Former EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has given her look - and body - a complete overhaul.

The 36-year-old actress was barely recognisable as she sashayed along the street in London's Soho with a sharp new bob and slimmed-down figure this week.

Jessie's newly slender shape hasn't come without a fight - she has previously admitted she struggles with her weight and is prone to over-eating.

Slender: Jessie Wallace unveils her slim new figure during an outing in London's Soho this week

Strutting her stuff: The star looked a picture of confidence with her new hair and transformed body

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Before: The actress has admitted she's prone to binge eating

She has said: 'I do go on food binges. I just gobble up everything in the house. But I can't afford to be plump because when you get in front of TV cameras you just balloon.'

'Sometimes I go to the gym, depending on what mood I'm in.'

Jessie, who has enjoyed success on the stage with turns in West End musicals Rent and Haunted, also recently revealed she keeps herself looking youthful with cosmetic surgery.

She quips: 'All I can say is, "Thank f*** for Botox!"

'People say it freezes your facial expression but it doesn't if it's done by the right person.'

She hasn't ruled out more dramatic procedures in years to come.

'I have no problem with plastic surgery. As soon as things start to go south then why not?'

Jessie, who has a three-year-old daughter Tallulah with her former boyfriend Dave Morgan, is now dating youth worker Tommy O'Neill, 12 years her junior.

She's revealing in her new 'happy family,' and says she's more content than ever.

She said: 'I was a t**t in my 20s. I didn't think about things before I said or did them.

'I'm my 30s I feel like I've found myself.'