EastEnders star Shona McGarty has wowed her fans as she showed off an unrecognisable transformation. Fans best know the actress for playing Whitney Dean in the BBC One soap, a role she has held since 2008.
But Shona, 30, spent her weekend transforming into someone else other than her Walford-dwelling character with fans commenting how she managed to go from 'Whitney to Britney' so easily.
The soap star channeled her inner pop star by dressing up as the singing icon, replicating her look from the Toxic video back in 2003. She ditched her red locks for a blonde wig and copied Britney's flight attendant outfit.
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"Whitney spears…." Shona captioned one of the posts to her thousands of Instagram followers which saw her saluting for the camera and giving a close-up of her blue make-up which matched her outfit. She then later posted a few more selfies on Sunday, commenting: "This was so fun…"
She also gave a fuller look of the outfit, posing on a set of stairs in a pair of killer heels. "Whitney does Britney…" she captioned the post and was quickly flooded with comments from her EastEnders co-stars.
Emma Barton, who plays Albert Square's Honey Mitchell, wrote: "Oh Baby Baby," while Lola Pearce actress Danielle Harold wrote: "It’s Whitney b**h," mixing Shona's EastEnders character with Britney's well-known tag line.
And fans were also bowled over by the striking, albeit temporary, change.
"Wow the blonde really looks great on you," @kezkiss said.
@natalie_connolly_40 commented: "Omg I didn’t even realise it was you."
"You look [flame emojis] @britneyspears eat your heart out!!" @ryan.16755 wrote.
@elizabethcartercosplay shared: "I can't get over how amazing this is."
They were also quickly demanding she make a permanent change to her usual look.
"Have you ever thought of going blonde," @allie_xo88 said
@sinclou41 wrote: "Omg you suit blonde so much do it do it."
"Blonde suits you...Time for a change? Ditch the red and bet on blonde," @ coulingdenise commented.
@amanda.tyler2004 screamed: "YOU LOOK SOOO GOOD BLONDE."
"You look amazing blonde omg," @cmatless added.
