The Walking Dead fans ‘moved to tears’ as child star from first ever episode posts dramatic transformation pic

FANS of The Walking Dead were left crying after a star from the very first series revealed her transformation since the show's launch.

Long-term viewers will recall how in the first episode of the AMC zombie drama, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) was traumatised after shooting dead a child zombie to save himself.

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The harrowing scene saw a little girl named Summer dressed in pink pyjamas and clutching a stuffed animal run at him, her face disfigured and covered in blood.

The moment became a famous turning point in Rick's journey as he reckoned with the apocalypse and the nature of the virus that had taken hold of humanity.

Now actress Addy Miller, who played the little girl, has taken to Twitter to mark the show's 10-year anniversary.

She shared two side-by-side snaps of her standing by her TV with her appearance on the show paused on screen.

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"How it started, how it's going," she captioned the tweet.

"10 years ago today I filmed the little role that changed my life!" she added.

"I am beyond lucky and thankful for everything this show has brought me."

She signed off: "I love #TWDFamily and the community built around this show."

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The post racked up a whopping 30,000 likes and was soon flooded with kind words from the show's fanbase.

"This actually moved me to tears - can't believe how time has flown," one user wrote.

"This really hit me in the feels with the main series ending," a second chimed in, alongside a string of crying emojis.

"The end of an era for sure, I'll just be over here crying," a third added.

While a fourth pondered: "Who would've though back then how big this show would become? You'll always be part of that legacy."

However, Addy's role on the show has since gone on to represent one of the show's biggest every plot holes.

One thing that has remained a constant in The Walking Dead is the presence of walkers – reanimated corpses that can only be taken down by destroying the brain.

What hasn’t been so consistent is the way they act, as some eagle-eyed fans spotted last year.

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When Rick encountered Summer he called: “Little girl, I’m a policeman, don’t be afraid,” and beckoned her to come to him.

At one point she bent down to pick up an abandoned teddy bear, which she may well have dropped moments earlier.

Next she turned around to face him, revealing a lump of her face was missing and her eyes were glazed over.

Breaking into a run she charged at Rick, who had no choice but to shoot her to stop her biting him and passing on the infection.

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This may seem like typical zombie fare, but it actually flags up two major inconsistencies.

Firstly, we haven’t seen zombies run on the show for years – in fact, they famously drag themselves forward at a slow pace, hence the ability of groups to “herd” them.

Perhaps more interestingly though is the fact the girl picked up the teddy, clearly displaying a sense of attachment informed by personal memories or sentiments.

To even have the intellectual capacity to pick up an object would be a first for a walker, as we have never seen such a display since.

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Given they they’ve been lead into fires and pits filled with spikes, it certainly seems like a stretch for one to pick up a stuffed animal.

Fans took to the comments section of the YouTube clip to call out the dramatic shift in zombie behaviour.

One wrote: “Hold on, these zombies back then were much faster AND picked up teddy bears and s***?”

A second echoed: “Why did the zombie girl, pick up the bear exactly?”

While a third spotted another detail, adding: “Dang that wife Walker tried to open the door, and this girl Walker picked up a teddy bear?!?”

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In other The Walking Dead news, bosses promised that Michonne's (Danai Gurira) story "is just starting" after her departure in season 10.

Elsewhere, fans claimed The Commonwealth's soldiers bore a striking resemblance to Star Wars' Storm Troopers.

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Meanwhile Maggie Rhee actress Lauren Cohan revealed her dream ending for The Walking Dead, with Rick and Michonne reunited.

The Walking Dead season 10 will continue with its six-episode extension in 2021 on AMC in the US and FOX in the UK.