NATALIE Cassidy shared sweet family snap with her rarely seen fiance and lookalike daughters after quitting EastEnders.

The actress, 42, who left the soap earlier this year, posed for a cute family photo with fiance Marc Humphreys along with daughters Eliza and Joanie on Instagram.

The sweet family snap was shared after the family enjoyed a meal at the plush 45 Park Lane in Mayfair in central London.

Natalie said the family were treated to the “best steaks ever” as they dined at the hotel’s steak restaurant CUT, as they celebrated fiance Marc’s 40th birthday, who she described as the “love of my life”.

She was also full of compliments for chef Elliott Grover, who she met during ITV‘s Cooking with the Stars this summer, and heaped thanks on the hotel and restaurant for the “most beautiful day”.

The chef appears next to Natalie as he posed with the family for the snap.

In the caption, Natalie wrote: “We have had the most amazing meal at 46 Park Lane. I was very fortunate to meet Elliott Grover when I did Cooking with the Stars.

“From day one we hit it off. He is one of the best head chefs in the world and is so down to earth and so genuine – which is why we got on immediately.”

The mum-of-two then explained that the family had been at 45 Park Lane to celebrate Marc’s 40th birthday.

She continued: “As a family of four it can be hard to think of things to do. But swimming for an hour, cocktails and then the best steaks ever was certainly the right thing to do..

“Thank you to [hotel general manager] Lee Kelly for our incredible stay.

“The service, ambience, food and drinks are the best we have ever had. Here’s to the next 40 with the love of my life and our daughters.”

The post received thousands of likes from her fans, and many quickly left the family sweet messages in the comments section.

One wrote: “Beautiful family [love heart emoji] Happiest of birthdays Marc”.

Another commented: “Beautiful photo, gosh but your girls are just gorgeous Nat, happy birthday Marc”.

One added; “What a beautiful family you have, Happy 40th Marc”.

The new family pic follows her exit from EastEnders during this year’s 40th anniversary week, after she quit the show after nearly 32 years playing Sonia Fowler.

It is understood Natalie told bosses of her decision to leave the hit BBC One soap during summer 2024

Her exit scenes coincided with the show’s 40th anniversary week in February.

Natalie, who joined the BBC One soap back in 1993, aged just ten years, said: “I feel extremely sad to be writing this, but also very excited.

“After another 11 solid years back on The Square, I have decided it’s time to move on to pastures new. EastEnders is in my bones so I will never forget where I started my career and I will continue to love the show.

“Thank you to Chris Clenshaw for the opportunity to be such a big part of the 40th anniversary – it’s an honour. See ya, Sonia, going but never forgotten.”

In the exit scenes, her character Sonia left with sister Bianca and her baby to start a new adventure.

The open storyline leaves the door open for Natalie’s potential return as Sonia in future.