Breaking News_ EastEnders Shocker - Branning Family Recasting Revealed! _ EastEn - video Dailymotion

Breaking News_ EastEnders Shocker - Branning Family Recasting Revealed! _ EastEn

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00:00 EastEnders confirms Branning family recasting in return story.

00:04 EastEnders has confirmed that the character Penny Branning is returning but with a recasting.

00:09 Rising star Kitty Casseldeyne will be taking over the role of Jack Branning's long-lost

00:13 daughter for the first time in 15 years, with Penny having previously lived in France with

00:18 her mum Selina Branning.

00:20 The potentially uncomfortable reunion between Penny, who is paralyzed from the waist down

00:25 and dad Jack will be tied into the long-awaited return of Jack's niece Lauren.

00:30 Kitty Casseldeyne's casting in the BBC One soap will be her first TV role, after she

00:35 graduated from the London Academy of Music and Drama over the summer.

00:39 "I didn't expect to start my EastEnders journey so soon out of drama school, I can't

00:44 actually believe it.

00:45 My whole family are EastEnders fans, and I remember sitting on my nanny Kay's lap to

00:50 tune in, and now they get to watch me in Albert Square," Kitty has said.

00:55 "The inclusion of disabled talent on screen is so important to me as a wheelchair user,

01:00 so I'm thrilled to be playing a character as feisty and cool as Penny.

01:04 She's thrown into the middle of the drama straight away, and I can't wait to see what

01:08 she gets up to."

01:10 Producer Chris Clenshaw has hinted that Penny may be a very different person from the one

01:14 our viewers might remember once she turns up on screens.

01:17 "Kitty is a terrific addition to the show, and we're looking forward to seeing Penny

01:21 back in Albert Square," she said.

01:24 The character was previously played by M.I.A.

01:27 McKenna Bruce, who has gone on to appear in the Netflix film Persuasion and the Cannes

01:31 Film Festival hit How to Have Sex.

01:34 The news comes hot on the heels of confirmation that Jacqueline Josa will be back on screens

01:38 as Lauren, following a cameo earlier this year to reintroduce Cindy Beale, Ian Beale

01:43 and Peter Beale.

01:45 During a recent Q&A with fans, Jacqueline confirmed that her upcoming return would be

01:50 on a full-time basis this time around.