EastEnders star Michelle Collins has confirmed a change for her character Cindy Beale following a nasty fall that landed her in the hospital.

Collins took to Instagram today to share with fans that she had been hospitalised after a fall while trying to stop her dog, Peggy, from running out the door.

In her post, Collins thanked the NHS for her treatment and shared a series of hospital snapshots, including one of her on crutches and another in a wheelchair.

She captioned the post: “Fell over trying to stop Peggy bolting out the door while staying with friends in Norfolk bashed my knee , cuts and bruises.

“Staff were great , #efficient #kind despite apparently very low on hospital league table I would never have known from the service I got. Seems so unfair to label a hospital like this not great for morale as one of the lovely nurses said

“Also went to my local hospital @Finchleymemorialhospital who were great too ! So lucky to have them so near me. Happy Easter xx”

Ending the post, Collins explained how her injury would affect her scenes on the soap, saying she would be filming most of her scenes sitting down, writing: “Sitting down scenes this week!”

Taking to the comment section, fans wished Collins a speedy recovery, with one fan writing: “Sending love and prayers for quick healing.”

“Oh no !!! Wishing you better soon. Sending you healing energy,” penned another, with one fan saying: “Oh no. What a pain literally. Hope you get back to normal soon.”

“Sending hugs, I had to wear one of those splints when I dislocated my knee, not fun in this heat,” penned another.

Another fan said: “Michelle I hope you are okay and so pleased that this hospital looked after you really well. I am sending loads of love xxxx”