She’s earning applause with her slick moves on Strictly Come Dancing, but 18 years ago, one of the stars of the BBC series starred in a classic rom-com.
You might need to do a double take to recognise who it is.
With more than 30 years of acting under her belt, the 53-year-old actress has worked in theatre, TV, and film, with her most recognisable role as Stevie Sutton in the BBC One comedy television series Miranda.
But before playing the lovable best friend between 2009 and 2015, Sarah Hadland appeared in the 2006 film Confetti alongside Martin Freeman, Olivia Colman, and Jimmy Carr.
Playing the attention-seeking sister of Jessica Hynes’ character, Sam, the actress tested her conniving skills by trying to hijack her sibling’s wedding.
Does she win, does she fail? We’d hate to ruin the ending if you haven’t already seen the BBC film, so instead let’s take in her frilly appearance from the film, complete with a huge white hat and a over-the-top bridesmaid dress.
Now known for her chic fashion sense and effortlessly straight blonde hair, the actress is unrecognisable in the role from almost two decades ago.
Sarah has had an impressive career over the years. In addition to her most well-known role in Miranda, she also starred as Trish in The Job Lot between 2013 and 2015.
Appearing in all 18 episodes of the ITV show, the actress starred alongside Jo Enright and Russell Tovey during the sitcom’s three seasons before it was cancelled in 2015.
Elsewhere, Sarah has played small parts in Bad Girls, Dream Team and played the Ocean Sky receptionist in the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
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Her most recent credit is Rita in Danielle Ward’s BBC Three comedy series Daddy Issues, staring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.
Sarah and her dancefloor partner, Vito Coppola have been putting on an impressive show recently, earning second place for the past three out of four weeks.
The pair have also formed a close bond with Sarah joking after their Strictly debut that she ‘fancies’ the 32-year-old Italian dancer.
‘What a ridiculous question to ask me. Yes, I fancied him. I’m alive, aren’t I?’ she quipped.
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‘The paso doble we’re doing this week is very serious and sensual, and when we started learning it I was very, very giggly,’ she added when speaking with The Sun.
Sarah continued: ‘I kept the eye to camera because there’s a lot of, I’m going to call ‘tuppence to thigh’. I’m being bold… there’s a lot of groin to thigh, and I have to look deep into his eyes — which make it ten times worse.’
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Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday at 6.25pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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