Silent Witness star Amanda Burton returns to the hit BBC One crime drama tonight for its 25th anniversary (May 23).
Following an 18-year break from the show, the actress will be back playing Sam Ryan alongside Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox).
Ahead of the upcoming episode, Amanda previously opened up on how she managed to transform her life after her divorce from ex-husband Sven Arnstein
Silent Witness star Amanda Burton on ‘turning her life around’
Amanda married photographer Sven in 1989.
However, their marriage collapsed in 2004 following rumours of his infidelity.
Despite her heartbreak, Amanda carried on with her life and threw herself into charity work.
It turned my life around.
She decided to take part in the Great North Run to raise money for the Marie Curie charity, which provides care for the terminally ill.
In 2008, the actress explained her decision to take part, and claimed it transformed her life.
At the time, she told the Daily Mail: “I was about to turn 50 and I had lost a baby, my marriage and both parents in the space of five years. When I was asked if I would do the run, I thought maybe this is my chance – maybe this is the one positive thing I can work towards.
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“And it was: it turned my life around and I haven’t looked back.”
Meanwhile, Amanda is currently dating photographer Stepehen Colover.
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