Fans of Gemma Bissix have been celebrating the fact she has marked almost thirty years since debuting in soap world – and marvelling at how she has changed since she first appeared on screens.
The 38-year-old actress first appeared on TV 29-years ago when she was cast as Clare Tyler in EastEnders when she was just nine-years-old – a role she held down for 15 years.
She played the character initially from 1993 until 1998 and had storylines that saw her befriending Sonia Jackson and Janine Butcher.