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EastEnders fans spotted a acquainted look arsenic the caller bid of DI Ray kicked disconnected earlier this week.
Former Walford icon Annette Badland popped up successful Sunday’s occurrence of the ITV detective drama, which stars Bend It Like Beckham and ER histrion Parminder Nagra.
Annette is champion known to soap fans arsenic EastEnders’ villainous Aunt Babe Smith.
Introduced arsenic an extended subordinate of the Carter family, she caused chaos for her relatives during her stint connected Albert Square betwixt 2014 and 2017.
Her storylines saw her exposed arsenic a babe farmer, promote Abi Branning to prevarication astir being pregnant, and effort to bargain from the Queen Vic aft leaving sister Sylvie to die.
Aunt Babe was past seen cursing The Vic aft being disowned by her family, ne'er to beryllium seen again.
Annette, meanwhile, has starred successful respective different shows since leaving Walford, including Midsomer Murders, Big Boys, Plebs and Ted Lasso.
Her astir caller on-screen relation successful DI Ray sees her play a pawn store idiosyncratic called Liz, who was questioned astir the disappearance of her boss.
‘Omg it’s aunt babe from Eastenders. Brilliant actress,’ 1 spectator posted connected X (formerly Twitter).
Another said: ‘Honestly Annette deserves to go a Dame.’
Earlier this month, Annette was besides seen successful the 3rd bid of Netflix’s LGBTQ+ coming-of-age bid Heartstopper.
She wasn’t the lone recognisable look for soap fans, however, with chap EastEnder Lucy Speed besides making an quality arsenic Susan Denvers.
Lucy played Natalie Evans for 2 stints successful the BBC soap betwixt 1994 and 2004.
DI Ray continues connected Sunday astatine 9pm connected ITV1 and ITVX.
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