{"id":75196,"date":"2025-05-05T01:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T01:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/75196\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T01:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T01:03:17","slug":"eastenders-star-lorraine-stanley-unveils-incredible-weight-loss-years-after-her-character-karen-taylor-was-axed-from-bbc-soap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/75196\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley unveils incredible weight loss years after her character Karen Taylor was axed from BBC soap"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>\u00a0Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By DAILY MAIL REPORTER <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  13:37 EDT, 4 May 2025   |  Updated:  13:42 EDT, 4 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/eastenders\/index.html\" id=\"mol-06976070-2903-11f0-ab0a-f1d6badf8065\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0star Lorraine Stanley has showed off her incredible <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/weight_loss\/index.html\" id=\"mol-d04bec50-2904-11f0-ab0a-f1d6badf8065\" rel=\"noopener\">weight loss<\/a>\u00a0over a year after she was axed from the soap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The TV star, 48,\u00a0played much-loved Karen Taylor on the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/bbc\/index.html\" id=\"mol-d047a690-2904-11f0-ab0a-f1d6badf8065\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>\u00a0soap until she left Walford for good in July 2023 when her character was written out of the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lorraine celebrated her sister Karen&#8217;s birthday in new snaps, sharing a loving post on her Instagram stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Standing next to her sister in the photos, she wore a floral vest and khaki maxi skirt, paired with some oversized shades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Happy Birthday to my beautiful sister Karen. Love you millions,&#8217; Lorraine captioned the picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lorraine looked visibly happy as she stood beside her sibling, striking a pose for the camera.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c0cf855034985a54\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98018997-14677367-EastEnders_star_Lorraine_Stanley_who_played_Karen_Taylor_has_sho-a-1_1746380083016.jpeg\" height=\"1133\" width=\"634\" alt=\"EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley, who played Karen Taylor, has showed off her incredible weight loss over a year after she was axed from the soap\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley, who played Karen Taylor, has showed off her incredible weight loss over a year after she was axed from the soap<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cfcb5c57552af12d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98019003-14677367-image-a-3_1746376807895.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The TV star, 48, played much-loved Karen Taylor on the BBC soap until she left Walford for good in July 2023 when her character was written out of the series\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The TV star, 48, played much-loved Karen Taylor on the BBC soap until she left Walford for good in July 2023 when her character was written out of the series<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lorraine looked noticeably slimmer in another picture taken at the London Marathon where she cheered on snooker player Frankie Jakeway.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since last year, she has undergone a body transformation and has shared some pictures with her social media followers along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lorraine lost five stone in 12 months and\u00a0now feels better than ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Instagram at the time, she said: &#8216;What a difference a year makes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Five stone down, feeling good, clean living, healthy choices, new me, healthy mummy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Her axing was as part of a shock cast shake-up and her final scenes were aired in December of that year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She previously revealed she is struggling to find new acting gigs following her shock exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She later shared some of her struggles in a candid Instagram story &#8211; as she looked for new acting roles after starring on the BBC series for seven years.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-276eaaf5131f4ee1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98018995-14677367-Lorraine_looked_noticeably_slimmer_in_another_picture_taken_at_t-a-4_1746380172063.jpeg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lorraine looked noticeably slimmer in another picture taken at the London Marathon where she cheered on snooker player Frankie Jakeway\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lorraine looked noticeably slimmer in another picture taken at the London Marathon where she cheered on snooker player Frankie Jakeway<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-85728cdf3357a2f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98019001-14677367-image-a-17_1746378510951.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Since last year, she has undergone a body transformation and has shared some pictures with her social media followers along the way (pictured in October 2024)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Since last year, she has undergone a body transformation and has shared some pictures with her social media followers along the way (pictured in October 2024)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cda4b15c6a56869d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98018999-14677367-Lorraine_lost_five_stone_in_12_months_and_now_feels_better_than_-m-19_174637856128.jpeg\" height=\"885\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lorraine lost five stone in 12 months and now feels better than ever after being axed from EastEnders (pictured in June 2023)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lorraine lost five stone in 12 months and now feels better than ever after being axed from EastEnders (pictured in June 2023)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lorraine shared a picture of a self-made audition room with plenty of panels, lights, a tripod and a chair, as she prepared to do self-tape some brand-new audition clips to send.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She admitted her struggle to manage the equipment and told fans how Zack Morris &#8211; who played her on-screen son Keegan Baker &#8211; gave her a few very useful tips on how to create an authentic setting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Zack leads the cast of Disney+&#8217;s Goosebumps as Isaiah Howard, as he continues his career in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Self tape setup in the loft, I&#8217;m so not technical but I&#8217;m proud I&#8217;ve managed to set it up all by myself with advice on equipment by @_zack_morris,&#8217; she captioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Just finished one and it&#8217;s hard work&#8230; I&#8217;ll get there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;a struggle watching yourself back &amp; not being highly critical on yourself&#8230; just let it go and send it #SENT.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley unveils incredible weight loss years after her character Karen Taylor was axed from BBC soap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0Have YOU got a story? 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