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BBC EastEnders icon Laurie Brett shares emotional picture from hospital bed after surgery

Former EastEnders star Laurie Brett, known for her iconic role as Jane Beale on the BBC soap, has revealed she underwent surgery in an emotional hospital post shared with fans. The 54-year-old actress, who graced the screens of EastEnders for 13 years before departing in 2017, took to social media to update her followers on her health journey. In the heartfelt snapshot shared on X - formerly known as Twitter - Laurie was pictured in a hospital gown, clutching a cuddly rabbit toy to her shoulder.
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BBC Doctors Heather Craney's forgotten soap roles - EastEnders Ian's ex to 3 Holby jobs
Doctors as Sian Corcoran - but eagle eyed viewers may have spotted that it is not the first time she has appeared in the BBC soap.Infact, Heather Craney has had many forgotton soap roles throughout the years - and Daily Star has taken a look at where you might recognise the actress from.Along with appearing in Line Of Duty as DCI Alice Prior and Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood as Emily Holroyd, Heather has appeared in Doctors no less than five times since 2011.Over a decade ago she made her first appearance as Debs Barraclough in the soap, before returning two years later in 2013 as Nikki Cranson.She later played Flo Cobb in 2016 and Viv Pierce in 2019, before making her recent return to the popular BBC soap earlier this year.However, her most famous soap role was as a potential love interest for Ian Beale in EastEnders, where she played Cheryl Matthews for six episodes in 2011.She helped find a place for Ian's son Bobby at a playgroup, and after mistakenly thinking that Ian's wife Jane Beale was dead, Ian went along with her mistake.Cheryl later kissed Ian on the cheek and offered to spend the night with him, but nearly found out the truth about Jane from Mo Harris in the square the next day.Before the truth could be revealed, Cheryl visited Ian, but he pretended to be ill as he had met another woman called Rebecca - putting an end to their short lived romance.During this time Heather also appeared in over six episodes of popular BBC drama Holby City, before it came to an end in 2022.As well as playing Melissa Finch, Amy Bonner and Judie Richards between 2005-2016, she also had a recurring role as Lucy Weir for three episodes, opposite other huge soap stars including Patsy Kensit.Along with The Bill, Vera Drake and Silent
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EastEnders and Nurse Gladys actress Lynda Baron dies aged 82 as tributes pour in
EastEnders as Linda Clarke, the mother of Jane Beale, and made appearances in Doctor Who, Last Of The Summer Wine and Dinner Ladies.She was nominated for a Bafta in 2011 for her role in The Road To Coronation Street on BBC Four, a one-off drama about the early days of the soap, in which she played actress Violet Carson, who portrayed Ena Sharples in the long-running series.This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.
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EastEnders' Ian and Jane Beale stars reunite in sweet snap as they work on new project
EastEnders couple Adam Woodyatt and Laurie Brett have reunited on stage.The actors, who portrayed Ian and Jane Beale on the BBC One soap respectively, are both currently starring in a touring stage adaptation of Peter James' Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel, Looking Good Dead.The touring run, which will cease in Coventry next month, stars the 53-year-old I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! alum as middle-aged business executive Tom Bryce, who becomes entangled in the dark web world after innocuously picking up an USB stick and trying to trace its owner.This leads Tom to begin receiving threatening phone calls.Laurie, 52, once again plays Adam's onscreen wife with her character Kellie, who struggles with alcohol and spending control problems.Their onstage marriage follows the pals playing a married couple on-and-off for over ten years on screen.While Adam had been an EastEnders mainstay since its inception in 1985, Laurie joined the cast as Jane Collins in 2004.She later married Adam's character Ian and took on the moniker, Jane Beale.After a rocky relationship which included a number of affairs and break-ups, Laurie's character Jane departed the soap in October 2017 when her family received threats of harm from Max Branning (Jake Wood).Adam has been on an extended break from the BBC One soap since January last year, which fans have speculated may soon come to an end.The actor is rumoured to be returning to Albert Square at some point in the future, with the veteran recently refusing to rule out a return to the series.Asked if Ian will make a return, Adam told Sunday Brunch: "I don't know.
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