EastEnders fans floored as they spot Chelsea Fox star in unearthed clip from legendary kids’ TV show before soap fame

EASTENDERS fans were left stunned after they spotted Chelsea Fox star, Zaraah Abrahams in an unearthed clip from a legendary kids' TV show before she became famous on the soap.

The actress first appeared in Walford, replacing Tiana Opium Benjamin.

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Chelsea arrived in the square as Denise Fox's older daughter in 2006.

Sadly in 2010, the character say goodbye to Albert Square - leaving fans devastated.

But 10 years later Chelsea made her return - this time played by Zaraah.

Since joining the cast in 2020, the actress has become a beloved fan favorite, featuring in the show's most intense storylines.

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But before landing a role on EastEnders - Zaraah starred in Coronation Street from 2005 to 2007 as Joanne Jackson.

She also appeared on Waterloo Road for two years playing the character of Michaela White.

But now fans have been left doing a double-take as they spotted the actress in legendary CITV kids' show, Jungle Run.

The show was presented by Michael Underwood and ran from 1999 to 2006.

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Jungle Run saw a group brave contestants take on challenges and puzzles in order to find treasure from the Temple of the Jungle King.

A fan shared a TikTok clip from the kids programme on a Facebook EastEnders fan page.

In the video Zaraah, plays alongside two friends.

The fan captioned the post: "Just saw this. It's Chelsea playing Jungle Run back in 2005,” along with a laughing face emoji.

Fans were stunned and took to the comments section to share their disbelief.

One wrote: "Is that not zaraah Abraham’s from Eastenders who plays Denise daughter Chelsea???”

A second added: "Yep!!! The voice is literally her.”

A third commented: "That’s what I thought!” 

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A fourth wrote: "Is that chelsea from EastEnders."

A fifth added: "I’m positive that’s Chelsea in Eastenders xx.”

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