By Lydia Spencer-Elliott
Balamory actor Julie Wilson Nimmo has confirmed she鈥檒l reprise her role as Miss Hoolie in the CBeebies programme鈥檚 forthcoming reboot.
The 53-year-old actor played the kooky nursery teacher on the children鈥檚 show, set in Tobermory, Scotland, for its duration from 2002 to 2005.
It was announced in September last year that Balamory will be returning to TV screens in 2026, 15 years after the series originally drew to a close.
Nimmo casually broke the news that she would appear on the show鈥檚 return. Asked by a fan online if she鈥檇 be in the reboot, she replied: 鈥淵up.鈥
In a previous interview with the Daily Record, Nimmo said the Balamory reboot was 鈥渢he craziest and best news ever,鈥 adding the news of the forthcoming series return was 鈥渂igger than the Oasis reunion鈥.
The BBC has commissioned two new series of the show, with some of the original characters expected to return for the revamp.
The two new series will consist of 10 episodes each, and further information and cast details will be announced in due course.
Andrew Agnew, who played PC Plum on the programme, told BBC Radio Scotland鈥檚 Lunchtime Live this month that he would be eager to appear.
鈥淚f they ask me to go back then I鈥檒l absolutely be there with bells on, I鈥檓 sure,鈥 he said.
鈥淏ut at the moment we鈥檙e all just getting excited at the fact that it鈥檚 happening. I don鈥檛 think it would be the same if we weren鈥檛 involved in it.鈥
In 2022, Nimmo and Juliet Cadzow, who played Edie McCredie, spoke about their hopes for a reunion.
鈥淚t鈥檚 weird when you think about it, because different bands get back together, and I was saying the other day, we were kind of like a band, our gang could get back together,鈥 Nimmo told BBC Radio WM.
The pair described their experience filming Balamory as 鈥渟uch a lovely time for us all鈥.
Cadzow, who is yet to be confirmed for the reboot, said: 鈥淚t was very magical and I was so proud to have been a part of something so special.鈥