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Remember Mildred Hubble from The Worst Witch? Actress Georgina Sherrington is unrecognisable now

Georgina Sherrington stars as MIldred Hubble

ALMOST two decades ago The Worst Witch had us all in its spell.

Mildred Hubble and her classmates at Miss Cackle’s Academy For Witches first wove their magic on CITV in 1998 and the series ran until 2001.

Georgina Sherrington stars as MIldred Hubble
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Georgina Sherrington starred as Mildred Hubble in The Worst Witch almost two decades agoCredit: ITV
 The 36-year-old looks completely unrecognisable since her stint on the beloved show
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The 36-year-old looks completely unrecognisable since her stint on the beloved show

But what happened to Georgina Sherrington, who played the hapless witchlet of the title?

Georgina was just 13 when she first put on Mildred’s pointy hat and climbed on her broomstick.

After The Worst Witch, she left kids’ TV to return to her studies at Wimbledon High School.

She then moved to New Jersey to attend Princeton University and graduated in 2008.

Now 36 and back in the UK, Georgina has switched her focus to working behind the camera rather than in front of it and is a Development Executive for TV Drama.

Georgina popped up in February for a reunion with The Worst Witch co-star Emma Jayne Brown - also known as Maud Moonshine.

Other child stars who we've recently tracked down include baby Aggy from Nanny McPhee and the original Lucy Beale from EastEnders.

The good news for Mildred Hubble fans is that Miss Cackle’s Academy may soon be reopening for business.

In February, CBBC announced a reboot and said they were working on 13 new episodes based on Jill Murphy’s famous characters.

 Georgina was just 13 when she first put on Mildred’s pointy hat
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Georgina was just 13 when she first put on Mildred’s pointy hat
Actress Georgina as she is now
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Georgina is now working as a writer, producer and actressCredit: Instagram
The Worst Witch ran from 1998 on CITV
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The Worst Witch appeared on CITV in 1998 and ran until 2001Credit: ITV
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