Tracy Beaker: Last News

The actress who played Louise Govern in Tracy Beaker is all grown up, 20 years on from starring in the show. Chelsie Padley, now 31, burst onto TV screens as a blonde-haired ten year old who was in the children's home alongside Dani Harmer, who played Tracy Beaker.The TV series were based on Jacqueline Wilson's hit books The Story of Tracy Beaker, and the TV adaptation was much-loved after it launched in 2002 on BBC. Now Chelsie is all grown up and her career has changed since her acting days.

The phrase “bog off” lives rent free in every millennial kid’s mind, thanks to the one and only Tracy Beaker.The children’s show, which was adapted from Jacqueline Wilson’s best-selling books, ran from 2002 to 2005 initially, before returning for multiple spin-off shows from 2010. But while we know that Tracy herself is now a mum to her daughter Jess, and has since moved to the cosy seaside town of Cooksea, what about the actor who played her, Dani Harmer? Not to mention the other OG Dumping Ground kids that we grew up with… From Louise and Justine to Dolly and Layla, here are all the Tracy Beaker cast’s transformations.

Tracy Beaker star Chelsie Padley is pregnant with her first child. Chelsie, 31, who starred as Louise Govern in the popular 00s CBBC show, shared the news on Instagram with her fans. "Baby George, you are SO loved already," she penned next to a video montage of telling her boyfriend Iain George that she was pregnant, as well as their family and friends.The pair have been inundated with congratulations in light of their news, with Chelsie's Tracy Beaker co-star Dani Harmer leading the comments.

CBBC programme Tracy Beaker, often instilling fear in other characters.Deepal played the formidable Chantel Wellard, the eldest of the terrifying Wellard clan who frequently terrorist the residents of Elmtree House and Stowey House.While little is known about why the Wellards ended up in the care of social services, Chantel's mum and dad split before she found a new man and gave birth to younger brother Rio.READ MORE: Kids TV channel under fire for programme reschedule as it airs Queen's funeralTheir mum later split from Rio's dad before finding love again and giving birth to Roxy, the youngest of the siblings.Nowadays, Deepal, 33, looks nothing like her character who was known for her dark clothing, black eyeliner, bright highlights and stone-cold personality.The actress often shares a glimpse into her life with her 2000 Instagram followers including behind-the-scenes snaps from television sets and glamourous award shows.One snap saw the star don a black crop top paired with a cream blazer and trousers alongside a black and gold Gucci belt as she struck up a pose in a mirror.Her brunette tresses were styled into loose natural waves, cascading freely over her shoulders before resting on her chest, while she offered a smile to the camera.Her followed instantly flocked to the compliments to gush over the star, with one writing: "Bombshell."A second penned: "Looking the business," alongside a heart eye emoji."Everything," everything gushed a third.Having appeared in 23 episodes of Tracy Beaker from 2005, Deepal walked away from the hit programme in the third episode of series five, airing on November 29, 2005.Since then, she's gone on to have a stellar career in television with several acting credits under her belt.Seven

The Voice UK viewers couldn’t believe what they were seeing as a cast member of iconic CBBC series Tracy Beaker appeared on the ITV show.Former actress Alicia Hooper tried her luck with the judges as she arrived to the studio with her dad, partner and their daughter ahead of her big performance.Speaking to the camera, Alicia revealed that she was a music teacher and had been singing from a young age as her professional singer dad had taught her. READ MORE: The Story of Tracy Beaker cast now - Strictly fame, Glee appearance and £3m record dealBut the big shock of the night was Alicia revealing she had played bad girl Amber Hearst on the second series of beloved BBC series Tracy Beaker.Starring Dani Harmer as feisty and curly-haired Tracy, it followed the antics of a group of loveable teenagers in a foster home as they awaited new families to choose them.Amber was a tomboy who was a little older than the rest of the gang, and was known for her love of black, aggressive tendencies and dark bandana around her forehead.Sadly for Alicia, she failed to impress the judges and had to go home without any judges turning around for her.Viewers quickly rushed to social media to share their shock at seeing the childhood star appear on their screens as one said: "AMBER FROM TRACY BEAKER????"Another posted: "OMG it's Amber from Tracy Beaker."A third chipped in: "Omg that’s Amber from Tracy Beaker ahhhh!!!!"Only recently, Alicia had shared a sweet throwback snap of herself with Dani Harmer as they sat on a fence in their costumes, with Dani wearing Tracy’s iconic red wardrobe.The Story of Tracy Beaker, based on the novel by Jacqueline Wilson, first aired on BBC in 2002 and ran for four series until 2006.The Voice UK airs on Saturdays at

EastEnders fans have noticed that the soap has recast one of their most beloved child stars.Fans tuned in to BBC One to watch the long running soap and were quick to spot a change with Amy after she was introduced to Denzel.She wore a blue t-shirt, denim shorts and tied her hair back in a ponytail.There were mixed feelings about the child star and fans took to Twitter to comment on the switch-up.One fan noted: "New Amy looks like she’s straight out of Tracy Beaker," with a laughing face.Another wrote: "The new Amy! They picked a great actress but I’m so gutted they recast her, was legit a mini Roxy."An eagle eyed viewer tweeted out: "They changed Amy on a sly, didn't think we'd notice, and added like four years to her age, nice try."Amy has been on the show since 2008 and has been recast several times throughout the years.She was the result of a one night stand between her mother, Albert Square icon Roxy, and her father, fellow legend Jack Branning.Amy was played by Kamil and Natalia Lipka-Kozanka when she originally joined the show and was later replaced with Amelie Conway from 2010 to 2014.Abbie Burke then took over for eight years until now, newbie Ellie Dudd is set to pave the way for the teenager in the foreseeable future.This is a breaking showbiz story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly for the latest news, pictures and video.

Disney Plus.  He stressed, however, the changes won’t come in for at least another three years. Speaking to BBC staff on Thursday, Davie said: ‘This is our moment to build a digital-first BBC.

She gave birth to her second child in February and Tracey Beaker’s Dani Harmer looked fantastic as she enjoyed a night out with friends this week, admitting she had no “mum guilt”. In a happy-go-lucky picture shared to Instagram, the 33 year old actress showed off her post-baby figure in a pair of pale pink dungarees and a white T-shirt as she beamed with her pals.

captioned the post, adding: "7. 2. 22 10:49am 8lbs 3oz xx.

SHE'S known for playing the Dumping Ground's resident bad girl Amber in The Story of Tracy Beaker. But 18 years on Alicia Hooper is unrecognisable - and has chosen a slightly different career.

Dani announced she was pregnant back in August, with her expected due date in February.This is the actress's second child with her partner Simon Brough.The 32-year-old is already mum to Avarie-Belle.Sharing her news of the pregnancy back in the summer, she shared a sweet picture of the three of them.Dani wrote: "Han solo had Chewie.

TRACY Beaker was the must-watch after school TV show for kids in the early Noughties, becoming a hit CBBC series.  Originally starting out as a book, written by cult author Jacqueline Wilson, in 1991, the show followed orphan Tracy Beaker and her friends in the ‘Dumping Ground’ children’s home.  Dani Harmer recently reprised her role as the tearaway in reboot My Mum Tracy Beaker.

TRACY Beaker and Nanny McPhee's rarely-seen child actress Holly Gibbs is now a huge TikTok star. Now 24, Holly has almost 20,000 followers on the popular video-sharing site - where she often speaks about her early fame.

If you grew up in Britain in the early noughties then you'll have undoubtedly been tuning in to The Story of Tracy Beaker on CBBC on a regular basis. Between the years of 2002 and 2006 we were entertained by the adventures of Tracy Beaker, played by Dani Harmer, who lived in a care home known lovingly as The Dumping Ground.The children's TV series ran for an impressive five seasons, before multiple reboots and spinoffs were created in the following years.

TRACEY Beaker star Dani Harmer showed off her growing baby bump on the set of the latest series. Dani is returning as Tracy Beaker after the success earlier this year of My Mum Tracy Beaker.

DANI Harmer has shown off her growing baby bump as she filmed for the Tracy Beaker spin-off show. The actress, who rose to fame playing the character Tracy Beaker in the CBBC series, is currently pregnant with her second child.

Dani Harmer, 32, is set to return to her famous role once again in the series The Beaker Girls. The actress – who confirmed this week she is pregnant with her second child – will appear in the five-part series on CBBC and BBC iPlayer - following the success of three part series, My Mum Tracy Beaker.

THE Beaker Girls are back in a brand new series after the success earlier this year of My Mum Tracy Beaker. Dani Harmer will return as Tracy Beaker and Emma Maggie Davies as her book-smart, sassy, surprisingly tough daughter Jess in the new five-part series, The Beaker Girls.

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DANI Harmer has revealed she is pregnant with her second child with partner Simon Brough  The 32-year-old, who is best known for playing Tracy Beaker, shared the news today alongside a picture of her baby scan and daughter Avarie-Belle Betsy. She told her followers: “Han Solo had Chewie.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterDani Harmer has revealed she is pregnant with her second child in a sweet family snap with her partner Simon Brough and daughter Avarie-Belle Betsy.The 32-year-old actress, who is best known for her iconic role as Tracy Beaker, announced the exciting news on Monday as she shared her sweet baby scan photo with her 141,000 followers.As the trio posed in the living room, the doting mum shared the news with a range of niche references to fellow partners in crime from the big screen as her little one waits for her sidekick to be born.She captioned the memorable moment: “Han solo had Chewie. Frodo has Sam.