Dani Harmer is set to return to screens as Tracy Beaker for the first time in six years, in a one-off special airing next month.
The 29-year-old actress played the iconic moody teenager in CBBC show ‘The Story of Tracy Beaker’ from 2002 to 2005, before reprising her role in ‘Tracy Beaker Returns’ from 2010 to 2012, but six years after she last took on the famous character, she’s set to play her one last time.
Airing on December 7, ‘The Dumping Ground’ will be a one-off special spin-off which will see Dani take on Tracy Beaker once again, alongside former ‘EastEnders’ star Michelle Collins.
But Dani – who is now mother to two-year-old daughter Avarie-Belle – says coming back to the role posed a whole new set of problems to when she first started the show at just 12 years old.
She said: "You don’t realise when you have your first child how difficult trying to find child care is, it’s crazy, especially with a job like mine.
"It definitely takes an army.
"We all pitch in and it’s sometimes a bit like pass the baby but luckily she loves her family and it actually helps her development."
Dani also admits she still gets stopped on the street by people who believe she actually is the fictional character, but says she doesn’t mind so much because its just a sign they did "a great job" on the show.
Speaking to The Sun’s Bizarre TV column, she added: "I do have the odd occasion where people actually think I am Tracey Beaker in real life and the whole thing is real.
"And I just put it down to the fact that we really did a great job on that programme."
‘The Dumping Ground’ sees Tracy return to the foster home for carer Mike’s wedding day, but when the groom goes missing, everyone must reunite to find him and save the day.
Dani Harmer to return as Tracy Beaker next month
