fan joked that it would be funny if Maddy just played the same character every time, and just kept turning up the hospital with a new issue every time.<\/p>\n

“Now that would be iconic,” she agreed.<\/p>\n

\"maddy,<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n

Related: Claudia Winkleman officially confirms next project for after The Traitors<\/a> <\/p>\n

Looking ahead to The Traitors season 4, Claudia Winkleman teased that<\/a> there is “something new” for fans to expect.<\/p>\n

“What happens in this series is truly extraordinary with moments that made me gasp,” she said.<\/p>\n

The Traitors season 4 begins on 1 January, while Casualty returns on 10 January, both on BBC One and on iPlayer. <\/p>\n

Interested in talking about The Traitors? Visit our dedicated sub-forum<\/a><\/p>\n

Read more The Traitors news on our dedicated homepage<\/a>. Read more Casualty spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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