Ex-EastEnders Lucy Beale star Hetti Bywater sends fans wild in tennis outfit
SHE made her exit from the soap in the iconic 'Who Killed Lucy Beale' storyline celebrating EastEnders' 30th birthday.
But now actress Hetti Bywater is back - and sending pulses racing - as she poses in a skimpy tennis outfit for an Instagram snap.
Hetti, 26, played Lucy Beale from 2012 until 2014 when the character was killed off - with her death remaining a mystery for more than ten months.
As one of the biggest soap whodunnits, it was finally revealed that younger brother Bobby was her killer in a special week of live episodes in 2015.
The complex plot line saw Max Branning, depicted by Jake Wood, initially convicted of the killing and served a 20-year jail sentence.
Meanwhile, distraught parents Ian and Jane desperately tried to cover up Bobby's crime - sending him to boarding school in order to hide the truth.
Everything unfolded when Bobby lashed out at Jane with a hockey stick, leaving her with life-threatening injuries, and confessed to killing Lucy.
Despite waving goodbye to soap stardom in the 4,480th episode of EastEnders, Hetti has continued to keep fans updated on Instagram.
This week the star sent fans wild as she posed in an all-white tennis outfit, including a pleated skirt, bandeau top and baseball cap.
Clutching a turtle in her hand and beaming towards the camera, Hetti told fans she was in "paradise" writing: "Tennis attire and terrapins."
Fans went wild over the photo, commenting fire and heart emojis by the dozen as well as showering her with compliments.
"Gorgeous," wrote one, while another chimed in: "So pretty."
A third added: "Lovely pic, I love you", as someone else noted her her outfit, asking if she "played tennis or just liked the outfit", to which she replied: "Just a fan of the clobber."
Last year, the former soap star told fans that she "hated" her character Lucy Beale and was glad she was killed off the show.
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The actress was the last of four stars to play the role, which culminated in her grisly death at the hands of her ten-year-old brother Bobby.
Hetti took issue with the bloke on several points, but agreed with one, saying: "I'm glad Bobby killed Lucy too, I hated her."
As well as appearing in EastEnders, the actress has had roles in the BBC drama Death In Paradise, Sky One's Delicious and appeared in gangster flick St George's Day.