EastEnders favourite Jessie Wallace has spoken out after she went under the knife after struggling for years with “excruciating pain”.
The 52-year-old actress confirmed her foot had been operated on to her loyal legion of fans on Saturday (June 22). The soap siren shared a snap of her bandaged-up foot which she paired with a moon boot on her right foot.
Despite her injured foot, the starlet still put on a brave face as she showed off her freshly manicured red nail police on her injured toes. She captioned the post: “Thank you RNOHT for my Silastic Arthroplasty.
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“After years of excruciating pain, I am FREE! [two shoe emojis, two feet emojis, six praise emojis].” The surgical procedure replaces some or all of a joints in her feet with an artificial joint, which in Jessie’s case is made from rubber.
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The Kat Slater star was inundated with supportive messages from her famous friends and loyal legion of fans wishing her well online. Her co-star Shane Richie could help but poke fun, joking: “After all our years together, I never knew that all your piggie literally f***ed off to the market!”
Loyal fans will know her beloved character is well known for always high heels. But after her recent op, the star will have to swap out her kitten heels for a pair of comfortable trainers.
It comes just days after she shared a rare loved-up snap with her fiancé Justin Gallwey, branding him “her love.” It didn’t take long before her adoring followers showered the love birds with compliments ahead of their nuptials.
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One user penned: “The way you look at him Jess” as another gushed: “Beautiful couple”. A third echoed: “You two are adorable” as a fourth chimed in with: “Awe wow, the love u both show in this pic is incredibly strong, hope you’re both well.”
It is understood the happy couple are preparing to tie the knot this year, with the actress confirming the news last February . Despite being in each other’s lives since they were young, Jessie only started dating the carpenter a year before he popped the question.
Last year, a source told The Sun: “Jessie is over-the-moon about her engagement and is starting to put plans in place for her wedding. At the moment, it is looking like early next year in the UK and there could be a possible magazine deal in the works.
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“Naturally, she will have some of her EastEnders co-stars there, Shane of course. It is quite funny that when she ties the knot, Jessie will have Shane there as their character have walked down the aisle twice.”
They went on to claim that other stars likely to be in attendance include Natalie Cassidy and Emma Barton.
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