EastEnders' Lorraine Stanley unrecognisable from character Karen in rare snap
Lorraine Stanley is best known for playing Karen Taylor in EastEnders, but she’s nothing like her in real life.
The soap star, 44, took to her Instagram account earlier this week to post a picture of herself and her husband Mark Perez to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Her character Karen is known for her unkempt hair, scruffy clothes and for constantly having her bra strap halfway down her arm.
But in the snap, Lorraine looked glamorous, with straightened hair and a chic leather top and her makeup done.
She smiled for the camera as she wrapped her arm around her husband.
Lorraine captioned the post: “Happy 7th anniversary to this beaut @markyp1977.
“Thank you for putting up with me.
“Seven years has taken its toll haha look at us here on one of our first dates looking so young and slim.
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“I love you to bits!! Here’s to many more.”
She finished the post with the hashtags #anniversary #love #soulmate #friends #bff.
Lorraine’s Instagram followers couldn’t help but point out the difference between her and Karen in the comments section.
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One wrote: “You look gorgeous when you’re not on set.”
“Wow, you look great Lorraine,” another commented.
A third said: “You look so different from Karen