Everyone's favorite "Mother from Hell" will return to Pine Valley later this summer -- despite making an agreement that she'd never again set foot in town.
Birkelund has kept a low profile since her AMC departure. In an interview shortly after her release from the show, Birkelund said that she'd relish the chance to play Arlene again -- a character that her on-screen daughter, Kelly Ripa (Hayley), says couldn't be more different from Birkelund.
Birkelund returns beginning September 4, presumably when Arlene wants to check in on her new grandchild.