Hattie Tavernier: Last News

EastEnders fans will remember Nicola Stapleton best for her stint as troubled teen Mandy Salter, who made her mark on Albert Square back in the nineties - but now the ex soap star has been spotted out ahead of her 50th birthday and she looks no different! The actress, who turns 50 next month, was spotted walking through London's Chinatown in a beige air force-style jacket with her phone in one hand and a vape in the other. Despite approaching a landmark birthday, Nicola has hardly aged since she last appeared in Walford. The former BBC star made her debut as Mandy Salter in 1992, living with Pat Butcher and being involved in storylines such as blackmailing Ian Beale, spreading rumours that Kathy Beale is abusing her and causing the demise of Steve Elliot's relationship with Hattie Tavernier.

EastEnders star Michelle Gayle barely seems to have aged a day, despite appearing in the popular BBC One soap an incredible three decades ago. London-born actress Michelle famously portrayed Hattie Tavernier from 1990 to 1993 and is now 53 years old.The Taverniers were a landmark family in EastEnders as they were the first collective black family to join the soap at the same time.