We’re used to seeing her with no make-up and a messy bun, wearing a vest top with her bra strap hanging down as she plays Karen Taylor in EastEnders.
So viewers were stunned when they saw how actress Lorraine Stanley looks in real life at the British Soap Awards.
The 41-year-old looked a far cry from the Walford single mum as she hit the red carpet in a glittery black dress and gold heels.
She wore her blonde hair down in waves with a fringe and had glam smokey-eye make-up.
Many EastEnders fans said they didn’t recognise the star because she looked so different to her Albert Square character.
“Wow! Her who plays Karen Taylor in #Eastenders looks so different in real life. She scrubs up well,” wrote one on Twitter.
“Didn’t recognise Karen then!” said another.
“How different does Karen of Eastenders look”, wrote a third.
A fourth agreed stating: “Lady who plays Karen in #Eastenders looks SO different in real life!”
Lorraine has previously spoken about how her style is very different to her character’s – whose look she honed by being lazy!
“My bra straps are always coming down so when they did for the character, I just left them!” she told Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning recently.
“My look is completely different,” she added.
Asked how long it takes her to get ready for filming, Lorraine replied, “about a minute!”
“I don’t have any make-up and I just get my bun checked so it’s easy!” she said.
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