EastEnders fans stunned by Letitia Dean’s glamorous transformation

EastEnders fans were left stunned by Sharon Watts’ transformation as she returned to Albert Square after her holiday in Australia.

Sharon, who is played by Letitia Dean, 54, looked more radiant than ever as she graced TV screens with her poker straight locks and glamourous makeup.

Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, viewers praised her youthful appearance as they flocked to social media to share their gushing comments.

She appeared on screen in a black patterned dress and a very chic blazer as she was coined a ‘Queen’ by Twitter users.

One viewer penned: ‘What’s up with Sharon Watts looking younger every time she appears on screen… I WANT HER SECRETS !!’

Another added: ‘Sharon must have lost about 5 stone this year omg’

A third fan wrote: ‘Sharon is looking good !! She looks like shes had 20 years taken off !! ‘

Last week, Sharon appeared tanned and was glowing as many viewers said she once again blew them away with her stunning new look.

Sharon confirmed that she had given herself a makeover during the episode, saying: ‘I’ve been pampered, polished and plucked’.

One viewer took to Twitter and wrote: ‘Can we all take a minute to appreciate how good Sharon Watts looks on #EastEnders ?! Wow. ‘

Another viewer said: ‘Sharon looks REFRESHED!’ while another added: ‘How great does Sharon look!

One fan branded Sharon a ‘skinny queen’ while another said: ‘Sharon looks so beautiful today, she looks 19’.

Another wrote: ‘Leticia Dean is always a true icon and looks absolutely flawless as Sharon in tonight’s #EastEnders.’

Speaking on EastEnders’ spin-off show Secrets from the Square in 2020, Letitia spoke out on the cruel comments she had received over the years about her looks, revealing:

‘I had quite a lot of horrible things said about me. “She’s too fat, the other actors complain they can’t fit on the same set with her” ‘.

During her six year break from EastEnders the actress decided to focus on her health, enlisting her EastEnders co-star Charlie Brooks and Natalie Cassidy’s trainer to shed pounds.

‘I just woke up one morning, and I’d had enough,’ Letitia told the Daily Record in 2009.

‘For years and years – as long as I can remember – my weight had yo-yoed up and down.

‘I’d go on fad diets like Atkins or I’d only eat eggs. The effect was great, even if my breath did smell foul. I’d lose a stone in a couple of weeks, but gradually I’d slip back into my old ways and put it all on again.

Over a period of four months, she went from 10st 4lbs to 8st 3lbs, and in the process she also dropped four dress sizes.

Sharon is one of EastEnders original characters and appeared in the very first episode in February 1985.

She was introduced as the adopted daughter of Den and Angie Watts and later became the landlady of the Queen Victoria.

The actress previously admitted that she lied to get on to Albert Square as producers only wanted to cast real Cockneys but she was actually from Hertfordshire.

Letitia had grown up in a cosy cottage on the estate of romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and knew she wouldn’t have a chance at getting on the show if she told the truth.

Speaking on Secrets From The Square, Letitia revealed: ‘We had to be born within the sound of Bow bells and I told a porky.

‘I said my parents had to go and work away, and I was staying with somebody in the sound of Bow bells, I do remember getting the job and getting the call. I remember that quite clearly. It was just so exciting. ‘

After winning the role as a teenager, her character featured in iconic storylines such as ‘Sharongate’, with Sharon’s affair with husband Grant Mitchell’s brother Phil being exposed. She ended up leaving the BBC soap in 1995.

Just six years later though and the fan favorite character was back and earning the big bucks as one of the highest paid stars of the soap. She left once again in 2006, swapped the Square for the 2007 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Source: | Dailymail.co.uk