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EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy has marked 30 years playing Sonia Fowler. <\/p>\n
The actress made her arrival in 1993, with Sonia soon becoming a firm favourite for fans thanks to her iconic behaviour and love for playing the trumpet. <\/p>\n
One of Sonia\u2019s earliest storylines \u2013 which is still talked about today \u2013 saw her give birth without knowing that she was pregnant. <\/p>\n
She gave birth to Martin\u2019s (James Bye) baby who was initially called Chloe, but her name was then changed to Rebecca. Sonia was 15 when she gave birth and then put her daughter up for adoption, with Bex returning in 2014 and being played by Jasmine Armfield. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Sonia\u2019s Walford-drama also has also included her relationship with Tina Carter, a cancer scare and last December, she took centre stage in the episodes that saw Albert Square say goodbye to Dot Cotton (June Brown).<\/p>\n
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Natalie Cassidy, who is an all-round icon, was feeling reflective on her socials recently and decided to share an inspirational post confirming 2023 is the 30th year she has played Sonia. <\/p>\n
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Nat shared an Instagram post that featured actor Cillian Murphy. Underneath, a quote from the Oppenheimer star said: \u2018A director told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn your craft, learn your trade \u2013 and also you have to live a life and experience things\u2019. <\/p>\n
Natalie is in agreement with Cillian and simply wrote alongside: \u201930th year as Sonia\u2026\u2019. <\/p>\n
Sonia Fowler was back being completely brilliant this week in EastEnders, as she attended a fertility clinic with partner Reiss (Jonny Freeman). <\/p>\n
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Initially, Reiss was under the impression a blood sample was needed for the IVF which humoured the doctor and Sonia. <\/p>\n
While Sonia headed off to get her blood test done, she left Reiss in a private room, promising to meet him once she was done. <\/p>\n
However, by the time she got back, Reiss still hadn\u2019t come out, leaving Sonia concerned. <\/p>\n
She then decided to give Reiss a \u2018helping hand\u2019 with his required sample and to be honest, we still haven\u2019t recovered from those scenes.<\/p>\n