EastEnders star unrecognisable in throwback pic on movie set with A-list actor

15 July 2023 , 19:35

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EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley looks unrecognisable (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

An EastEnders star has shared a sweet throwback to her time on a movie set with A-list actor Tom Hardy with the Walford favourite looking totally unrecognisable.

The actress captioned the post: "@tomhardy Not a bad weeks filming on Legend." In the image, BBC soap star Lorraine Stanley looked completely different from her Walford character Karen Taylor.

In the 2015 crime movie Legend, Tom Hardy starred as both Reggie and Ronnie Kray in the drama that documented the identical twins' rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld to become two of London's most notorious gangsters.

Lorraine, who is known for her role as feisty but loveable mum Karen, played a barmaid in the Hollywood movie.

Lorraine starred in Tom Hardy's epic movie Legend (Instagram/lorraine_stanley_)

Lorraine paid tribute to her time on set with Tom (WireImage)

Before joining EastEnders in 2017, Lorraine enjoyed a film career which included starring alongside soap star Gemma Arterton in the 2010 movie Made in Dagenham.

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The BBC soap star recently opened up on her personal life in an interview with ITV's Lorraine Kelly.

Eastenders star Lorraine revealed she lost almost a stone in six weeks after cutting out crisps and chocolate.

She said: "I've lost 12 lbs in six weeks, thank you. My mate Louisa is my fitness guru, I've got her to thank for it. She talks about nutrition.I've eaten a lot of boiled eggs, fish, chicken, no carbs. No crisps and chocolate. I'm enjoying it and I feel better for it."

Lorraine Stanley stars as loveable mum Karen Taylor (BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

The soap star also revealed she's moved out of London since joining the soap and has been able to provide a better life for her daughter Nancy.

She shared: "I have moved. I now live in Hertfordshire. It has a lot of things. I have a little girl, Nancy. She'll have fresher air, better schools, less crime in general. It was a big move and I feel great, it is lovely there."

Earlier this month, Lorraine's on-screen daughter Clair Norris, who plays Bernadette Taylor, shared a sweet tribute to the beloved Walford mum.

Alongside a picture of the pair, she wrote: "Happy birthday to the kindest, funniest and most supportive person I'm lucky enough to work with. You have been my rock through it all. Love you!"

Charlotte McIntyre