EastEnders’ Penny Branning child star is unrecognisable as she bags Netflix role 14 years on from soap exit
thesun.co.ukPENNY Branning is all grown up as actress Mia McKenna-Bruce looks worlds away from her time on the soap. The 25-year-old actress has not slowed down since the BBC soap opera and has embarked on a slew of different roles including her brand new part as Mia Karp in Peacock's Vampire Academy.
The show is based on the best selling book series of the same name by Michelle Reed. The fantasy series and Mia's casting were announced in August, earlier this year.
Mia made her debut on the BBC soap opera back when she was 11 years old in the role that first made her a household name. However, her role of Penny Branning was not her first taste of TV stardom.
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