Natalie Cassidy has said that she is trying to follow in the footsteps of the late Dame Barbara Windsor by helping new co-stars when they join her on the set of EastEnders.
The actor, 38, has portrayed Sonia Folower on the BBC show since 1993, with her having learned the ropes from Dame Barbara and fellow soap favourite Wendy Richard.
Both women were established performers when they joined the cast of the soap opera, but Natalie was still schoolgirl at the time that she uttered her first lines in Albert Square.
