Danniella Westbrook lands first acting job in six years after EastEnders role was re-cast

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Former EastEnders' star Danniella Westbrook has landed her first acting gig in six years after her EastEnders role was recast.The actress is headed to the West End to play the Fairy Godmother in adult pantomime, Sinderfella which has been dubbed a “delightful and risqué version" of Disney's Cinderella.

Danniella, 48, will play the role alongside Big Brother's Simon Gross who is cast as one of the Ugly Sisters and a show insider said the former soap star "couldn't wait to get back to her acting roots".The source told The Sun: "She is nervous as she hasn't acted since she returned to EastEnders back in 2016, but her passion has always been acting so she is super excited for this next chapter of her career." Daniella played Sam Mitchell in EastEnders during the 1990s and she recently hit out at the BBC for recasting a different actress as her former character.

Kim Medcalf played Sam from 2002 to 2005 after Danniella struggled with drug addiction and the role was recast. But with Sam making a come back, Danniella was reportedly upset not to have been invited to reprise the part She warned EastEnders bosses that there could have been "very serious consequences" after they failed to tell her that they were recasting Sam.

Posting on Twitter she wrote: "Wishing Kim the best of luck at @BBCEastenders_ yet again this poor woman has to recreate a Samantha Mitchell as close to my last two recent come backs on the square go smash it darling..x oh but not to @bbceastenders my legal team will be in touch." Daniella recently delighted her fans after posting a topless snap whilst on holiday.