The 47-year-old confirmed Karen Taylor would be leaving EastEnders for good with an emotional statement in August.

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But it looks like fans of actress Lorraine will get to see on her screens again soon as she took to Instagram to tease her latest acting gig.

Sharing a snap of her modelling a pair of trainers, Lorraine wrote: “For me a new character begins with the feet. I think she’s a Converse kind of gal.”

In December Lorraine told fans she was getting stuck into looking for new roles and had set up a self-tape audition room at home.

Just last month Lorraine sent fans wild as she showed off her incredible five stone wright loss.

Sharing before and after pics on Instagram, she wrote: “What a difference a year makes.

“Five stone down, feeling good, clean living, healthy choices, new me, healthy mummy.”

Lorraine shares daughter Nancy, born in 2015, with fiance Mark Perez.

Karen was last seen in Albert Square in February when she briefly returned to find out what had happened to son Keanu.

Confirming her exit from the soap last year, she told fans: “I’m so grateful for all of your lovely messages this past week.

“Thank you to @daranlittle for creating the Taylors and to the BBC for giving me the opportunity to play such a fabulous character.

“@bbceastenders I’ll be sad to be saying goodbye to Karen Taylor and will miss all the cast and crew at Eastenders.

“However I’m looking forward to my next chapter and excited about being a jobbing Actor again & starting new ventures.”