{"id":67452,"date":"2023-09-19T20:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beststarnews.com\/?p=67452"},"modified":"2023-09-19T20:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:59:06","slug":"eastenders-fans-go-wild-as-soap-icon-reunites-with-co-star-five-years-after-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beststarnews.com\/tv-movies\/eastenders-fans-go-wild-as-soap-icon-reunites-with-co-star-five-years-after-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders fans go wild as soap icon reunites with co-star five years after exit"},"content":{"rendered":"
EastEnders stars Jacqueline Jossa and Natalie Cassidy enjoyed a surprise reunion on Sunday (September 17), sending fans wild.<\/p>\n
The actress, 30, who portrayed Lauren Branning from 2010 to 2018, took to her Instagram and revealed to her 3.6 million followers that she'd bumped into her former co-star.<\/p>\n
Jacqueline kept things casual in a grey T-shirt, while Natalie, who has played Sonia Fowler on and off for 30 years, sported a green blazer above a white top.<\/p>\n
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The I'm A Celeb winner captioned the snap: "Bumped into cousin Sonia @natcass1 Adore you!"<\/p>\n
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To which Natalie, 40, replied: "Love you," followed by a red heart emoji. EastEnders fans couldn't hide their excitement over the reunion as they rushed to the comments, with one writing: "This is so iconic." A second person gushed: "Love this pic." <\/p>\n
Another penned: "Awww such a beautiful pic." A fourth agreed: "Fantastic photo of both of you as fifth echoed: "You two lovely ladies look absolutely gorgeous!" While another fan hinted at a possible return for the character, teasing: "Im sure Cousin Sonia can convince Cousin Lauren to return."<\/p>\n
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Danielle Harold, who made her final appearance as Lola Pearce in May, commented two heart-eyed emojis. While Zack Hudson star James Farrar left a red heart emoji underneath the snap.<\/p>\n
Jacqueline officially departed EastEnders in February 2018, with Lauren leaving the square with her son following the death of her sister, Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald).<\/p>\n
The mum-of-two returned to the soap in December 2022 for the funeral of Dot Cotton, played by the late June Brown. Despite being nervous at returning, the influencer teased a full-time comeback after calling it "the best job in the world".<\/p>\n
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She said: "When I went back recently I was nervous, but I was literally like: \u201cI could stay here forever\u201d. I love it. This is the best job in the world. I\u2019ve really realised that that\u2019s where I am my happiest and my passion and enjoyment comes from that side of things.<\/p>\n
"Since going back to EastEnders I\u2019ve had that little fire in my belly again, like there is that part of me that isn\u2019t fulfilled anymore, that creative side."<\/p>\n
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