EastEnders and Hollyoaks star Gemma Bissix unrecognisable 29 years after making cleaning soap debut

GEMMA Bissix first appeared on our screens virtually three a long time in the past as fresh-faced nine-year-old Clare Bates.

The EastEnders star was a much-loved character within the long-running cleaning soap earlier than later becoming a member of Hollyoaks as iconic character Clare Devine.

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Followers will recognise Gemma, 38, from her youthful years, when she was forged as younger Clare aged 9 – who she acted as her all through her teenagers.

The Surrey-born actress featured in over 200 episodes of EastEnders between 1993 and 2008, earlier than briefly re-appearing in 2013.

Her return to Albert Sq. was short-lived, as her character was killed off by Physician Browning, who shockingly ran her over together with his automobile.

Hollyoaks followers may also be very aware of the actress, as she performed Clare Cunningham from 2006 and 2013.

Gemma changed Samantha Rowley, who performed the character beforehand, and her on-screen persona was written into some very darkish storylines.

From dabbling in medicine, to blackmailing Warren and setting fireplace to The Loft, there was by no means a boring second for the then bleach-blonde.

Now, the actress appears a world away from her youthful characters, showing all grown up – regardless of retaining her lighter tresses.

Gemma was just lately noticed on the crimson carpet, retaining it informal in a white shirt, shorts and boots as she revealed her altering visage.

Since her cleaning soap days,  the TV star has continued to pursue a profession on this planet of present enterprise with plenty of different roles.

She’s dabbled in plenty of actuality reveals, together with Dancing on Ice, Superstar Masterchef, Gap within the Wall and Whole Wipeout.

Again in 2017, she additionally performed Amanda Hudgens in Ghetto Heaven, and revealed she was almost cast for ITV soap Emmerdale.

She auditioned for the position of Andrea Tate earlier than the job was given to fellow cleaning soap actress Anna Nightingale.

She stated in 2020: “I auditioned for Emmerdale final January. It was only a self tape, I obtained actually pretty suggestions truly, saying it was nice and beautiful to see you and stuff like that.

“But it surely was fairly an analogous position, a bitchy form of position so even after I did the script I assumed to myself it’s kind of form of like I went again to EastEnders and it was a bit bitchy and clearly Hollyoaks…”

Except for her appearing work, Gemma has additionally welcomed two kids along with her companion Kristian Ruse, who she is commonly seen with on social media.

The pair are engaged however appear to be retaining their wedding ceremony plans below wraps.

Not too long ago we revealed what the actress who performed Lucy Beale, on the centre of one of many greatest whodunnits of all time, was to date.

We additionally confirmed how the actress who performed Tiffany Butcher was all grown up, and revealed what occurred to Michelle Fowler.

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