'EastEnders' Shona McGarty: 'I've learnt from Patsy Palmer'

EastEnders star Shona McGarty has revealed the inspiration behind her style change.

McGarty, who plays Whitney Dean in the Albert Square serial, said that co-star Patsy Palmer has helped her mature.

The 19-year-old told the Daily Mail: "My style has really changed since I started on EastEnders.

"I'd never go out now in the tight, short, busty things I used to wear. When you're younger, you think you need to show off all this flesh, but you don't.

"I've learnt from people like Patsy. She used to show all her bits off when she was my age, but she's grown up, too."

McGarty's alter ego Whitney is currently involved in a love triangle storyline with Tyler Moon and Fatboy Chubb.

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