Soap stars who found fame on kids' TV shows - EastEnders icon to Coronation Street babe

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Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks regulars found fame before they became part of the serial drama world.It is a little known fact that some Soapland favourites used to entertain millions of younger viewers back when back in the day.Several television personalities had their first taste of stardom on shows such as Grange Hill, T-Bag, The Worst Witch and Children’s Ward.Daily Star has put together a list of just a few famous faces who appeared on children's TV before becoming a soap star.Kellie is known to EastEnders fans as Walford resident Linda Carter.She first appeared in the BBC One soap back in 1986 as a bridesmaid for one episode.She later returned as the wife of Danny Dyer's character Mick Carter in 2013.However, before she stepped foot in Albert Square Kellie played Sally Simpkins in 80s kinds' show T-Bag, a TV series about an eponymous witch-like character and her sister, T-Shirt.The show was originally intended to be educational; however, this aspect was dropped after the first series in favour of simple adventure plots.As well appearing in TV shows, Kellie has appeared in her fair share of movies.In 2002, she played Julie in Ali G Indahouse and she portrayed the role of Stefania in How (Not) to Make a Short Film a year later.The actress also tried her luck on Strictly Come Dancing in 2005 with professional partner Kevin Clifton.They came runners-up alongside Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice after Jay McGuinness and Aliona Vilani were crowned winners.Kellie's Strictly co-star Georgia is best known for playing Katy Armstrong in Coronation Street.She played the character from 2010 until 2015 and later went on to appear on the BBC dancing competition.In the same year, she came 98th in.