EastEnders star Lacy Turner has officially returned to work after taking time off to have a baby.
Lacey, 31, was seen beaming away as she arrived on set at the iconic BBC Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
Dressing down in a brown T-shirt, Lacey, who plays Stacey Slater in the hit soap, beamed away as she chatted to security at the gates of the complex.
Lacey has been on maternity leave since last summer after giving birth to her first child Dusty in July 2019.
Lacey and her partner Matt Kay had tragically suffered two miscarriages before welcoming Dusty.
Lacey gave birth to a baby girl in July last year (Image: ITV)
Speaking frankly about motherhood, Lacey told The Sun: “Being a mother is by far the hardest job I have ever done in my life,” she said.
“But it’s also the best thing in the world.
“It has changed me because it makes you see everything differently.
Lacey Turner has officially returned to work after taking time out to start a family
“It highlights what’s important and what isn’t! I think I’m much more chilled out now I’m a mother.
“Somehow we manage to juggle everything and everyone and yet we still feel guilty for certain things.
“I think until you have done it you can’t understand how challenging it is yet so rewarding.”
Lacey has been on the show since 2004 (Image: BBC / Jack Barnes)
Lacey has starred in EastEnders since 2004.
BBC writers have cleverly written Lacey’s time away from the show, crafting a storyline which saw her character go on the run.
Stacey fled the square with her two daughters after attacking show legend Phil Mitchell.
After beating him up with a wrench Stacey made a break for it and is yet to return to her drama-filled home.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
