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EastEnders star Heather Peace has earned herself a legion of fans since her arrivial on Albert Square two years ago as Stacey Slater's sham wife - but Heather has an entirely different life off screen.
The 48 year old actress, who plays Eve Unwin, has now invited fans into her personal life off screen and has revealed that she is a secret rock star. Heather, who is a married mum of three, shared snaps of her performance at Milton Keynes Pride on and off stage. In one picture Heather is seen on her own playing the guitar backstage ahead of her performance alongsiode her bandmate Katie Brook.
Heather Peace plays Eve Unwin in the BBC soap (BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)And in another picture, Heather is with all of her bandmates as they rehearse for the last time before heading on stage. Heather also shared a number of snaps of her concentrating hard on her rehearsal performance. In a video posted at the same time, she is seen morphing herself into a real riock star and she is on her knees while on the floor, playing the guitar.
With her back to the camera, Heather seemed worlds away from her slightly stoic character on the BBC soap. Katie captioned the posts saying: "Oh MK Pride you were lush @heatherpeaceofficial #pride #miltonkeynes." And in a show of support, Heather then re-posted the same post along with other snaps of her off stage. And her EastEnders co-stars were quick to comment on her post. Lacey Turner commented: "Giving me all the summer feels."
And Honey Mitchell, played by Emma Barton posted a few clapping hand emojis. In EastEnders, Eve married Stacey to get out of prison and moved in with her and Stacey's family. Since arriving in Walford, she has delved straight into a number of juicey storylines including an affair and discovering Stacey's stalker.
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Eastenders star Heather Peace performs at Milton Keynes Pride (heatherpeaceofficial/Instagram)But while Heather's life away from the soap may come as a shock, it looks as though she has always had one foot in the music scene. Having been classically trained from the age of six on the piano, Heather has always had a love for music. In 2011, she decided to re-ignite her passion and embarked on a UK sell out tour and produced an acoustic album of covers combined with some original songs.
Heather Peace rehearses back stage at Milton Keynes Pride concert (heatherpeaceofficial/Instagram)By 2014 Heather had two albums under her belt, Fairytales and The Thin Line. Heather's role in EastEnders comes on the back of a string of dramas. Heather first became well known for playing Sally 'Gracie' Fields in London's Burning and more recently she played Deputy Head Nikki Boston in the eith series of Waterloo Road from 2012 to 2014.
In July last year Heather paid tribute to her wife Ellie Dickenson to celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary. She captioned the post saying: "the love of my life" alongside a sweet picture of Ellie. Heather and Ellie had a civil partnership in 2013 before converting to a marriage a year later. The couple share three daughters together: Annie Mary, born in April 2015, and twins Jessie and Lola in June 2017.