EastEnders fans go wild as Lorraine Stanley reunites with on-screen son in rare night out together
EASTENDERS star Lorraine Stanley looked incredible as she reunited with on-screen son in rare night out together.
The actress, who played much-loved Karen Taylor on the BBC soap, posed for a photo with Zack Morris, who portrayed her son Keegan Baker.
Lorraine, 48, attended the Zack’s new theatre project called Talking People, alongside former EastEnders co-star Milly Zero.
The three soap star smiled for a reunion snap together at Bush Theatre in London.
Lorraine captioned it: “Exciting theatre. I loved it. You smashed it Zack and Milly. Was so lovely to see you both.”
Last October has revealed why she won’t return to the BBC soap – despite finding auditioning for new jobs “soul destroying”.
The actress was written out of the show in 2023 as part of a shock cast shake-up.
Lorraine confessed that she has no plans on reprising her role, saying: “Once you’ve done a soap, you’ve done a soap.”
The TV star exclusively told The Sun: “At the moment I wouldn’t go back, I’m happy doing what I’m doing.
“They’ve left the door open, so never say never.
“I made that special appearance and it was nice to see everyone and be apart of the family again.”
Lorraine went on say that finding work post-EastEnders has been tough.
She shared: “I’m a busy mum at the moment. I don’t plan on doing anymore soaps, once you’ve done a soap, you’ve done a soap.
“At the moment I’m auditioning, I’m just doing self-tapes, which is soul-destroying. It’s horrible, I’m so bad at it.”
“But I’m doing Panto in my hometown of Portsmouth, I’m playing Queen Rat, I’ve never done it before and I’m so excited.
“It’s the only thing my daughter can actually watch, most times I swear, but actually my daughter Nancy can go and watch it and hopefully be proud of mummy.”
Lorraine departed her hugely popular role on the BBC soap in 2023 but briefly returned for a cameo earlier last year.
But behind the scenes she was embarking on her weight-loss and fitness journey.
Sharing before and after pictures in March, she told fans that she’d been making “healthy choices”.
In the first photo, Lorraine wore a long black top and a wide-brimmed hat.
In a stark contrast, the TV favourite appeared noticeably slimmer as she rocked a stunning black mini-dress to flaunt her new figure.
The LBD did wonders for her curves as she looked a completely different woman in the stunning snap as she flashed her toned pins for all her followers to see.
Lorraine wrote: “What a difference a year makes.
“Five stone down, feeling good, clean living, healthy choices, new me, healthy mummy.”
She later thanked her personal trainer for helping to whip her up into phenomenal shape.