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Eastenders star playing her part in keeping the Fringe fresh

Pauline McLean
BBC Scotland Arts Correspondent
Michael Wharley The actress Michelle Collins in a Marilyn Monroe styled blonde curly wig and black polo neck and leggings with white stilleto shoes sits on the steps of a rather grubby caravan. She looks very angry.Michael Wharley
Michelle Collins makes her Fringe debut this summer

Michelle Collins has been acting since she was 18.

But after more than four decades on stage and screen, in shows such as Calendar Girls, Eastenders and Doctor Who, even she wasn't prepared for the fear of making her debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

"I keep thinking to myself 'what on earth am I doing":[]}