Nineties pop star unrecognisable 33 years after TOTP performance, EastEnders role and inheriting £400k from celeb friend

A NINETIES popular prima has been spotted looking unrecognisable 33 years aft her Top Of The Pops performance, EastEnders relation and inheriting £400k from her celeb champion friend.

Sophie Lawrence played Diane Butcher successful BBC soap EastEnders, and was a regular from 1988 to 1991.

The present 52-year-old has besides had galore impermanent appearances implicit the years, astir precocious successful 2012.

As good arsenic her acting talents successful the likes of EastEnders and Grange Hill, Sophie besides achieved a apical 30 deed successful the UK’s singles illustration with her screen of Donna Summer’s deed azygous Love’s Unkind.

And she’s shown disconnected her pantomime talents successful the past too, appearing arsenic Janet successful the West End's adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, arsenic good arsenic a pb successful Daisy Pulls It Off.

In December 2006, the histrion starred arsenic Peter Pan astatine the Wycombe Swan, and successful 2007 other David Essex again arsenic Peter Pan.

She’s besides been progressive successful the touring amusement Simply Ballroom arsenic 1 of the presenters.

But the histrion present looks wholly different, years aft her Top Of The Pops success.

It was announced earlier this twelvemonth that the EastEnders prima was going to beryllium returning to the satellite of amusement by taking to the mic arsenic a DJ, and would instrumentality take the spot of DJ Paul Stephen connected Park Radio’s Mid Morning Show, connected Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Talking to SuffolkNews, she said: “James Grint (Park Radio’s presumption director) and his wife, Sarah, are friends of excavation and helium asked maine astir 3 weeks agone – and helium is truly hard to accidental nary to.

“I been interviewed connected the radio loads of times but I’ve ne'er done thing similar this before.

“Despite what radical think, determination are a batch of buttons that DJs person to woody with and they each person a purpose. During my practices, I person recovered that sometimes I americium not utilizing them for the close ones, but I americium definite by Tuesday it volition each beryllium fine.”

Sophie could beryllium seen sitting with a brace of headphones astir her cervix successful a greenish overgarment and grey garment arsenic the news was announced.

Two years ago, On the Buses prima Anna Karen left the bulk of her £427,000 fortune to Sophie.

The actress, who was astir celebrated for playing Olive Rudge successful the 70s sitcom, died successful a location occurrence aged 85.

Anna near 65 percent of her property to longtime person Sophie erstwhile funeral and ineligible costs were taken attraction of, arsenic good arsenic inheritance tax and a £1,500 outgo to different friend, the Mail reports.

Anna appeared successful EastEnders arsenic Aunt Sal betwixt 1996 and 2017.

Sophie was from the aforesaid portion of London arsenic Anna and starred alongside her successful comedy amusement Bazaar & Rummage, based connected Sue Townsend's book.

The remaining sum was divided betwixt Anna's stepdaughter Gloria Gill, who received a 5th of the estate, and 4 friends who shared an eighth of the estate. While the remaining 2.5 per cent was near to the Actors' Benevolent Fund.

Three occurrence engines and astir 20 firefighters rushed to the blaze astatine Anna's location successful Ilford, London, astatine 10.20pm.

Despite their champion efforts, Anna died astatine the scene.

Her cause Shane Collins, who besides represented her champion person Barbara Windsor, said: "It is precise bittersweet news.

"But I'm blessed that Anna volition present beryllium with her champion mate Barbara and her beloved husband Terry Duggan.

"Anna was a large woman and a truly nice person. She was a fantastic lawsuit to look after. I can't archer you however overmuch I liked her.

"She went done a hard clip aft she broke her hep a fewer years agone but came backmost to enactment again and appeared successful EastEnders with a stick.

"Over the past mates of years she has been astatine location with friends popping by and her neighbours looking retired for her."