Jacqueline Jossa looks almost unrecognisable as I’m A Celeb star reveals glam makeover
JACQUELINE Jossa today looked almost unrecognisable as the I’m A Celeb star revealed her stunning makeover
The former EastEnders star, 30, looked incredible as she went for full glam for her latest photo.
The busy mum-of-two took time out from her hectic schedule for a spot of pampering.
Jacqueline looked far cry from her days in the jungle, when she won I’m A Celebrity back in 2019.
Instead the actress went for contoured make up, which showed off her slim face.
The TV star also showed off her freshly blown out long brown hair.
The makeover comes after Jacqueline recently revealed how she would like to return to the soap again, after she made cameo for Dot’s funeral last December.
The actress told how being back on the Square lit a fire in her belly – and left her desperate to return to her role as Lauren Branning.
Jacqueline said: “When I went back recently I was nervous, but I was literally like, ‘I could stay here forever. I love it. This is the best job in the world.’
“I’ve really realised that that’s where I am my happiest and my passion and enjoyment comes from that side of things.
“Since going back to EastEnders I’ve had that little fire in my belly again, like there is that part of me that isn’t fulfilled anymore, that creative side.”
Jacqueline left the soap in 2018 after seven years to spend more time with her kids, and went on to win I’m A Celebrity.
But she wouldn’t say no to making a Walford comeback.
Speaking to the Soap From The Box podcast, Jacqueline continued: “I won the Jungle and have done things like that but I get people shouting Lauren at me the most out of everything.
“People still care about her.
“I would 100% put the leather jacket back on and the boots and get going, because it’s the best job in the world, and it’s still my dream job.”
The Sun told in December how Jacqueline had had a conversation with EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw about options for the future after her stint.
Before Dot’s send-off, her character Lauren was last seen on screen in February 2018. She was involved in a shock storyline that saw her and her sister Abi fall from the Queen Vic roof.
While Lauren survived, Abi – played by Lorna Fitzgerald, 26 – did not.
Jacqueline was later written out as her character moved to New Zealand.
At the time, the actress said she couldn’t juggle her children – Ella, now seven, and Mia, now four – with the tough filming schedule.
Jacqueline said: “There’s no such thing for me as maternity pay, so when I had kids I had to leave and I had to do magazine covers to make money to feed my kids. Before I went in the jungle, I was struggling with money.
“I had to sell my house.
“Obviously when you’re there for eight years, everybody knows that there were points I probably should have left and then stayed, and then should have left.
“I was actually pregnant with Mia when it was time to go, and I saw it as a sign of like, ‘Come on.’ I would’ve had to leave anyway. I never would’ve left on my own back.
“Also, at the end of the day it was literally my dream job. Everyone sort of aims for the stars and this was the stars for me, honestly. I used to write about it in year six, like, ‘What do you want to be when you’re older?’ And I said, ‘I want to be in EastEnders.’”
Jacqueline was 17 when she joined the soap in 2010 and the soap’s gritty storylines meant she had to grow up fast.