LUCY Speed became a popular fixture on EastEnders when she was just a teenager. Veteran viewers of the BBC One soap will remember Lucy as Barry Evans' ex-wife Natalie.
The 44-year-old actress shot to fame in EastEnders back in 1993 - aged just 17. Lucy first appeared in EastEnders as Bianca [Patsy Palmer's] best friend Natalie but she quit the show a year later after feeling overwhelmed by the level of fame that being on the popular soap received.
Lucy previously shared: "I was very frightened by it quite frankly and certainly unprepared for it. "I didn't like at all the attention that came with being on such a high-profile show.
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