EastEnders Natalie Cassidy looks slimmer than ever as she reveals ‘beetroot face’ after sweaty training session

NATALIE Cassidy looked slimmer than ever after her latest marathon training session.

The EastEnders star, 39, took to Instagram to give followers an update as she prepares to run to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK in memory of Barbara Windsor.

In a new clip Natalie, who plays Sonia Jackson in the soap, joked: "A quick hello from beetroot face.

"I know you enjoy my redness so I just thought I'd show you this morning that my face is a completely different colour to my neck.

"I went for a very short by fast run, feeling good. Happy Tuesday!"

Natalie first completed the mammoth task in 2019 and her training helped her shed an incredible three stone at the time.

She is set to join thousands of others at the London Marathon in May.

Mum-of-two Natalie was joined on the run in 2019 by co-stars Adam Woodyatt, Emma Barton, Jamie Borthwick, Tanya Franks, Kellie Shirley and Jake Wood.

Their Barbara's Revolutionaries team raised more than £100,000 for Alzheimer's charities at the time, after the Peggy Mitchell legend was diagnosed with the disease.

Natalie, who was a dress size 16 when she was at her largest, looked super-trim as she posed for her latest video on Insatgram.

The actress lost three stone training for the London Marathon with her co-stars and spoke about her regime to the RunPod podcast.

Natalie explained: "I have learnt how to eat and how to be comfortable with who I am… You get wiser as you get older and I just feel much more confident and comfortable."