A former Strictly Come Dancing winner appeared unrecognisable as she received into character for her new Channel 5 drama.
The 41-year-old actress gained the BBC competitors in 2010 and lifted the Glitterball trophy with skilled dancer Artem Chigvintsev.
Now, she seems to be worlds away from the glitz and the glam of the present, as she lower a severe expression in a brand new promo shoot for The Instructor, which aired this week.
She stars within the present alongside Irish actor Emmett J Scanlan, Will Mellor, and Sheridan Smith.
The actress can be no stranger to a cleaning soap opera and is greatest recognized for her portrayal of Daybreak Swann within the BBC’s EastEnders. However, are you able to guess who she is?
A former Strictly Come Dancing winner appeared unrecognisable as she received into character for her new Channel 5 drama
The 41-year-old actress (proper) gained the BBC competitors in 2010 and lifted the Glitterball trophy with skilled dancer Artem Chigvintsev (pictured in The Instructor)
That is proper, it is… Kara Tointon!
She is taking part in the function of Dani Oxley in Channel 5’s gritty new drama The Instructor, which aired it is first episode on September 9.
Dani is an artwork trainer who’s struggling in her marriage and feeling worn out after turning 40, however then makes an enormous mistake.
On a faculty discipline journey she has a secret tryst with one other trainer whereas answerable for a gaggle of sixth formers. However when she returns, she discovers one of many kids is lacking.
Regularly it emerges the kid took out a kayak and has drowned. However there are various unanswered questions and the police start a homicide investigation which entails Dani, her lover Jimmy (Will Mellor) and her husband Tim (Emmett J. Scanlan) who’s additionally a trainer on the college.
The primary sequence of the Channel 5 present, which starred Sheridan Smith, was an enormous hit and followers can be immediately hooked by the mysteries on this dramatic four-part story.
Within the drama, Kara seems to be worlds away from the sequins and sparkles of Strictly, after successful the present fourteen years in the past.
She went on to have enormous success off the again of the programme’s fame and bagging the win is likely one of the issues she is greatest recognized for.
That is proper, it is… Kara Tointon! She gained Strictly in 2010 and lifted the Glitterball trophy with skilled dancer Artem Chigvintsev
Kara went on to have enormous success off the again of the programme’s fame and bagging the win is likely one of the issues she is greatest recognized for
Such was the profession increase Strictly gave Kara, she instructed You Journal that showing on the present modified her life
She gained vital acclaim when she tread the boards in performs together with Absent Pals and Comparatively Talking, and appeared in hit ITV drama Mr Selfridge taking part in Rosalie, daughter of division retailer founder Harry Selfridge.
She was additionally praised for her singing and dancing as she performed Maria in ITV’s The Sound of Music Stay.
Such was the profession increase Strictly gave Kara, she instructed You Magazine that appearing on the show changed her life.
It additionally led to her having a 3 yr relationship along with her dance associate Artem however they break up amicably in 2015 as a result of conflicting work schedules stopping them from spending any time collectively.
Now, she’s dwelling in Norway along with her fiancé Marius Jensen, and her boys Frey, 5, and Helly, three.
Artem, the previous Strictly professional who Kara gained the present with, was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in California final month.
The dancer was booked into Napa County Jail on the finish of August, in response to on-line jail data.
Chigvintsev’s arrest got here simply days after he celebrated his two-year marriage ceremony anniversary together with his spouse – WWE star Nikki Bella.
Artem Chigvintsev (pictured), the previous Strictly professional who Kara gained the present with, was arrested on suspicion of home violence in California final month
Artem Chigvintsev’s mugshot after he was booked into Napa County Jail on Thursday morning
He posted on Instagram: ‘Pleased anniversary my love, can’t see my life with out you. You might be my every part.’
The Russian dancer joined Strictly throughout sequence eight in 2010, the yr he was paired with Kara.
The 42-year-old additionally made it to the semi-final of the present in 2011 with actress Holly Valance, earlier than he was partnered with TV veteran Fern Britton within the 2012 sequence.
He was final partnered with Coronation Avenue star Natalie Gumede in 2013, with the pair securing the runner-up spot.
Chigvintsev later moved to the US model of Strictly, Dancing With The Stars, the place in 2017 he was partnered together with his future spouse – Nikki Bella.
The couple have a son, who was born in 2020 simply hours earlier than Nikki’s twin sister Brie Bella introduced the arrival of her second youngster.
The siblings starred within the E! actuality present Complete Bellas for 5 years.
Nikki Bella and Chigvintsev beforehand mentioned they discovered they had been anticipating simply two-and-a-half weeks after getting engaged in Paris, and so they married in 2022.