Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans staggered as they spot iconic Emmerdale star in Walford

Emmerdale histrion Sally Walsh, who is the sister of Kimberley Walsh and Amy Walsh, played the relation of Lyn Hutchinson successful the ITV soap and has since gone connected to prima successful assorted different shows

EastEnders' fans person spotted Sally Walsh, known for her relation arsenic Lyn Hutchinson successful ITV's Emmerdale, appearing successful Albert Square. Sally was portion of Emmerdale from January 1997 to February 2000, initially playing a schoolhouse bully who harassed Emma Cairns (portrayed by Rebecca Loudonsack) implicit her pregnancy earlier she started dating colony cook Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock). In summation to her stint successful Emmerdale, Sally has besides appeared successful EastEnders, with viewers precocious taking to societal media to sermon her relation arsenic Chrissie Watts' (Tracy-Ann Oberman) cellmate, Gail, successful 3 episodes successful 2005 aft classical episodes of the soap were aired by the BBC.

One eagle-eyed instrumentality who'd been watching classical episodes of the soap posted connected Reddit: "Believe it oregon not, it's Sally Walsh (who played Chrissie Watts' compartment mate Gail) for lone 3 episodes connected Classic EE. I lone recovered this retired portion speechmaking a Twitter remark connected #ClassicEastEnders page. You mightiness recognise the surname Walsh arsenic she is the 3rd younger sister of Kimberly Walsh who is portion of Girls Aloud. She besides has different sister Amy (who presently plays Tracy Metcalfe successful Emmerdale). Amazing what you learn."

Other viewers commented connected the post, which included a screengrab of Sally successful EastEnders, with 1 idiosyncratic saying: "They each look truthful overmuch alike" and different adding: "She played Lynn connected Emmerdale successful the precocious 90s"

Post Sally's departure from Emmerdale, her real-life sister Amy Walsh has secured a relation connected the Yorkshire Dales-based play arsenic Tracy Metcalfe and has been progressive successful immoderate important storylines since her accomplishment successful 2014, including 1 wherever she cheated connected her hubby Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter) with his uncle, Caleb Milligan (Will Ash).

Another sister of Sally, Kimberly Walsh, joined Girls Aloud aft featuring connected the world TV amusement Popstars: The Rivals successful 2002. The band, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle, reunited earlier this twelvemonth for a UK circuit which paid homage to precocious subordinate Sarah Harding who passed distant successful 2021 owed to cancer. Kimberly is presently a well-liked big connected BBC One's Morning Live, which broadcasts aft BBC Breakfast connected weekdays, reports OK!.

Longstanding EastEnders enthusiasts volition callback the quality Chrissie, who was handed a beingness condemnation for the execution of her spouse 'Dirty' Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) successful December, pursuing his decease successful the Queen Vic. Her archetypal accomplishment successful Albert Square was backmost successful 2014 erstwhile her narration with Den took a crook for the worse owed to his infidelity and deception.

After a 19-year lack from the fictional municipality of Walford, Chrissie made a much-anticipated instrumentality to the soap past month, delighting dedicated viewers.

In an occurrence that saw Den's girl Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) jailed for contempt of tribunal aft lashing retired astatine a justice during the proceedings of rapist Dean Wick (Matt Di Angelo), it was revealed that Chrissie was successful the aforesaid prison.

It's just to accidental there's nary emotion mislaid betwixt Chrissie and her erstwhile stepdaughter, arsenic the murderous Chrissie informed Sharon she had been "so close" to evading the constabulary successful 2005 until Sharon intervened.

Sally's quality Gail was noticeably absent from those EastEnders scenes, with the histrion much precocious gracing rival soap Coronation Street.

Sally featured arsenic a caregiver successful Corrie successful 2012 erstwhile Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson) was hurried to A&E with appendicitis, earlier making a comeback successful 2019 arsenic a midwife caring for Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) during the induced commencement of her premature baby.

The histrion precocious appeared connected the BBC play Doctors, taking to Twitter successful April to stock a country from the show, adding: "Fourth and past clip connected @BBCDoctors. Always specified a beauteous amusement to enactment on."