Kitty Castledine, the actress in EastEnders, plays a member of the well-known Branning family on the soap, but she is the daughter of a footballer and TV star.
Kitty Castledine, the star of EastEnders, has been spotted with her famous family over Christmas.
Kitty, 23, arrived on the BBC One soap as Penny Branning in January 2024 alongside her cousin Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), after the duo had been residing in Paris. However, they were swiftly arrested for drug smuggling before managing to wriggle out of the situation.
In August 2024, Penny was in the middle of a major disaster when a club crush occurred at Peggy’s Bar. As the club’s manager, Penny was responsible for ticket sales for her bank holiday event.
However, Chelsea Fox, who was portrayed by Zaraah Abrahams, hacked into the booking process as payback for her job, leading to severe overcrowding at the venue and hospitalization for Lauren and Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd), who thankfully both made it.
After losing his ex-girlfriend Shireen, who was actually killed by Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington), Penny discovered he was a suspect in a murder case after a fleeting romance with Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway).
As Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) is Penny’s father, and Max (Jake Wood) is her love interest, she is related to Walford royalty. Kitty is the daughter of a well-known television star and a professional football player, but she is not a member of the BBC soap.
Kitty’s mother is Homes Under the Hammer presenter Lucy Alexander, who also hosts the Channel 4 show, ‘Place In The Sun’.
The soap star’s father is former Premier League footballer Stewart Castledine, who had a nine-year stint at Wimbledon. He also played for Wycombe in the second tier.
Stewart has also appeared on television with shows like Big Strong Boys and Houses Behaving Badly on BBC One.
Leo Castledine, their son, is also a footballer, and he currently plays for Huddersfield Town on loan from Chelsea, a Premier League club. He has also worn the England team’s fifth jersey.
Taking to Instagram, Lucy shared a gorgeous family photo alongside her husband, Stew, and their children, Kitty and Leo, as they enjoyed a festive break in Yorkshire.
Writing in the caption, Lucy said: “Merry Christmas, everyone! A family Christmas day spent at the spectacular @grantleyhall_ with @kittycastledine @leo.castledine & Stew.”
What a place, and how lovely is Grantley Arms, too. Visiting Ripon, Yorkshire, is a worthwhile experience. I’m eager to go back.
Friends and fans of Lucy’s wasted no time in sharing their well-wishes, with Loose Women icon Ruth Langsford replying: “Gorgeous family snap! Merry Christmas!”, as Helen Skelton simply posted a love heart emoji.
A third phrased “Fabulous photo of you all, Merry Christmas,” while a fourth phrased “Stunning family (love heart)”.
One follower remarked, “Lovely Family Photo,” while another exclaimed, “Beautiful family.”
Source: Mirror
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