EastEnders' Lacey Turner reveals nerves for first ever Stacey Slater scene with Jessie Wallace in new podcast

Speaking about coming into the soap at the age of 16 in 2004, Turner says that the first scene had to do, in which she eats a cheese sandwich, was "dreadful", as she was "too scared to tell anyone that I didn't like cheese".

"I had a monologue, and in the kitchen is Mo," she explains. "All these people I've been watching, because on my little market stall that I used to work on, I used to see you drive in and out all the time, all of you."

Wallace remarks that's it's "so nerve-wracking", to which Turner says: "It's so scary, and I had to make the sandwich and say the speech and then eat the sandwich at the end. And I just thought, 'Oh God.'"

You can watch the clip at the top of this article now.

We Started Here, which is commissioned by BBC Studios Drama Productions and produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions and Colour It In Studios, will celebrate famous TV and film icons as they track their stories back to their beginnings in various soaps.

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When the podcast was first announced, Turner said in a statement: "EastEnders holds a very special place in my heart, it was my very first acting job, and although I have been fortunate enough to explore other roles, for me nothing compares to working on a soap.

"With this podcast I get the opportunity to talk to some incredibly talented people in the industry that also started their career on a soap, including writers, actors and many more, and I get to explore how soaps launched their careers and where they are now, which is very exciting."

EastEnders is currently in the lead-up to its 40th anniversary this year, which will be marked by a special live episode – in which viewers can choose the outcome – the return of Grant Mitchell star Ross Kemp and a one-off documentary.

We Started Here will be available on all podcast platforms from Tuesday 28th January, while EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

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