Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace was worried about a recent twist, that saw her character Sally St Claire confirmed to be PC George Kiss' killer.
The character blurted the truth out to son John Paul McQueen after Theresa McQueen initially took the blame.
Flashbacks revealed Sally accidentally killed son-in-law George, when he tried to attack Theresa in a terrifying showdown.
They were both confronting him over his horrid and violent abuse towards partner John Paul, with him coercively controlling him before attacking him.
Things escalated though and Sally hit him over the head with a bookend, only for him to die - leading to Sally and Theresa covering up the crime.
This week saw it all come out though when the police believed Theresa was a key suspect, leading to her telling her family she did it.
It wasn't long before the guilt became too much for Sally though, with her confessing all to John Paul in emotional scenes.
Now, actress Annie has admitted she did worry about the twist and what it meant for her character who, up until now, has been pretty law abiding.
Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Annie confessed her worries that it would "ruin" Sally, and that it might lead to more turmoil.
She said: "My first thoughts were, 'Oh gosh, where is this going to take Sally?'
"Is this going to ruin her as a character, what is her motivation gonna be? Why would someone who is quite a moral, decent person ever stoop to that level?
"But I think it comes out in the wash how it happened and it's not going to be great for Sally is it!"
On Theresa taking the fall, she went on: "She said, 'no, you've got to look after the family. I can take it, they've got evidence on me not you'.
"It was quite a selfless thing she did and Sally couldn't cope with it. Then her daughter turned up out of the blue.
"She doesn't want to let Theresa go to prison so she realises she has to confess, and take the punishment that's coming to her really."
Annie also talked about the risk of Sally leaving the soap, adding: "She's facing life in prison, and that's very shocking to her but at the same time she has resigned to herself that it's a terrible thing she did.
"She is a law-abiding person and does believe in the law. It took her a while to come round to it but now she's determined to face the music, and protect her family because if she doesn't come forward, other people in her family are going to suffer.
"She can't have that so yeah, who knows what is gonna happen and how long she is gonna be there. It's not looking good for our Sally is it!"
Hollyoaks airs weeknights at 6:30pm on Channel 4, with the next episode on E4 at 7pm.
