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Former EastEnders star throws shade at the show

The soap has been getting a bit of flack lately

Former EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook has hit out at the show on Twitter after watching an episode for the first time in a year.

The actress played Sam Mitchell from 1990 to 2000, before reprising the role on-and-off between 2009 and 2016.

But it seems from her latest social media post that she thinks Walford isn’t what it used to be.

She wrote: “First time ive seen @bbceastenders in a year and everyone’s crying with dirty hair #why.”

Fans were quick to reply to Danniella’s observations, agreeing that people looked “scruffy and dirty” and commenting that the “show’s going downhill badly.”

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And many were quick to call for Danniella to return to Albert Square herself.

Appearing on Loose Women back in May, Danniella appeared to confirm she was going back to EastEnders.

She told the panellists: “There’s a big chance of me going back into EastEnders. I’m going to be back there at the end of the year.”

But a spokesman for EastEnders apparently denied the claim and said: “There are no plans for Danniella to return.”

It’s been a difficult time for Danniella after she suffered a miscarriage earlier this month and split up from her fiance Alan Thomason.

She was forced to pull out of a pre-recorded interview with Loose Women as she was “still bleeding” following the loss of her baby and was too ill to do it.

In an interview with The Sun Online Danniella then spoke about her heartache at losing her child and why she decided to end her relationship with Alan.

The troubled actress got emotional as she opened up about discovering she had miscarried for a fourth time.

The 43-year-old explained she’s had several health issues after undergoing an emergency cesarean while giving birth to her teenage daughter Jody in 2001.

She told the publication: “There was always a chance I was going to miscarry because I’ve had lots of problems since my daughter was born by an emergency c-section.

“Something went wrong and four days later the whole inside of the stitches came open and my intestines pushed out and I was rushed into hospital.

“They put it all back in and I was stitched up but ever since then I’ve never been able to carry.”

She went on to explain that she reached the seven week mark in her pregnancy this year and the loss put a lot of pressure on her and Alan’s relationship.

Danniella continued: “It’s been an awful time and it caused so much pressure for me and Alan really.

“I was so looking forward to having a baby, I’m 43, he’s 35, I thought ‘there’s no way I’m going to get pregnant again’.

“And I did and I was really happy about it.”

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Danniella went on to tell the tabloid that she won’t be trying for another baby as she wouldn’t be able to “take the heartbreak” of it all.

She said: “I don’t think I could take the heartbreak of it all.

“I can’t take it and I don’t think it’s good on my body. I don’t think I could try to have any more kids.”

Despite getting engaged after their whirlwind romance Danniella also confirmed she’s split from Alan as they take some time away from each other.

Danniella also hit out at reports that she’s returned to drugs: “No, no, that’s not true,” she said. “I have relapsed before, but I have a drink now and that’s it.”


Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)