A mum who looks so much like EastEnders star Lacey Turner says confused fans congratulate her on Strictly Come Dancing success.
Emily Page says she’s repeatedly told she bears an uncanny resemblance to the actress, who plays the iconic Walford character Stacey Slater.
The 34-year-old now recreates scenes as Stacey on her social media and even her husband has confused her for the star.
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“People say ‘has anyone ever told you that you look like Stacey Slater from EastEnders?’, ‘you really look like Lacey Turner’ and ‘you’re her absolute double’,” Emily, a content creator from Norfolk, told What’s The Jam.
“I was confused as to what everyone was seeing at first and why different people were commenting randomly on videos that had no relevance to EastEnders.
“I did a comparison video one day, lip-syncing to a sound with a photo of Lacey Turner, and suddenly the video just blew up.
“I couldn’t believe it.
“Then someone commented saying it was a filter, so I posted another video of myself with photos of Lacey Turner with my hair down and so many people were saying I was her double.
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“People comment saying I should go on EastEnders as her long-lost sister.
“I’ve had random people message me online saying how well I am doing on Strictly, which I find funny.
“My account went viral and I’ve had thousands of views on my videos – it’s been crazy.
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“I actually got overwhelmed with it all at the beginning because I was just so shocked how much the nation thought I looked like Lacey Turner.”
The resemblance is said to be particularly noticeable around Emily’s eyes and mouth, while her dark hair also adds to the similarity.
And the reaction has been so convincing that even her own husband struggled to recognise her in one of the viral recreations.
Emily said: “I wouldn’t look in the mirror and think, ‘Oh I look like Stacey Slater’.
“But when I did the comparison videos and the lip-sync videos, then I could see it.
“I showed my husband the viral video of me lip-syncing as Stacey Slater and he said he didn’t even realise that was me or our kitchen at first; he thought it was a video of Stacey Slater.
“On holiday, my husband asked someone randomly who they thought I looked like and they said straight away, ‘her from EastEnders, Stacey Slater’.”
Emily has also received messages from people genuinely believing she is the actress.
She said: “I do get random people message me sometimes thinking that I am genuinely her even though my social media account name says, Emily.
“I have had people ask to do shoutouts and birthday messages too.”
Emily says the comparisons have a particularly special meaning for her, as she grew up watching the BBC soap with her mum, who died four years ago.
Emily said: “My mum used to have it on all the time so I grew up watching it from a very young age.
“She loved her soaps, so it feels bittersweet that this has all happened, actually.
“She would be crying laughing about all this.
“My birthday is Christmas Day and even though celebrations are happening, we always make sure we watch the EastEnders Christmas Special.
“I love Strictly and Lacey is doing amazing on there.
“I love that we can see Lacey as herself and not just as she’s known for, Stacey Slater.
“Lacey is so down to earth.
“I think it’s a big compliment to be compared to Lacey Turner, as she seems so lovely and she is such a great actress.”
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