BBC EastEnders' Jacqueline Jossa's life off screen from family tragedy to Dan Osborne marriage

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Jacqueline Jossa, who shot to fame playing troubled teen Lauren Branning on EastEnders in 2010, has become one of the nation's favourite celebs.

With her loving husband Dan Osborne and their two daughters, the former Queen of the Jungle often gives her 3.4 million Instagram followers a peek into her lovely life as she prepares to return to the soap over the festive season, with scenes in Paris, France being shown on New Year's Day 2024.

We look at all the hurdles the star has jumped over on her way to becoming the nation's darling. Family life Jacqueline's birth was seen as a blessing and a "miracle", following two devastating family losses.

Her parents, Selina, 65, and John, had tragically lost two baby boys before Jacqueline was born.The actress has previously opened up about the loss of her two siblings, one to cot death and the other due to an illness caused by lack of oxygen at birth. "Her parents Selina and John went through this huge loss and somehow found the strength to try again and Jac was born," a source revealed during Jacqueline's time on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! "In many ways she is seen as a miracle child.