AN EastEnders star looked completely different from her iconic soap character as she starred in the raciest ever Agatha Christie.
Starring in new drama Towards Zero, did you spot a former EastEnders star who was on the soap a decade ago?
Playing the role of Kay Elliot in the new whodunit, more than 2.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the drama, but not everyone spotted who she really was.
Known for portraying Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, this actress is also known for playing Ruby Matthews on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education, as well as Nathalie in the film After Everything.
That’s right, Kay Elliot was played by Mimi Keene in the new racy drama that Agatha’s great grandson declared as being “in your face”.
Mimi famously starred in EastEnders back in 2013, portraying the role of Cindy Jr, the troublesome daughter of Walford icon Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).
Mimi took over the role from actress Eva Sayer who played the part in 2007.
She arrived in Walford after fleeing her grandparents’ home in Devon to live with the Beales.
Since leaving Albert Square in 2015, Mimi has gone on to act in some seriously big TV shows such as the aforementioned Sex Education.
Mimi, 26, has opened up about her role in the new Agatha Christie drama.
Sharing some behind-the-scenes secrets and how she decided to take on the role, Mimi even spoke about what colour lipstick doesn’t suit her at all.
“Off the bat, I knew I wanted to be part of an Agatha Christie drama,” she told Harper’s Bazaar about her role.
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She then spoke about her character of Kay, saying: “I love Kay. She’s a very modern woman for the 1930s.
“She’s from a criminal family, which she’s not very proud of, so she’s forced herself to push herself to the front.
“She’s opportunistic in that way.”
Elsewhere, Mimi also spoke about how she doesn’t suit a bold red lip – something that her character in the drama is known for.
She explained how she thinks the makeup department soon cottoned on to how red doesn’t suit her as a lip colour, with them incorporating more coral hues.
