Jessie Wallace shared a rare snap of lookalike daughter Tallulah to celebrate her 21st birthday on Sunday.
The EastEnders actress, 54, who shares her daughter with ex Dave Morgan, took to Instagram to mark the occasion as her soap co-stars shared their congratulations.
Mum-of-one Tallulah looked gorgeous in the snap which appeared to have been taking during a lavish holiday as she posed with an Iguana.
Looking the spitting image of her soap star mother, who plays Kat Slater in the soap, Tallulah’s dark locks had been braided and she sported a glam palette of make-up.
Jessie captioned the post: ‘Happy 21st my beautiful lulabalulah’.
Michelle Collins gushed: ‘Mothers / daughters beautiful’, while Jacqueline Jossa, who wrote: ‘Happy Birthday’ and Patsy Palmer added: ‘Beautiful like her mumma’.
Jessie Wallace shared a rare snap of lookalike daughter Tallulah to celebrate her 21st birthday on Sunday
In 2022 Jessie became a grandmother at 50 after Tallulah, who was then 17, gave birth to her first child.
The actress announced the arrival of her family’s new addition on her Instagram page, saying: ‘Welcome to the world, my grandson SJ. You are loved, cherished, and adored.’
Jessie was congratulated by her Albert Square co-stars including Lacey Turner and Jimmy Byewho play Stacey Slater and Martin Fowler in the long-running drama.
A source close to Jessie told Daily Mail at the time: ‘Jessie is chuffed to bits about being a grandmother.
‘Her close circle knew Tallulah was pregnant and how excited the family were. They’re both looking forward to making a lifetime of memories.’
Tallulah has rarely been pictured and was last seen in January 2020 when Jessie treated her to a McDonald’s shortly after being handed a two-month suspension by EastEnders bosses for appearing to be drunk on set.
Jessie shares daughter Tallulah with her ex-partner Dave but the couple split shortly after she was born. Jessie began dating the policeman in 2003 after Dave accompanied her in court where she was appearing on a drink and drive charge.
The EastEnders actress, 54, who shares her daughter with ex Dave Morgan, took to Instagram to mark the occasion as her soap co-stars shared their congratulations
Michelle Collins gushed: ‘Mothers / daughters beautiful’, while Jacqueline Jossa , who wrote: ‘Happy Birthday’ and Patsy Palmer added: ‘Beautiful like her mumma’
Jessie has attempted to keep Tallulah out of the spotlight but in 2019 revealed the teenager had been robbed by a gang in Muswell Hill, north London when she was 14.
She ranted online over how police had failed to investigate the crime after calling at the house in the early hours of the next morning, seven hours after the attack.
Last month Jessie‘s sister Danielle Mason revealed her father Ronald has died after a long 12-year battle with leukaemia.
The TV presenter, 42, announced the heartbreaking news via her Instagram page on Wednesday, saying ‘I have never felt pain like this in my life’.
Sharing several photographs of her father over the years, Danielle captioned the post: ‘Dad, you watched me take my first breath, I watched you take your last, you battled leukaemia for 12 years, and you didn’t deserve it.
In 2022 Jessie became a grandmother at 50 after Tallulah, who was then 17, gave birth to her first child (pictured 2020)
The actress announced the arrival of her family’s new addition on her Instagram page, saying: ‘Welcome to the world, my grandson SJ. You are loved, cherished, and adored’
‘Dad you were truly the best dad I could ever have wished for, you and mum are my inspiration to what real love is, you have always been there for me and my children.
‘I have never felt pain like this in my life and neither have my children. You and my mum are the best things a daughter could ever wish for.
‘Until we meet again (heartbroken emoji) I love you more than I could ever put into words. #leaukemiaawareness.’
Tributes poured in for Ronald, who had been married to Jessie’s mother, Annette, for over 30 years.
