EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy, who has played Sonia Fowler on and off for over three decades, thinks years of learning lines for the soap has left her with memory issues12:24, 21 Mar 2025Eastenders: Reiss and Sonia talking about trying for a babyNatalie Cassidy has said she thinks her memory is “shot to pieces” thanks to the way she learns lines for EastEnders.The actress played Albert Square’s Sonia on and off for 32 years, and said she thinks learning scripts then discarding them and moving on to the next week’s lines has had an impact on what she remembers. The star – who announced earlier this year that she was leaving the BBC soap – said she feels her brain has been “trained to do something to then just throw it away”.Article continues belowNatalie, 41, opened up during a chat on her Life With Nat podcast, as she and her big brother Tony talked about memories from their childhood. She admits she doesn’t “remember much” these days.A listener mentioned that she loved how Tony would remind the actress of things from when they were younger that she didn’t know. “Well, that’s because I don’t remember much, I don’t know if that’s good or not, to be honest,” the actress confessed.Natalie thinks learning lines has affected the way her memory works(Image: More