EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has two sisters who have BOTH appeared in soaps like their famous sibling
EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has two younger sisters who have both appeared in soaps like their famous sibling.
The soap star, 32, who is known for playing Stacey Slater since 2004, isn’t the only person in her family to grace the streets of Albert Square.
Soon after Lacey took a break from the show in December 2010 her younger sister Lily Harvey, who was nine at the time, joined the cast.
EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has two younger sisters who have both appeared in soaps like their famous sibling (pictured her sister Daisy)
Lily, whose stage name is her mother’s surname, joined the long-running BBC show as the daughter of Kat Slater’s pal Martine, Shenice Quinn.
At the time the executive producer Bryan Kirkwood admitted that he wasn’t aware Lily was related to Lacey before giving her the role.
He said: ‘Whether by accident or design I sat down and watched a tape of a very talented young girl.
‘And it was only after we decided that I was told it was Lacey’s sister. So it was complete accident.’
Fellow EastEnder: Soon after Lacey took a break from the show in December 2010 her younger sister Lily Harvey, who was nine at the time, joined the cast (pictured)
Lily was initially a guest star on the soap before joining the cast full time for a year until 2012.
Around the same time, Lacey’s other sister Daisy, now 30, joined Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as Jenny Houston.
Speaking at the time, she admitted she felt ‘pressure’ because Lacey had already broken into the acting world.
Coincedence: At the time the executive producer Bryan Kirkwood admitted that he wasn’t aware Lily was related to Lacey before giving her the role
Character: Around the same time, Lacey’s other sister Daisy, now 30, joined Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as Jenny Houston
She told the Liverpool Echo: ‘All three of us do it. Lacey and I acted as kids. Our mum, Bev, let us do everything – singing, dancing and acting.
‘I was at home with my mum and sisters when I got the call to say I’d got the part. Lacey said if I need her, she is there.
‘I suppose there is a bit of pressure because she is very good at what she does. She has done it for years and I am just starting out.’
Daisy didn’t appear on the show for long as she was murdered by serial killer Silas.
Family: Lacey pictured holding her daughter Dusty with her mother, grandmother and sister Lily
Pregnant Lacey is currently expecting her ‘miracle’ second child with husband Matt Kay within weeks.
The soap star – who welcomed her first child with husband Matt Kay in July 2019 – is expecting their second baby in February.
She has spoken about having two miscarriages before conceiving daughter Dusty, now 18 months, and has said it was a ‘miracle’ to fall pregnant again so quickly.
So cute! Pregnant Lacey is currently expecting her ‘miracle’ second child with husband Matt Kay within weeks