Has Mandy's mum come to Salter out?
Mamma mia! Mandy's in for quite a shock when her mum Lorraine turns up in Albert Square next month.
Scheming Lucy Beale uses text messages to lure a mysterious contact of Mandy's to Walford, assumingÌýthat they areÌýa secret lover. But things backfire for Lucy whenÌýher 'admirer' who turns up at The Vic is revealed to be Salter senior...
Brash bad girl Lorraine let young Mandy (pictured here in an upcoming saucy scene as she tries to work her charms on Ian) to run wild on the streets as a child, while she spent years 'on the game' with Pat. But while Mandy seems to have finally grown up, her mother certainly hasn't!
ÌýThis isn't the first time we have seen Mandy's mum in EastEnders. Loyal fans of the show may recall that Walford's very own Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) originally played Lorraine, many years ago.
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Victoria Alcock, who will play Lorraine Salter, has appeared in numerous films and TV shows over the years. You may remember her from Bad Girls, where she played Julie Saunders, Doctor Who (pictured)Ìýand, more recently, Call the Midwife on Ö÷²¥´óÐã One.
"I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of EastEnders and am looking forward to working with my good friends Linda Henry and Nicola Stapleton again," revealed Victoria. "I can't wait to see people's reaction when Lorraine arrives on The Square!"
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At 23rd Jan 2012, Jesse wrote:This is going to be great! First comment, ahaha!
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At 23rd Jan 2012, E20Launderette wrote:Too bad Garry's Mum is gone or it would be the two Julie's reunited.
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At 23rd Jan 2012, Dickens wrote:Looks younger, than when was 30
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At 23rd Jan 2012, EastEndBabe1 wrote:She looks about 59 at least!!
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At 23rd Jan 2012, Pilky wrote:omg it's so weird how Linda Henry (Shirley Carter) originally played her.
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At 23rd Jan 2012, freddy wrote:WHAT ! Mandys mum o i cant wait and the pictures are so funny (jane and the other girl dressed as food ) lol i cant stop ; one thing i got get mandys mum looks like one girl called juile in eastenders just diffrent hair
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At 23rd Jan 2012, Hottylou wrote:What is with all the good character's leaving and all the random ones coming in? Mandy hasn't even been back long enough and already they're bringing in her mum to replace jane, ricky, pat & heather. At least when derek, david, and lucy joined they were related to important characters.
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