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Emma Booth will join Once Upon a Time ' s spin-off in a recurring role



The terrifying Mother Gothel from Once Upon a Time ' s seventh season is going to scare viewers again in the show's upcoming spin-off.

Emma Booth has just been announced to be coming back as Gothel in "at least three episodes" of . According to showrunner Winged Pig, her role will be "crucial" to understanding the motives of the main villains of the show, the witches from her coven.

She will first appear in the currently untitled third episode of the show, in a flashback that is said to "explain one of the seventh season's biggest questions."

According to Emma Booth, coming back to the world of Once has been incredible -- as she says, "playing Gothel in Season Seven was a wonderful experience. Getting the chance to be her again is great; I mean, she still has so many stories to tell, and I'm excited for everyone to see it."

The first half of Once Upon a Time in Seattle is set to premiere sometime during the next few months.