Former EastEnders star Danniella, 49, shared the picture from 1998, which had been taken after she was involved in a car crash and left her with a black eye and stitches.
Danniella Westbrook has shared a horrifying photo from when she was younger and sported a bruised and bloody face.
The former EastEnders star, 49, shared the picture from 1998, which had been taken after she was involved in a car crash and left her with a black eye and stitches.
“Had more lives than ya average Pussy,” she captioned with a cat emoji, adding: “#blessed.”
Danniella had been just 24 and starring on the BBC soap when she was involved in the horrific head-on crash, after which she had to have a delicate operation to remove glass from her eyes.
She hadn’t been wearing a seatbelt when she was hurled into the windscreen of her Rover, which was driven by her boyfriend at the time, Robert Fernandez. Her son Kai, who was 14 months at the time, had also been in the car but was unhurt.
Danniella Westbrook showed off her bruised and bloody face (
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She was starring on EastEnders at the time (
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Danniella also shares her youngest child, Jodie, with her ex-husband Kevin Jenkins, who she had been married to from 2001 until their divorce was finalised in 2020.
She recently said that a “mother’s love knows no bounds”. And she has previously spoken about getting to travel the world with her children when they were younger.
Danniella wrote last year: “[We] travelled the world together and we was lucky enough to live in some amazing countries giving us all the most amazing memories and sun tans.”
Last month, she also revealed she was moving abroad for her “happiness and mindset”.
Danniella with her son and daughter (
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Taking to Instagram, Daniella, known for playing Sam Mitchell in EastEnders, shared a glamorous mirror selfie as she wore a sparkly beret, black jacket, sparkly top, jeans and high heeled boots.
She wrote on the picture: “Well todays the day. Mixed emotions happy excited by sad too saying goodbye to my [red circle emoji]. But for my happiness & mind set I moved back abroad today [two kiss emojis].”
She is planning to move abroadShe added: “Plus I am never happier than in the sunshine.”
Radio presenter Vanessa Feltz wished her luck, commenting on the post: “Have a wonderful time darling girl.”
The soap star also shared a selfie of herself in the back of a car and wearing a blazer and smart shirt, writing: “Bye Bye England [English flag].
