Mel and Lisa’s friendship was one of EastEnders’ most iconic (Picture: BBC)
EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin has shared a snap of her and Tamzin Outhwaite together and suddenly it feels like the early noughties again.
The soap stars, as TV fans will recall, played Lisa Fowler and Mel Owen respectively, at a time that is largely considered one of the BBC One soap’s most iconic eras.
With Tamzin having recently celebrated her birthday, Lucy took to social media to wish the star a good one, sharing a recent selfie of them together.
‘Happy birthday @glamzin!,’ she wrote on Instagram. ‘Hope you get spoilt rotten?’
Tamzin responded with: ‘Thank you gorgeous xxx’
Fans were quick to comment, with one writing: ‘Lovely photo of you both Happy Birthday to Tamzin’ while another added: ‘great pic’.
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Mel and Lisa’s friendship was loved by audiences, with the two characters often seeking advice from one another and supporting each other in times of need, becoming one of the serial drama’s most popular duos.
The friendship in question was revisited in 2019 as part of Mel’s exit story, with Lisa returning to the Square around the same time.
Lisa and Mel reunited in 2019 as part of the latter’s exit story (Picture: BBC)
Mel met a tragic end during that year, after she crashed her car while trying to expose Sharon Watts’ affair with Keanu Taylor.
Lisa was devastated by her pal’s death and subsequently tried to expose the affair for herself, determined to get justice on behalf of her beloved Mel.
Lisa later returned to the Square as part of daughter Louise’s exit storyline and then staged another comeback in 2023 as she sets her sights on targeting Keanu for cash.
She subsequently fled the Square with granddaughter Peggy, with some assistance from Sharon.
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