Waterloo Road reveals first-look at EastEnders star as new headteacher after star’s shock exit
ok.co.ukFormer EastEnders star Lindsey Coulson is swapping BBC shows as she joins school drama Waterloo Road.The actress – best known as the Square’s Carol Jackson, a role she first played in 1993 – will play new headteacher Dame Stella Drake.
Lindsey will take over from comedian and actor Jason Manford, who joined as headmaster Steve Savage earlier this year. Viewers of the drama watched on Tuesday night, 29 October, as his character Steve was arrested after he had helped cover up the murder of a student his son committed.
64-year-old Lindsey will join the cast of the show in the next series, which is expected to hit our screens early next year.
Lindsey, who last appeared in EastEnders back in 2015, said: “I’m delighted to be joining Waterloo Road as the new headteacher, Dame Stella Drake.
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