‘EastEnders’: Lisa Hammond cast as feisty new character
By Sam Rigby
Lisa Hammond has joined the cast of EastEnders.
The actress will play feisty market trader Donna Yates, who will quickly wage war on fellow stall holders Kat and Bianca.
Hammond – who will appear on screen for the first time in April – started her acting career in Grange Hill at the age of 13, and has gone on to star in Psychoville, Bleak House and Max & Paddy’s Road to Nowhere.
Speaking about joining the long-running soap, Hammond said: “I’m really excited to join the cast of EastEnders. It’s a great opportunity to be a part of such a big and popular show.
“Donna is a bit of a handful but they’re always the most fun characters to play! It feels good to be bad!”
Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Executive Producer of EastEnders, added: “Donna’s not an easy character to like at first. She’s flinty, aggressive and difficult. As we get to know her better however, we will discover a funny, loyal but also fragile woman underneath.
“Lisa is a brilliantly comic and sharp actress and we’ve been trying to get her into the EastEnders cast for a long time – so I’m delighted that it has finally happened.”