THE real age of an EastEnders legend has been revealed as she celebrated her birthday after being axed from soap.
The actress first made her debut on the serial drama in 2017 to much acclaim from viewers.
played the role of Karen Taylor until last year when bosses decided to axe her character in 2023.
Her character initially fled to before returning for a number of short stints in 2024 after the death of her on-screen son Keanu ().
A year after her last appearance on , the star looks happier than ever as she celebrated her 49th birthday with her family.
She took to with a number of snaps as she posed with her partner, Mark Perez, and her daughter Nancy, 10, on the doorstep of her home.
The former actress flaunted her as she donned a sleeveless pastel blue dress with flared arm panels.
She put on a leggy display in the thigh-length ensemble which was emblazoned with floral detail as she wore chic white platform sandals.
Lorraine captioned the post: “Well hello 49!!! So many exciting things happening this year!!
“I feel so lucky. Thank you for all the love.”;
In an apparent dig to her days on the soap, she wrote: “I’m the happiest I’ve been in years!!!“
However, her former co-stars and her fans flooded the comments section with well wishes.
– who still stars as Linda Carter on the soap – wrote: “Happy Birthday gorgeous woman.”;
Former campmate simply left a love heart face emoji.
While a fan gushed: “Happy birthday princess.”;
As someone else asked: “What’s your secret???? You look INCREDIBLE! Happy birthday gorgeous woman xxx”;
While a fifth person gushed: “Happy Birthday to one of the best.”;
