CALL The Midwife fans have been left stunned after discovering Renee Bailey’s former racy TV character.
The actress has become a fan-favourite on the period BBC drama for her role as student midwife Joyce Highland.
But Renee played a very different character to her medic persona just three years ago.
She starred in BBC Three series Mood, which followed the life of a young wannabe rapper and singer.
Nicôle Lecky led the cast, playing Sasha, but Renee also had a small role in the six-parter.
She played a sex worker during an episode, appearing on screen in a plunging shoulder-less dress.
Called Paris, she was even hired along with Sasha to have sex with an older gentleman.
In another scene the duo also imagined themselves in a music video, as Paris wore a skin-tight PVC black dress along with fishnets.
Reacting to the scenes, one Call the Midwife fan said: “No way is that Joyce from Call The Midwife.”
A second wrote: “I cannot unsee Joyce in fishnets.”
Renee also starred in Netflix series Rebel Cheer Squad, playing Lalia for eight episodes in 2022.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Call the Midwife Location Tour in Chatham” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6368708245112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Previously speaking about her Call the Midwife character, Renee branded Joyce as a “force”.
She continued: “She is driven and knows what she wants. She’s come to England from Trinidad and was training in Birmingham before London.
“I’ve tried to bring in a little more softness as well as qualities that I love in Black women generally.
“I don’t want her to just be this stereotypical idea of what a strong black woman looks like. She has a lot of tenderness.”