Stars of EastEnders Jacqueline Jossa and Natalie Cassidy just got together unexpectedly, and they celebrated with a cute snapshot.
in Instagram, Jacqueline, who portrayed Lauren Branning in the BBC serial opera from 2010 to 2018, posted a photo of herself and Natalie, who plays Sonia Fowler, grinning and holding hands.
Jacqueline captioned the photo, “Bumped into cousin Sonia @natcass1.” I love you.
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Natalie commented on the photo with the words “Love you” and a red heart, while fellow EastEnders actors James Farrar (Zack Hudson) and Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce-Brown) also expressed their admiration for the picture by using the heart and heart-eye emojis.
Quick to remark on the image were fans, with one saying, “You look like twins! The identical grins and noses,” someone another said, adding, “ICONIC!”
When Lauren briefly returned to Albert Square to attend Dot Branning’s funeral, the two were last seen on screen together in December of the previous year.
This summer, Jacqueline made another unexpected cameo on the soap opera when she reappeared for one episode as a part of the major Ian, Cindy, and Peter Beale plot.
After learning the truth about Cindy, Lauren thought about having a romantic reunion with Peter, the father of her son Louie, 8, but she packed her things and left once more after realizing that the Beales would never change.
Later, Jacqueline posted some behind-the-scenes photos from her comeback on Instagram. She captioned the photos “Surprise” and addressed her co-stars, writing, “Glad to see you guys back where you belong.”
BBC One broadcasts EastEnders from Monday through Thursday at 7.30 p.m. The program is also available on BBC iPlayer.
