EastEnders' Jessie Wallace stuns in dramatically different look to Kat Slater at Soap Awards

EastEnders favourite Jessie Wallace stunned as she attended the British Soap Awards in a dramatically different look to her on screen character Kat Slater

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace stunned in a dramatically different look than her character Kat Slater.

The actress, 51, wowed at the 2023 British Soap Awards as she attended the bash in a black lace gown.

She showed off her figure with a leather corset belt and paired her dress with silver accessories and black heels.

Jessie kept her hair tucked behind her ears as she walked the red carpet at The Lowry in Manchester.

The TV star wore smokey eye makeup paired with a pink lip and showed off her tanned shoulders with the strapless gown.

Jessie looked a world away from her EastEnders character Kat, who can usually be seen sporting leopard print and hoop earrings.

The fan favourite made her soap debut back in 2000 but took a break in 2005 to return five years later.

The actress also previously posed for racy lads magazines and she appeared to be getting back into the spirit as she reflected on her younger years last month.

Taking to social media Jessie shared a snap from a 2002 calendar which saw her as Miss February while sending temperatures soaring.

She looked sensational as she posed on a bed while playing cards as she offered a sultry gaze towards the camera.

The Walford veteran stripped from her regular clothing as she posed in lacy black lingerie for the snap as she leaned back onto the bed.

Jessie also shared a snap of her former co-star Lucy Benjamin who looked sensational as she posed while wearing a see-through night dress and black thong.

Captioning her post, Jessie penned: "The Walford babes 2002 @lucybenjaminofficial."

Her post which has racked up over 11,000 likes was soon flooded with compliments from her fans and co-stars, with Lucy saying: "Wish it was still 2002!"

"And then you farted!" joked her former on-screen husband, Shanie Richie, who plays Alfie Moon on the BBC soap.

While one follower typed: "I had that pic of you framed on my bedroom wall back in the day."

"Not aged a day @jessie.wallace_official," gushed another.

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