EastEnders star Alice Haig has become “less vain” after watching herself as Vicki Fowler.
Alice Haig as Vicki Fowler
The 40-year-old actress has played her alter ego since March 31, when Vicki – the daughter of Michelle Fowler (originally played by Susan Tully and later by Jenna Russell) and Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) – returned to Walford for the funeral of her Uncle Martin Fowler (James Bye), with her boyfriend Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) and his son Joel (Max Murray).
But even though Alice found it tough to watch her “first few episodes” because of how she looked on screen, the star admitted she has learnt a lot by watching her episodes back.
Asked by Matthew Rolland if she “likes” watching herself on the latest episode of his Isolation interviews YouTube series, Alice explained: “Like would be a strong word.
“I do watch myself because I really enjoy watching EastEnders, but also because it’s quite good learning. You learn a lot.
“And also, it’s quite good getting used to it; so, the first few episodes I found quite hard to watch, but now as it’s gone on, I’ve been more – I’ve basically been less vain, I think that’s what it is.
“When you first start watching [yourself], you’re like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t look like that, I can’t look like that, no, no, no!’
“And then you just get used to it, and you’re like, ‘OK, that is what I look like, fine.'”
Vicki – who was played by Scarlett Alice Johnson, 40, who left the BBC soap in 2004 – had an American accent because she had left Walford to live in the United States for eight…
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