An EastEnders newcomer will live up to her character Elaine Peacock’s name as she struts her stuff in the Queen Vic.
Harriet Thorpe, 65, has absolutely no intention of playing Elaine, mum of Linda Carter, as a shy old lady.
In fact, she hopes the in-your-face, feisty matriarch will fly the flag for women over 60 and impress by wearing racy pleather and platform boots.
