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Josh Luckhurst

Dirty Den's daughter Vicki Fowler is all grown up 18 years after her EastEnders exit

EastEnders actress Scarlett Alice Johnson is all grown up since her last appearance on the popular BBC soap opera.

Scarlett played Vicki Fowler - the daughter of Dirty Den Watts and Michelle Fowler - for two years after the role was recast in 2003, having previously been portrayed by Samantha Leigh Martin as a youngster.

Despite a relatively short period in Walford, Vicki was still part of several storylines which piqued the viewers' interest including getting pregnant in her teenage years, just like her mother.

Adopted sister Sharon had offered £10,000 to take the baby and bring her up as her own and despite Spencer Moon wanting to raise the child, Vicki did not follow in Michelle's footsteps and decided to the terminate the pregnancy.

Vicki alongside adopted sister Sharon Watts in Albert Square (BBC)

Vicki departed Albert Square in 2004 following 194 episodes as her character joined her mum on the other side of the Atlantic before reuniting with Spencer in Australia, where the couple run a bar.

During her two-year stint on the show, Vicki sported a pixie cut but Scarlett, now 37, has gone for a longer hairstyle as she nurtures the next generation of acting talent.

Scarlett is currently a tutor for budding actors who wish to develop their talent at The Actors Cove, which is a part-time acting and improvisation school.

Scarlett is now a tutor at a part-time acting and improvisation school (Twitter)

She is thought to have been a vice principal at the Bethnal Green's branch of the Pauline Quirke Academy, where her husband and fellow actor Sean Michael Verey was the principal. Scarlett and Sean married in 2017 and have one child together.

The couple are both known for their starring roles in BBC Three comedy Pramface, which follows an 18-year-old teenager (Scarlett) who gets pregnant after a one-night stand with a 16-year-old (Sean) and the dynamics of bringing up the child.

The comedy lasted for three series between 2012 and 2014 over the course of 19 episodes.

Scarlett played Vicki for 194 episodes and left the show in 2004 (BBC)

Scarlett appeared in six episodes of E4 comedy drama Beaver Falls and Comedy Central sitcom Big Bad World, although the latter only lasted for one series.

She was also the lead role for UK film Panic Button and featured in Channel 4's Pete Versus Life in her early screen credits.

More recently, Scarlett has appeared in one episode of Call The Midwife and played Tommy McConnell, daughter of Neil Morrissey's character Greg McConnell, in five episodes of The Good Karma Hospital in 2019.

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