‘It was the right time to leave EastEnders’

Actor Natalie Cassidy on soaps, siestas and her new TV show

Growing up on our screens as trumpet-loving Sonia Jackson in EastEnders has turned Natalie Cassidy into one of the country's best-loved TV stars. Over the past three decades, the 41-year-old actor has become a household favourite, whether she's singing her heart out as Bush on The Masked Singer, running the London Marathon in honour of her late co-star Barbara Windsor or opening up about her weight struggles. As she leaves the long-running soap where she made her name after 32 years, Nat is looking forward to spending more time with her fiancé Marc Humphreys – who she has been with for 10 years – and her children, eight-year-old daughter Joanie, plus Eliza, 14, from her previous relationship with Adam Cottrell. ‘We need siestas in the UK’ Natalie talks to us…

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Bella (Digital) - 1 Issue, 1 April 2025

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