Lorraine Stanley wants to see her ‘EastEnders’ character come face to face with her former partners.
The 42-year-old actress plays Karen Taylor in the BBC soap, who has multiple children by different fathers, and has said she’d love to see Karen’s ex-partners arrive on Albert Square to stir up some drama.
Lorraine is mother to Keanu (Danny Walters), Bernadette (Clair Norris), Riley (Tom Jacobs), and Chatham (Alfie Jacobs), whom she has with three separate men. She is also mother to Chantelle (Jessica Plummer) and Keegan (Zack Morris), whom she has with her ex-husband Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths).
Asked if the soap would ever bring in Keanu’s father, Lorraine said: "Yeah, I hope so. I think, at the moment, the Taylors have got enough on their plate. But I reckon that is probably, I’m guessing, in the pipeline.
"And Bernie’s dad as well. And Riley and Chatham’s dad! God, how many dads? They’re all different. Bernie’s dad is different. Chatham and Riley’s dad is different. And Keanu’s dad is different. Obviously Mitch is Chantelle and Keegan’s dad. Four fathers."
The actress joked that introducing so many new characters would help guarantee she’d be "in the show for another two years at least!"
And Lorraine also spoke about how things have changed since new bosses Kate Oates and Jon Sen have come on board, and said she can’t wait to see how much "better" the soap becomes.
Speaking to DigitalSpy, she said: "They’re great people, and I think they’re going to bring so much to it. ‘EastEnders’ is just getting better and better. I mean, I’ve always loved it. I’ve watched it from day one. I’m a big ‘EastEnders’ fan and I think we’re in a really good place, and so are the Taylors.
"I think they’ve got some great storylines for us and the rest of the cast. I think we’re smashing it at the minute. It feels good."
Lorraine Stanley wants EastEnders love drama
