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Ex-EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook blasts BBC for not telling her they’d recast her character

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EX-EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook has hit out at the BBC for not telling her they had recast her Albert Square character with a different actress.

The Sun on Sunday revealed last week that Kim Medcalf, 48, will play Sam Mitchell — the fiery daughter of Queen Vic legend Peggy Mitchell, with filming beginning this month.

But 48-year-old Danniella — who made her debut as Sam in 1990 and last appeared in the role in 2016 — told how she was shocked when the news broke.

She said: “I’ve been known as Sam Mitchell for 32 years. But nobody at EastEnders contacted me to let me know they had recast Kim in the role.

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