EastEnders release Hannah Spearritt first look photographs

EastEnders release photos of Hannah Spearritt on first day of filming for the saga.

“I’m over the moon to be joining the show – it’s such a huge part of British telly. I’m really looking forward to getting started and I can’t wait to see the Square in the flesh…. Walford here I come!” – Hannah Spearritt

Hannah has been cast as Kandice Taylor, the younger sister of Albert Square regular Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley). In images released by BBC Elstree earlier today, the actress is seen on location filming sequences to air later this year. Hannah who found fame with the seven-piece pop group, S Club 7, in the late 1990s will appear in a couple of episodes of the BBC One serial near Christmas.

“Producers are excited about casting Hannah in the show and if she proves popular she could be back as a more permanent fixture.” – An EastEnders insider speaking to The Sun

Hannah’s acting experience includes a lead role in sci-fi drama Primeval, regular appearances in medical saga Casualty and one-off roles in Death in Paradise and Agatha Christie’s Marple.

She is the second member of S Club 7 to appear in the East-London set saga after Jon Lee played Josh, the son of Nigel Bates’ girlfriend Julie, back in 1997. However, this was just before S Club 7 stormed the charts with hits such as Bring It All Back, S Club Party and Never Had a Dream Come True.