BBC’s EastEnders favourite, Kacey Ainsworth, looks unrecognisable 25 years after she made her debut in Albert Square.
The actress, 55, who played the much-loved Little Mo Slater in the BBC soap, won several awards for her portrayal of the cleaner, who was abused by her husband, Trevor Morgan. After leaving EastEnders in 2006, Kacey has switched roles completely and is currently starring in the ninth series of ITV detective drama, Grantchester, – looking completely different!
Little Mo spent her days in Walford wearing long, brown hair and a blunt fringe. However, Kacey is now a red-head, rocking a much shorter cut with curls, which suits her character, Cathy Keating, in the 1950s drama perfectly.
Talking on the Lorraine Show about reprising her role in Grantchester, Kacey also revealed she helped to write Wednesday’s instalment of the show. When she revealed how she got into writing for the show, she said, “I started writing with]EastEnders star] Tracey Ann Oberman when we had babies, and we had a great time.”
The issue was that both I and she work as actresses, and that we are always so busy. We can’t concentrate on these things, but it’s never too late. Never is it too late to take this step. She continued, “I’ve been making suggestions for things to do for Kathy and for other characters and stories for years, but I just felt the need to take the bull by the horns.” I wrote over the Christmas, three weeks off, I got up early before the kids, wrote an episode and went for it! “
Kacey’s alter-ego Little Mo was involved in a number of hard-hitting storylines, including her abusive relationship with husband Trevor. During her chat with Lorraine, the actress said she would be open to returning to EastEnders, despite the tough storylines.
Pointing out that Little Mo was still alive, she said:” She’s not dead. “Lorraine asked:” What is she doing? “Kacey joked:” Somebody asked me this yesterday, I think she left on the tube, she’s just going around the circle line.. “Laughing, Lorraine said:” Never say never. “
Kacey was one of 30 actresses who entered the Little Mo auditions in January 2000. The character was created as part of the Slater family, which introduced us to soap stars including, Kat, played by Jessie Wallace and Stacey, played by Lacey Turner. Before making the announcement to leave EastEnders in 2006 to pursue other projects, including Hotel Babylon and Moving On, Kacey announced her decision to take an extended leave of EastEnders in 2004.
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