Behind the scenes with Zöe Lucker at 'Enders

EastEnders newcomer Zöe Lucker makes her first appearance as businesswoman Vanessa Gold during Friday evening's episode of the Walford soap.

Speaking of her first day, Lucker told DS: "I'm so lucky to be working with [Jake Wood, who plays Max]. He's such a brilliant, standout actor. When I got there on the first day, we sat down and had a coffee. He was the one who gave me the tour of the Square and showed me where everything was."

She added: "A lot of my first scenes were me driving. I'd only passed my driving test four weeks before I started, so I was there rocking around the Square in this five-and-a-half-litre Mercedes. I was having palpitations, worrying I'd drive into The Vic or over Jake."

Here, DS takes a brief look behind the scenes of her first day on set.







> Click here to read our recent interview with Zöe Lucker
> Click here to read more about her first episode