Lacey Amelia Turner^[1] (born 28 March 1988) is an award-winning English actress best known for playing Stacey Slater in the popular BBC television soap EastEnders. Image File history File links Lacey_Turner. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For other places with the same name, see Hendon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Stacey Slater is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... Albert Square in the 1980s. ...

Early life

Lacey was born in Hendon, NW London in 1988,^[1] to parents Bev and Les.^[2] The eldest of three girls, Turner has two younger sisters, Daisy, 17 (born June 1990) and Lily, 6 (born November 2001).^[2] She grew up in Hertfordshire; her childhood home was close to the EastEnders studios, at BBC Elstree.^[3] She has commented, "From my bedroom window you could see part of the Square, and you could hear them all filming at night. I used to say to my mum: 'I wanna be on that!"^[2] It was whilst living there that Turner decided to become an actress. At the age of 10, she schooled at the Sylvia Young Theatre School to achieve her ambition, but left after a year stating that it "wasn't my cup of tea".^[2] She has since revealed that she was bullied while at stage school, by children who teased her for being "geeky".^[4] Instead, she attended a local girls comprehensive, and went to dance, singing and acting classes outside school.^[2] For other places with the same name, see Hendon (disambiguation). ... The NW (North Western) postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area, is a group of postal districts in north west London, England. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Elstree is a small village in Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. ... The Sylvia Young Theatre School on Rossmore Road in Marylebone Sylvia Young Theatre School is a stage school, in Marylebone, London. ...

Career

Turner's earliest work included appearances on stage and in advertisements (notably a Haribo advert).^[5] In 2004, Turner auditioned for the role of Demi Miller in BBC's EastEnders. Though she failed to get that part, she was instead given the role of Stacey, a new addition to the popular Slater family. She started in the soap the day after leaving school,^[2] and made her first appearance on-screen in November 2004.^[6] Commenting on the role, Turner said, "I always dreamt of being on the show and so I can't believe that I've fulfilled my greatest ambition!"^[7] Turner has won and been nominated for multiple awards for her role as Stacey in EastEnders. HARIBO production site in Uzes, France HARIBO is a confectionery producer, founded in 1920 in Germany by Hans Riegel Sr. ... Demi Miller was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Stacey Slater is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Personal life

In 2005, Turner dated Jake Gotlib, during which time a tabloid newspaper printed CCTV pictures of them together "in a steamy clinch", in the corridor of the Carlton Tower Hotel in London's Knightsbridge.^[8] After splitting with Gotlib,^[2] Turner began dating barber Matt Kaye;^[9] however, she split from Kaye in March 2007 after he confessed to a Sunday Newspaper he was a drug dealer. Lacey moved out of her parents home and now lives in the small town of Radlett, Hertfordshire. In 2008 she confirmed that she was single whilst being interviewed on Lily Allen and Friends. , Radlett is a small town located north of London in the county of Hertfordshire between St Albans and Elstree on Watling Street with a population of approximately 8,000. ...

Awards

Lacey has won 3 British Soap Awards, 4 Inside Soap Awards, 1 National Television Awards, 3 All About Soap Bubble Award, 1 TV Quick and Choice Award, 1 Mental Health Media Award, 1 Tric Award and 1 TV Now Award, making her the most popular Eastenders award winning actress on the show.

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References

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External links

• Lacey Turner at the Internet Movie Database
• LaceyTurner.co.uk - fansite
• Lacey Turner - fansite