First pic of Josie Lawrence in 'EastEnders'

[Perdita]

As you may already know, comedienne Josie Lawrence joined the cast of EastEnders last month as Amanda 'Manda' Best, an old friend of Minty (Cliff Parisi) and Phil's (Steve McFadden). She first appears in Albert Square on Friday, March 6 as the local pottery teacher.

Here's one of her first official cast shots in the role.

[LostVoodoo]

lol, no stereotypes about pottery teachers at all there!

[sindydoll]

oh no its libbys mum :lol:

[Joanne]

Aunt Sal's secret lovechild!

[Abbie]

Aunt Sal's secret lovechild!

OMG lol! :rotfl:



I think she looks cool :cool:

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

Ugly Betty much?! :lol:

[Chloe O'brien]

She's Archie's long lost son. :lol:

[Perdita]

EastEnders newcomer Josie Lawrence has revealed that she felt nervous and star-struck during her first day on set.

The 49-year-old actress signed up to play Manda Best, a childhood sweetheart of Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), in January.

"[It was] so nerve-wracking. It was like the first day of school," Lawrence told We Love Telly! magazine. "My character wears these big glasses and they completely steamed up every time I said a line.

"I've watched the soap since it started, so it was surreal walking on to the Square. I felt like I should have my pyjamas on and I was dreaming."

Lawrence added that she had lunch with June Brown (Dot Cotton) and Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell) on her first day, but felt "star-struck" throughout.

Asked about Manda's future, she replied: "It's weird playing a part when you don't know what happens to the character. I could ride off on my bike into the sunset, but grisly ends are much more fun."