EastEnders star speaks out on grandmother assumptions as she shows weight loss
Lorraine Stanley, known for playing Karen Taylor on EastEnders, was met with reaction after sharing a video of the BBC soap star dancing with her daughter Nancy
Former EastEnders cast member Lorraine Stanley has addressed the suggestion that she's a grandparent. It comes after she was met with reaction from fans on TikTok after posting a video of herself dancing alongside her daughter.
Lorraine, 48, who played Karen Taylor on the BBC soap, and her fiancé Mark Perez are parents to Nancy, nine, together. She occassionally features in videos shared by the actor on the platform, with the mother and daughter often taking on dance trends at home together.
The latest, uploaded last week, saw Lorraine and Nancy perform a choreographed routine to Maroon 5 and SZA 's song What Lovers Do. Lorraine wrote in the caption: "It's been a while!" She included hashtags like #motherdaughter.
It's attracted more than 40,000 likes and fans reacted to the video in the comments section. The reaction included the suggestion that Nancy was Lorraine's granddaughter, which led the former soap star to assert that wasn't the case.
One asked: "Is that your granddaughter?" Alongside an emoji depicting a face with rolling eyes, Lorraine replied to them: "Daughter." In another reply, beside a laughing emoj, she wrote: "Daughter #motherdaughter is a bit of a clue."
Someone else wrote in the comments section just days ago: "Nothing better than seeing a grandparent have that kind of fun with their grandchild." Seemingly amused by it, Lorraine replied by sharing a trio of laughing emojis.
Lorraine - whose five stone weight loss in recent years has continued to attract attention - was also met with praise over her apppearance. It included her receiving compliments from a former colleague from EastEnders.
Shona McGarty, 33, who played Whitney Dean on the soap opera, wrote in the comments section: "Lou! Love this." She added: "You look great!" Lorraine shared her appreciation by replying to Shona: "Thank you mate!!!! Lots of love."
One fan wrote: "You look incredible!! Look how happy your daughter is to be doing the dances with you too. So lovely." Another said: "You look fantastic you were always my favourite on eastenders you were so funny."
Another said: "Oh how cute is this! & the smiles from both of you say it all. looking wonderful lady...hope you have an amazing summer." Someone wrote: "You look great! Glad you're happy and enjoying dancing with your family."
Several fans asked Lorraine about her weight loss. It comes after she revealed in a post on TikTok back in April that she had gastric sleeve surgery. Lorraine suggested at the time that it took place towards the start of 2023.
Alongside photos of her from different stages of the experience, she told her followers: "It's been over two years since I started my journey. Lots of you are asking how I did it.I hope you enjoy my little weight loss journey video."
Lorraine gave further details in the comments section at the time. She told one fan: "I was slightly embarrassed to tell the world I'd had surgery." She also said: "I wish I could say it was [through diet], but I did have to change my diet & still have to work hard to eat the right stuff to maintain it."
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