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Nika Shakhnazarova

Tracy Beaker's small screen return praised by fans as reboot fuels childhood nostalgia

The return of Tracy beaker has been praised by fans.

Viewers couldn't get enough of Dani Harmer's return as the iconic Tracy as many said the return fuelled major childhood nostalgia.

Actress Dani, 31, is reprising the role in a new instalment of the show, dubbed My Mum Tracy Beaker, which shows Tracy as a mum in her 30s.

As the series aired on Friday night, fans flocked to Twitter to share their thoughts on Tracy;s return - with many dubbing it "nostalgia heaven".

Meanwhile others proudly declared watching the children's series in their 20s.

"Am I in my 20s? Yes. Am I watching the new Tracy Beaker? Yes, yes I am," one fan wrote.

The new instalment of the show, dubbed My Mum Tracy Beaker, which shows Tracy as a mum in her 30s (BBC/Matt Squire)

Meanwhile another fan penned: "Me getting ready to watch Tracy Beaker, 27 years of age and tuning into CBBC for the first time in 13 years."

A third added: "Everyone in their 20s live tweeting Tracy Beaker on a Friday evening, 2021."

While a fourth wrote: "I'm so glad I'm not the only adult happy about Tracy Beaker's return. I guess you're never too old for Tracy Beaker and a bit go nostalgia."

Dani Harmer's debut as Tracy Beaker was in 2002 (BBC)

Many other fans admitted that watching the show took them on a trip down memory lane, as one fan pointed out: "The nostalgia from watching Tracy Beaker.

"Ugh I feel like tomorrow I'm gonna get up early, bowl of cheerios, tune into Ministry of Mayhem & wait for my pals to knock on the door to call me out to play."

In the show, Tracy is a mum to 10-year-old daughter Jess, played by Emma Maggie Davies.

In the show, Tracy is a mum to 10-year-old daughter Jess, played by Emma Maggie Davies (BBC/Brilliant Films)

Dani recently opened up about Tracy's relationship with daughter Jess, saying the pair are "a bit more like friends" because she gave birth to her while she was "a bit younger".

"They're very different, Jess is quiet, she's really good at school, she loves reading, whereas Tracy obviously wasn't any one of those things," she explained.

"Tracy is a fiercely protective mother and does everything for Jess."

Fans admitted Tracy's comeback fuelled major nostalgia (BBC)

Tracy's old rival from their days in care Justine Littlewood - played by Montanna Thompson - is set to return for the new series.

"Obviously that's not going to go well," she said. "Tracy and Justine have butted heads since they were younger and nothing's changed there, really."

Dani says the reason behind Tracy's popularity with fans is because "everyone can see a little bit of themselves in her".

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