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'I'm very happy to go back to Stars Hollow': Melissa McCarthy confirms she IS returning for Gilmore Girls revival... and promises it will be 'amazing'

Published: 01:49 GMT, 8 April 2016 | Updated: 10:40 GMT, 8 April 2016

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She admitted in February that she wasn't 'invited' to take part in the much anticipated Gilmore Girls revival.

But Melissa McCarthy announced to the delight of fans on Thursday that she WILL be returning for the four-part Netflix reunion show.

The 45-year-old confirmed the happy news during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show which will air on Friday, revealing the show's creator 'squeezed her in'.

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'I am so excited': Melissa McCarthy confirmed she will return to Stars Hollow for the Gilmore Girls revival during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

'It is really exciting,' Melissa began. There has been something that I have been asked about so, so many times and it hasn’t worked out.

'They’re making four new movies of the Gilmore Girls which is a show which was near and dear to my heart for four years and we could not get those schedules to work.'

Melissa admitted that her schedule wasn't going to work out at first, but says they figured out a way for her to take part shortly before she arrived to tape Ellen.

'There was a whole thing. And then I was gonna be out of the country and blah, blah, blah,' she shared. 'And literally about an hour and half ago we figured out that I’m gonna go back and do it and I am so excited. And they are gonna be amazing.'

She's back: The actress portrayed Sookie St. James throughout the show, which ran from 2000 until 2007

Getting the old gang back together: Sookie was the best friend of Lauren Graham's character Lorelai Gilmore

Melissa added: '[Creator] Amy Sherman-Palladino is going to squeeze me in to do it and I’m very happy to go back to Stars Hollow.

'I’m just really excited about that. So it just happened and I got asked a lot about it and as of not even two hours ago it’s happening.'

Melissa is the most successful star to come out of the popular TV show, which ran from 2000 to 2007.

Setting tongues wagging: While Melissa at first said she wasn't invited to take part in the four-part Netflix reunion show, fans got excited when she had dinner with former co-star Yanic Truesdale last month

The Spy star portrayed Sookie St. James throughout the series, who was the best friend of Lauren Graham's Lorelai Gilmore.

Melissa told a fan on Twitter that she hadn't been asked to join the revival after the show's creator said she would have loved for the actress to take part if her schedule had allowed it.

'Thanks for the invite, but sadly no one asked me or Sookie to come back to Stars Hollow. Wish them all the best!!' she shared.

Amy had told TV Line that the star was too 'f***ing busy' to take part, but added: 'Melissa was one of us. If she has a spare moment to run over - even if for just a cameo - we would be totally game.'

And action: Filming began in February and is set to run through June. Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop and Tanc Sade recently posed for a photo together on the set

Last month, Melissa sent rumours swirling when she had dinner with her former co-star Yanic Truesdale, but he told fans not to get too excited when he shared a photo of them together on Instagram.

'Catching up with my old friend @melissamccarthy, can't ask for more! Dont read anything into it guys,' he wrote.

Filming of the four 90-minute Gilmore Girls episodes started in Los Angeles on February 2 and is currently scheduled to last until June 30.

She hasn't forgotten her roots: The Oscar nominee is the most successful star to come out of the show. She is pictured here on Monday while promoting The Boss