EastEnders star unrecognisable 12 years on from soap – as her new TV show is axed

FORMER EastEnders prima Saffron Coomber looks unrecognisable 12 years connected from the BBC soap arsenic her caller ITV amusement Three Little Birds is axed aft 1 series.

The actress, 29, was isolated of the deed soap from 2012-2013 and played the relation of Alexa Smith successful the show.

Her quality was champion known for her relationship with Lola Pearce played by Danielle Harold and became the crushed Lola mislaid custody of girl Lexi Pearce.

Alexa archetypal appears successful Albert Square erstwhile Lola sees her with a radical of friends and recognises her from their clip unneurotic successful a attraction home.

12 years connected from her stint connected the deed soap Saffron looks unrecognisable the histrion has ditched her agelong curly locks for a caller abbreviated chic hairstyle.

The EastEnders prima often shares glam pics of her mundane beingness with her followers online.

As good arsenic her relation successful the agelong – moving BBC soap fans whitethorn retrieve her from a famed BBC children’s show.

The TV prima starred successful Tracy Beaker rotation disconnected Tracy Beaker Returns and played the relation of Sapphire Fox.

Sapphire archetypal appeared successful the amusement backmost successful 2010 and was a nonmigratory of Elm Tree House attraction location and was the oldest of the children.

She enacted arsenic a usher and an older sister to the different children, particularly Harry Jones who saw her arsenic a parent figure.

The London-born histrion yet near the amusement successful 2012 and went connected to diagnostic connected different the TV programmes specified arsenic Holby City, Youngers and Strike.

Last year, Saffron bagged a relation successful the present axed ITV play which lasted conscionable 1 bid connected the airwaves.

Three Little Birds was a six-part constricted series, created by comedian Sir Lenny Henry  that is inspired from his precise ain family history.

The programme archetypal made its mode onto screens successful October 2023, and was a escaped depiction of his mother's travel to the UK successful the 1950s.

Despite plentifulness of ideas for caller instalments the broadcaster decided not to committee different series.

This near the Comic Relief co-founder enraged, hitting retired astatine ITV successful the aftermath of the cancellation.

The TV fable told The Guardian: "These days, it seems that galore achromatic dramas lone get 1 series.

"There are galore examples of this – and sadly, Three Little Birds is conscionable 1 much successful that aforesaid category."

He besides claimed that helium had much to springiness and helium was already planning future storylines for the deed show.

Sir Lenny added: "We were lone conscionable getting to cognize Rochelle Neil, Saffron Coomber, Yazmin Belo and Javone Prince and their stellar performances arsenic Leah, Chantrelle, Hosanna and Aston.

"The assemblage absorption was astonishing and I had immoderate truly bully storylines planned for their characters."