ROLL UP, ROLL UP EastEnders star unrecognisable 11 years after soap romp and explosive Christmas episode as she sells old clothes online
EASTENDERS actress Kierston Wareing looks unrecognisable over a decade on from leaving the soap, where she played Kirsty Branning.
The star was known for her on-screen marriage to Max Branning – famously wrecking his 2012 wedding to Tanya – but these days is selling used clothes online.
Kierston joined EastEnders in 2012, appearing in that year’s iconic Christmas Day episode as she interrupted Max’s wedding to his ex Tanya to reveal that she was still married to him.
They later got back together before a drama-filled relationship, with Kierston’s character leaving Walford for good in 2014 after finally divorcing Max.
11 years on, Kierston looks worlds away from her soap character.
Despite her signature blonde locks on the soap, she now sports brunette tresses and looks very different to her on-screen counterpart.
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It appears Kierston is still acting and recently took on a small supporting role in the Matt Smith-fronted TV show The Death of Bunny Munro.
She has also appeared in other projects throughout the year, and had a stint on Hollyoaks after leaving Albert Square.
But on Instagram, Kierson is often flogging her old clothes, with links to her eBay account on the page.
Starting from just £2, the actress is selling her old clothes from shops such as Tesco’s F&F and ASOS
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She explained: “It was really weird doing my first scene – even though I have done things before, this was a show that I have grown up with as a child.
Suddenly I’m on the Square and it’s very surreal and I am seeing legendary characters like Sharon, who I have grown up watching – it’s bizarre. And now I know her as Tish, and we’re friends.
“Then there was another moment a few weeks later when I was sitting in The Vic and June Brown walked in, and it feels like you have literally jumped into your own TV set.”
The star also made a brief return to soapland in 2015 when she played Hollyoaks’ Ashley Davidson, who she described as not having “a nice bone in her body”.
