EastEnders legend Annette Badland has secured a role in an iconic Netflix show, which is set to return for a third series in October.
The Aunt Babe actress is set to join the cast of Heartstopper – a series based on graphic novels by Alice Oseman.
Annette Badland is joining Heartstopper
Heartstopper is a coming-of-age LGBTQ+ series that follows characters Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) as they attempt to navigate school and young love.
When Netflix dropped a trailer for the next series earlier this year, fans went totally wild over it.
This season will see many cast members return, including Yasmin Finney (Elle), William Gao (Tao), Tobie Donovan (Isaac), Corinna Brown (Tara), Kizzy Edgell (Darcy), Rhea Norwood (Imogen), and Jenny Walser (Tori).
Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey has also been cast as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous author and Charlie’s celebrity crush.
Meanwhile Hayley Atwell will play Nick’s aunt, who takes him on holiday to Menorca and gives him some sage advice about his relationship with Charlie, while Eddie Marsen will star as Charlie’s ‘wise and straight-talking’ therapist, Geoff.
On top of this, it has been confirmed that Annette, 74, is also set to appear in the third series.
EastEnders fans will remember Annette as Aunt Babe Smith – one of the BBC soap’s most iconic villains.
Arriving on the Square in 2014, Aunt Babe caused havoc among the Carter family and the wider community with her antics.
During her time in Walford, she was exposed as a baby farmer, encouraged Abi Branning to lie about being pregnant and attempted to steal from the Queen Vic after leaving sister Sylvie to die.
One of her most famous moments occurred in her last episode in 2017, when she cursed the Queen Vic as part of her revenge for being cast out of the family.
