text: Auditions were held for the part of Cindy, with actress Laura Crossley landing the role of Cindy in 1995. Crossley then quit the show in 1996 and the decision was made to recast the part as soon as possible, making her last appearance as Cindy on 4 November 1996. The role of Cindy was handed over to Stephanie Waring when they started giving the character more central storylines as Cindy was getting older and Waring made her first appearance as Cindy on 14 November 1996, ten days after her last appearance being portrayed by Crossley in her last appearance. Waring was only contracted for four episodes until her contract was extended to a permanent basis. Waring then left the show in 2000. In 2002, Waring admitted she would like to return to the series and later reprised the role in with 2004 for a brief stint. In 2008, Bryan Kirkwood had asked Stephanie to reprise her role along with Sarah Jayne-Dunn for the exit of their on-screen brother Max Cunningham on an initial six-month contract. This was because at the time the series had lost many of its long term characters and he felt it was time to bring some characters from the past back. She remained with the series until 2010, when Waring took maternity leave, before returning on 9 March 2011.
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