But in early March, during her first day back on the set of Glee after an eight-month absence, Charice was anxious, singing superstar or not.

"I forgot to put my Band-Aids on, because when I get nervous... look at that," she says, displaying her wrecked nails and peeled fingertips just minutes before she's set to take the stage in McKinley High's auditorium. "Right now, it's getting to me. The singing is fine, but the acting scenes? That's when I freak out."
                        

It's been a long while since 18-year-old Charice last stepped into the colorful nerd wear of Sunshine Corazon, the Filipina exchange student whose vocal prowess so threatened Glee head diva Rachel Berry (Lea Michele)  that she sent Sunshine to a crack house to prevent her from auditioning for New Directions. Now she's back with dubious intentions.

"Sunshine's going to try and help the glee club. Why? I don't know yet," Charice says. "She wants to perform with them, just like Jesse St. James did in the first season, but I don't know if she's really just nice or if she has plans..."

Here's the story: After ticking off Rachel — and then jetting for rival club Vocal Adrenaline — in the season premiere, Sunshine makes her highly anticipated return in Tuesday's episode (8/7c on Fox), titled "A Night of Neglect," where she'll attempt to save the day by offering her singing services to help the glee club raise the money they need to attend Nationals. Sunshine tries to convince Rachel and the gang that her intentions are pure. She knows what it's like to feel neglect, and she's ready to belt "All By Myself" to prove it........

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