EastEnders star Laura Doddington is flattered that many fans of the hit BBC soap think she looks like Queen Camilla.
Laura Doddington as Nicola Mitchell
The 44-year-old star made her Walford debut as the strong-willed, witty, and intelligent Nicola Mitchell in November 2024, and some viewers were quick to point out that her look resembled the 78-year-old royal.
Laura exclusively told BANG Showbiz at the National Television Awards at The O2 arena, London, on Wednesday (10.09.25): “I didn’t [see the resemblance], but, erm, sure.
“The hairstyle was quite similar, but I’m absolutely happy with [being called the Queen].”
Reacting to Laura’s first publicity shot as Nicola, one Reddit user said in March: “At first glance I thought Queen Camilla had visited the set again” – referencing when the then-Duchess of Cornwall and the then-Prince Charles, 76, visited Albert Square for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
A second person said on Reddit in March: “Everytime I see her I think of ‘queen’ Camilla xD (sic)”
And a third EastEnders fan commented on Reddit in March: “She needs to lose the Camilla Parker Bowles hair.”
In June 2024, EastEnders announced three new Mitchell arrivals – Teddy (Roland Manookian), whose ex-wife is Nicola, and their son Harry (Elijah Holloway), as well as Nicola’s youngest child, Barney (Lewis Bridgeman).
Five months after Teddy arrived on Albert Square to find his dad, Stephen “Stevie” Mitchell (Alan Ford), and then sought reconciliation with his half-brother Billy Mitchell (Perry…
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