Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders child soap stars and where they are now
Some have dramatically changed their looks since being in the limelight
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Patsy Palmer and Josie Long to join festival aiming to combat Blue Monday
Patsy Palmer (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
EastEnders star Patsy Palmer and comedian Josie Long are among the celebrities taking part in a festival aimed at brightening up Blue Monday.
The third Monday of January is often labelled as the most depressing day of the year thanks to factors including fading Christmas memories, the impact of the festive period on personal finances and abandoned New Year’s resolutions.
The day-long Festival of Connection event is providing a programme of sessions which will try to inspire and cheer participants at the start of 2021.
Maisie Smith spotted for first time since quitting beloved EastEnders role
Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith has been spotted stepping out for the first time since reports of her imminent departure from EastEnders as Tiffany Butcher-Baker
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Maisie Smith spotted for first time since quitting beloved EastEnders role (Image: MEGA)
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The actress and TV dancer from Leigh has played Tiffany Butcher on and off for 13 years. Sources close to the actress, 19, told MailOnline she s increasingly unlikely to extend her current contract when it expires in October, with bosses set to use her exit as part of the soap s dramatic Christmas storylines. Maisie, who joined EastEnders when she was just six, has ambitions of starring on the big-screen and is hoping to crack Hollywood with a major film role. Former Chalkwell Junior School pupil Maisie Smith, from Westcliff, shot to fame as a six-year-old playing cheeky EastEnders character Tiffany Dean - the youngest daughter of Bianca Jackson, played by Patsy Palmer.
Soap stars whose kids are famous actors with roles in The Undoing and Bridgerton
Acting runs in the blood of these soap actors who spawned a whole new generation of TV talent currently appearing in some of the biggest shows on the box.
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