EastEnders' Jessie Wallace shares the totally different name she used to go by

16 May 2023 , 20:23

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EastEnders' Jessie Wallace shares the totally different name she used to go by

actress has stunned fans as she revealed her real name.

The telly favourite posted a throwback snap on her Instagram on Tuesday and unveiled the moniker she used to go by.

The 51-year-old beamed as she sat amongst her pals in a photo that was printed in the Guardian in 1985.

She looked worlds away from her current self as she appeared in the picture with a short blonde mullet-style crop hair do.

But that wasn’t the only change, as what was more surprising was the names given in the caption under the photo.

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She was labelled as ‘Karren Wallis’ in the paper, a name she’s long left in the past as the Kat Slater actress now goes by her stage name Jessie Wallace.

Jessie appeared in the snap under a completely different name (jessie.wallace_official/Instagram)

She looked worlds away from her current self (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

She captioned the throwback: "Trippy Day 1985."

She added: "Love this pic. Very randomly being in the Guardian newspaper."

The revelation of her secret real name came just weeks after the telly star shared another look back at yesteryear with fans.

Jessie left very little to the imagination as she shared a snap from her raunchier days when the actress previously posed for racy lads magazines.

She's getting back into the spirit as she reflected on her younger years earlier this month. Taking to social media Jessie shared a snap from a 2002 calendar which saw her as Miss February.

Jessie, 51, looked sensational as she posed on a bed while playing cards as she offered a sultry gaze towards the camera.

Jessie Wallace on EastEnders (BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

The Walford veteran stripped from her regular clothing as she posed in lacy black lingerie for the snap as she leaned back onto the bed.

Elsewhere, Jessie shared a snap of her former co-star Lucy Benjamin who looked sensational as she posed while wearing a see-through night dress and black thong.

The star who departed in 2020 amplified her petite frame with a pair of killer see-through heels decorated with pink feathers.

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Captioning her post, Jessie penned: "The Walford babes 2002 @lucybenjaminofficial."

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