Every actor has to start somewhere, and some of our best-known soap stars actually began their screen careers on long lost kids’ TV shows that used to be must-see after school viewing.
EastEnders’ Letitia Dean, Robert Kazinsky and Kellie Blight, Corrie’s Georgia May Foote and Emmerdale’s Chris Bisson all earned their spurs on the small screen when they were very young.They featured in popular children’s dramas like Grange Hill, T-Bag and Children’s Ward, with one even working alongside the infamous Basil Brush fox puppet.
While a lot of child actors grow up to pursue other careers after their initial taste of fame, this talented bunch have stood the test of time.
Let's take a look at where they began. Letitia Dean Glamorous EastEnders star Letitia Dean has played feisty blonde Sharon Mitchell, on and off, since the soap first hit our screens back in 1985, when she was 17.
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