Lacey Turner has wasted no time in making her mark on Strictly Come Dancing, and has already proven herself to be one of the celebrities to watch this year.
In the past three live shows, she and professional partner Vito Coppola have found themselves safely in the middle of the leaderboard, earning 27, 28 and 26 points respectively.
With eliminations now well underway, which have seen celebrity hairstyle Chris Appleton and Gavin & Stacey favourite Melanie Walters exit the competition, the pressure is on!
As we await the fourth live show, here's everything you need to know about Lacey Turner as she heads out once again onto the dance floor.
Who is Lacey Turner?
Age: 38
Job: Actress
Instagram: @laceyturner
Partner: Vito Coppola
Lacey Turner is an English actress best known for playing Stacey Slater in the long-running soap EastEnders. She joined the show in 2004 after initially auditioning for the role Demi Miller, but was instead offered the chance to play the new member of the established Slater family.
She was on the show for six years before leaving in 2010 but rejoined in 2014 for a further 11 years until 2025, when it was announced she would be departing the show again, with Stacey heading off to Brazil with her children to work in brother Sean's bar.
Over her two stints on EastEnders, Turner's character Stacey was involved in some pivotal story lines, including an affair with her father-in-law, the untimely death of her young husband and a murder at her own hand. Turner has won over 40 awards for her portrayal of the character, including four NTAs.
Outside of EastEnders, she is recognised for her role as Molly Dawes in BBC's Our Girl, a military drama about a young working-class woman who joins the British Army, a role she held for the feature-length pilot and the first season.
Lacey Turner's Strictly journey so far
Scoreboard
Week 1: Cha Cha (7 + 6 + 7 + 7 = 27)
Week 2: Quickstep (6 + 7 + 7 + 8 = 28)
Week 3: Samba (6 + 6 + 7 + 7 = 26)
What has Lacey Turner said about Strictly Come Dancing?
Lacey says she has "always wanted" to do Strictly but has "never been brave enough".
"A lot of my friends are physically fit, and they have been exhausted," she explained. "So, whilst I'm not working on EastEnders this year, I thought it might be a good time to do it because I'm not sure I am physically or mentally fit enough to do both jobs at the same time as well as run a household with three feral children!"
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 17 September at 6:15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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