Where you have seen Sandra before – everything you need to know as Dawn Steele makes her EastEnders debut

Today’s EastEnders saw Josh Goodwin and his adoptive mum, Sandra, arrive in Walford. But while the newcomers certainly made an entrance, viewers might be wondering where they have seen Dawn Steele, who plays Sandra, before.

Here is everything you need to know…

Sandra, played by Dawn Steele, opens up about Jasmine and Josh's past in EastEnders
Sandra got to know Kim and Denise today (Credit: BBC)

Josh and Sandra caused chaos in EastEnders

As Sandra arrived looking for answers about Jasmine, Kim and Denise took an instant dislike to her. Convinced she was a journalist, they went into defence mode… only to feel bad when they realised who Sandra really was.

As Sandra revealed she is Josh’s adoptive mum, Kim and Denise quizzed her about Josh and Jasmine’s childhood. But while they discovered Josh had a close relationship with Sandra, they were surprised to realise Sandra was hiding something from them.

Sandra admitted that she and her husband, Keith, fostered both Jasmine and Josh when they were four years old. But when Kim asked why the twins had been separated, Sandra mentioned an ‘incident’ that had meant Jasmine went to live somewhere else.