 Fans of the long-running soap opera will remember how Cilla bid farewell to her son Chesney Brown to enjoy the bright lights of Las Vegas. Wendi briefly reprised the role of Cilla in 2014 for six weeks after a seven-year absence from the show. Since leaving the soap world behind, Wendi has appeared in multiple touring productions and pantomimes across the country but will be back on our TV screens regularly once again soon after almost a decade away. Dr Nina Bulsara, Wendi's new character in Doctors, is described as a chatterbox who has an opinion on everything and everyone. She can be overbearing and inappropriate, but her cup is always half full and she'll always find the positive in any difficulty or situation. Wendi starred in some of Corrie's funniest storylines during her time on the soap ( Unknown) Speaking of her new role, Wendi said: "I am thrilled to be joining the wonderful Doctors team to play Dr Nina Bulsara - a woma){kind=link}
Almost a decade on from last appearing on our TV screens in a soap, Cilla Battersby-Brown actress Wendi Peter is returning to the soap world with a brand new chatterbox character on a rival BBC show
Former Coronation Street legend Wendi Peters will be returning to our TV screens very soon.
The actress – who played the loud and brash Cilla Battersby-Brown on the ITV soap – has joined the cast of Doctors, and is set to appear in the show in the New Year.
Wendi, 54, will first grace television screens on the BBC soap in February 2023 as Dr Nina Bulsara, almost nine years on from last enjoying a stint on the cobbled streets of Weatherfield.
The Blackburn-born actress quickly became a soap icon when she took began portraying the role of Cilla Battersby-Brown in Corrie in 2003, where she starred in several comical storylines until her first departure in 2007.