Natalie Cassidy Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Comedian Brian Conley has always made the nation chuckle, but what his EastEnders character Rocky Cotton has done is no laughing matter. Desperate to clear his huge gambling debt, Rocky set fire to his wife’s café hoping to claim on insurance. However, his plan backfired as the blaze had huge repercussions for the Beale family and this week Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) gets arrested for arson.

Rocky Cotton’s (Brian Conley) insurance plan backfires when his wife, Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) is arrested for the arson in EastEnders spoilers. The Beales are distraught after the fire and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is quick to blame Kathy for the incident. George Knight (Colin Salmon) comforts Cindy in The Vic and encourages her to go back to the hospital where it appears Cindy has forgiven Kathy.

Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) starts a fire at the Kathy's Café in the hope of clearing his debts in EastEnders spoilers. But what he doesn’t realise is that Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) is trapped inside. Rocky searches for a way of paying back the money he borrowed from Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) without his wife Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) finding out exactly how much debt he’s in.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has opened up about her wedding plans to fiancé Marc Humphreys. The 40 year old actress, who welcomed OK! into her beautiful Hertfordshire home to celebrate 30 years as Sonia on the BBC soap, got engaged to cameraman Marc in 2015 after a year of dating. And now, as they prepare to celebrate a decade of being together, Natalie has shared details about their big day.

Trouble brews in Albert Square for one family in EastEnders as spoilers reveal Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) goes head-to-head with her stalker and Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier) faces his father. Stacey is nervous ahead of the hearing to grant her Stalking Protection Order against Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis) and is put more on edge after Martin Fowler (James Bye) shows her the posters that Theo has been plastering all over the Square. Deciding to attend the hearing, Stacey loses her cool when Theo’s solicitor tears apart her reputation.

Jacqueline Jossa has shared a picture with her former co-star Natalie Cassidy after the pair bumped into each other during a night out. Taking to her Instagram, the EastEnders actress, 30, shared a sweet snap with Natalie, 40, as they both grinned for the camera. Referencing Natalie’s character, Sonia Fowler, on the BBC soap, Jacqueline penned: “Bumped into cousin Sonia @natcass1 Adore you!” and added a white heart emoji.

Natalie Cassidy has left her Instagram followers in stitches after sharing a hilarious clip of herself asking for help with a washing query. The EastEnders star, 40, who portrays Sonia Fowler in the hit BBC One soap, took to Instagram on Tuesday morning in search of answers to her questions regarding missing socks. Natalie went make-up free and sported a stripy t-shirt as she addressed her followers from a room at her home where all of her clean washing could be seen hanging up.

EastEnders star Max Bowden has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his late best friend Maxwell Thompson, who passed away two years ago. The actor, 28, who plays Ben Mitchell on the BBC soap, shared the tribute to his late friend of fifteen years, on Instagram, where he shared a photo of the pair of them. Captioning this, he wrote: "There are good ship, there are wood ships, there are ships that sail the sea.

Since first arriving on our screens as Sonia Fowler back in 1993, it’s safe to say that EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has cemented her place in our hearts. Gripping audiences with a number of high profile storylines over the years, Natalie’s character Sonia has seen everything from affairs and feuds, through to a teenage pregnancy and even a tragic death on Christmas Day when she lost the love of her life Jame Mitchell back in 2002.

After weeks of stalking Stacey ( Lacey Turner ), Theo ( William Ellis ) is finally found out by the petrified Slater sister in EastEnders next week - although before Stacey can react, Lily's (Lillia Turner) water breaks. Theo Hawthorne is convinced things are finally moving forward for him and Stacey as he celebrates his new job with her. However, Martin Fowler ( James Bye ) and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) are on the case and uncover information that confirms he is Stacey’s stalker.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has shared a sweet photograph of her rarely-seen daughter Joanie, as the adorable youngster marked her seventh birthday on Thursday, 17 August. The 40 year old star, who is bets known to fans for portraying Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap, took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of her youngest daughter, as she beamed for the camera while holding up seven fingers to indicate her age.

EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy has candidly admitted she is unhappy with her stylish new hair look, less than a month after debuting noticeably lighter locks.The 40 year old star is well known for playing Sonia Fowler in the hit BBC soap, with her natural brunette tresses a core staple of her look. However after mulling over a change to her look last month, Natalie decided to take the plunge and lighten her hair, swapping her usually chocolate brown hue for a far lighter and more sandy shade of brown just in time for the school holidays. Debuting her new look on social media, fans at the time were delighted by her new barnet and couldn’t resist making several compliments as they gushed over her new look.

EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy looked worlds away from her character, Sonia Fowler, as she bid an emotional farewell to a former colleague.The 39 year old looked to be enjoying the sunshine as she sat in a beer garden with Assistant Director Laura and an unidentified man. Natalie, who has played Sonia since 1993, was dressed in a blue and white patterned top and she donned huge sunglasses, whilst her brown hair tumbled over her shoulders. She flashed a wide grin as she put an arm around Laura for the snap, which she shared to Instagram and wrote: "Will miss my girl".

EastEnders favourite Natalie Cassidy has paid tribute to beloved sister-in-law Linda Cassidy on her 60th birthday. Married to the 40 year old's brother David, Linda took centre stage in a gushing Instagram post on Thursday, complete with a gallery of selfies and family photos. "Happy 60th birthday to my sister in law @linny_cass," the caption started.

A Sainsbury's security guard and avid EastEnders fan has become an unexpected TikTok sensation after sharing videos of himself meeting actors from the show as they leave work at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. Pete's TikTok videos feature encounters with Eastenders stars like Shona McGarty, Bobby Brazier, and Natalie Cassidy, who kindly stop to chat with waiting fans. One heartwarming video shows Pete talking to Bobby about his late mother, Jade Goody, while another captures Pete playfully dancing with Shona.These clips have collectively garnered 1.8 million views and landed Pete 136,000 followers.

EastEnders star James Alexandrou became a well-known face of the BBC soap after making his debut as Martin Fowler when he was just a child. James, 38, took over the role of Martin Fowler from actor Joe Peyton Price back in 1996, when he was around 11 years old and quickly made his mark on the show. During his stint on EastEnders, he had his fair share of on-screen drama from an underage pregnancy storyline to time in prison - it wasn't always easy for the character, especially with feisty Pauline Fowler as his mum (played by Wendy Richard).

EastEnders young mum Lola Pearce tragically died as her daughter Lexi lay beside her asleep during Wednesday night's episode. Lola passed away after a battle with an incurable brain tumour over the last few months that has seen her condition slowly worsen.Throughout her illness her now husband Jay Brown has been by her side supporting her and he is now left heartbroken at the thought of living without her. Although he hardly left Lola's side during her final hours, when he did go to the toilet, Lola took her last breath leaving Jay in tears when he returned to see his wife had died.

EastEnders aired some of the saddest scenes in the show's history on Wednesday night, as young Lola Pearce passed away.The young mum-of-one died after her battle with a brain tumour, while her young daughter Lexi lay beside her. Lola's husband Jay barely left her side, as he struggled with the thought of leaving his new wife, speaking to her about what they would come back as in another life. As the sun rose, Lola took her last breath, leaving her family heartbroken.

Natalie Cassidy seemed worlds away from Sonia Fowler over the weekend as she let her hair down to celebrate her 40th birthday surrounded by her EastEnders co-stars.The actress, who has starred on the BBC soap on-and-off since 1993, celebrated her milestone birthday with a huge party that saw most of Albert Square's biggest stars forget the troubles of Walford as they hit the town. Natalie – who has opened up on her fitness journey – looked gorgeous in a white suit as she partied the night away at a pub in Essex with her nearest and dearest, including boyfriend Marc Humphreys.

In a recent episode of EastEnders , a car accident involving Kim Fox, played by Tameka Empson, appeared to have only one significant casualty: Denzel, played by Jaden Ladega, the passenger in the vehicle. Denzel suffered severe injuries in the accident, which occurred when Kim became distracted by messages on Denise's, played by Diane Parish, phone which uncovered an affair between Denise and Ravi, played by Aaron Thiara.This was only the start of Kim's troubles, as she had to face court and was hit with a driving ban. However, even before the court case, it became evident that Kim was struggling and that the accident had had a profound impact on her mental well-being.

Eastenders star Natalie Cassidy first hit Britain's television screens as Sonia Fowler back in 1993.

Eurovision mania is in full swing as the official start of Eurovision week kicks off. Last year's winner, Ukraine, unfortunately couldn't handle the hosting duties due to the ongoing war. However, the United Kingdom stepped up to the plate and will host the contest in Liverpool Arena this week, which can hold up to 11,000 Eurovision-crazy fans.The home of The Beatles is pulling out all the stops to give the event a Ukrainian flair in their honour.

Natalie Cassidy was all smiles as she cuddled up her rarely seen daughter who is the spitting image of the EastEnders star. Having played the role of Sonia Fowler in EastEnders since 1993, Natalie, 39 has become a well-known face for the soap but often keeps her family life away from the spotlight including her lookalike daughter. In a rarely seen snap, Natalie was cuddled up with her daughter, Joanie, six, who she shares with her fiancé Marc Humphreys.

EastEnders fans were left flabbergasted after realising what one of Walford’s newest characters looks like away from the small screen. Jonny Freeman, who joined the soap back in December 2022 as Reiss Colwell, Dot Branning’s great nephew, looks completely different from his soap character, whose current storyline involves being long-standing resident Sonia Fowler’s (played by Natalie Cassidy) new love interest.

EastEnders stalwart Sonia Jackson (played by Natalie Cassidy) finally seemed to have found a suitable romantic interest in newcomer Reiss (Jonny Freeman) when he turned up in Walford last year. However, fans were recently let into Reiss' secret and it seems he isn't all he was initially cracked up to be. He was seen taking a phone call on the BBC soap, asking to speak to his "wife," meaning Sonia is being lied to again.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has shared a rare snap of her handsome boyfriend Marc Humphreys as the couple enjoyed a romantic day out to kick off Natalie’s birthday month. Natalie, 39, is currently on a trip to Co Kerry, Ireland, where she shared a selfie of the sweet couple as they enjoyed a glass of bubbly.The star poked fun at Marc’s camera skills after he tried to take a picture of the both of them but had his drink covering Natalie’s face.

EastEnders stalwart Natalie Cassidy's youngest daughter Joanie stole the limelight on her mum's Instagram this week. Rarely seen across the soap star's social channels, the six year old belongs to Natalie, 39, and her fiancé Marc Humphreys, and has an older half-sister named Eliza. Mum and daughter were at home in the kitchen when Natalie uploaded the shot in question, with the blondie dressed in her school uniform.

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner broke down in tears after she completed the London Marathon in memory of her late, great co-star Barbara Windsor. Sunday marked the day that nearly 50k people ran the 26.2 mile course through the UK’s capital, with some completing the marathon in honour of various charities and organisations.

EastEnders star Heather Peace said the cast is “absolutely stoked” to have raised £50,000 in memory of their late co-star Dame Barbara Windsor by running the London Marathon.The star said fundraising for Alzheimer’s UK had gone “beyond our wildest expectations” and the team, known as Bab's Army, were especially grateful for people’s donations during the cost-of-living crisis. She was joined in the challenge by co-stars including Natalie Cassidy, Lacey Turner and Adam Woodyatt.