Tracy Beaker star Alicia Hooper looks unrecognisable with her own family 18 years after playing Amber Hearst
SHE'S known for playing the Dumping Ground's resident bad girl Amber in The Story of Tracy Beaker.
But 18 years on Alicia Hooper is unrecognisable - and has chosen a slightly different career.
According to 35-year-old Alicia's Instagram bio she's a "professional singer and peripatetic vocal coach".
She's also proud mum to daughter Alba-Rae.
But Alicia looks back fondly on her time as Amber. This week she shared a series of throwback snaps of her and Tracy actress Dani Harmer on set of the CBBC show.
One of the snaps included Amber with The Cheeky Girls, and Dani commented: "The Cheeky Girls 🤣! Why do I have zero idea what they’re doing there 🤣🙈xxx."
Alicia replied: "It was the children in need episode and guess they were a big deal at the time 😂🤷🏼♀️."
Last year Dani, 32, returned in reboot My Mum Tracy Beaker and to celebrate Alicia posted another collection of throwbacks.
She wrote: "So as the new Tracy Beaker reboot debuted yesterday, this week has been pure nostalgia overload!
"I will forever be grateful for my time on this fantastic show and the lovely people I got to meet along the way.