EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy opens up about daughter’s ‘traumatic’ accident

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30 Jun 2026 • 9:19 PM MYT
The Independent
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EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy opens up about daughter’s ‘traumatic’ accident

  • EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has revealed on her Life with Nat podcast that she rushed her nine-year-old daughter, Joanie, to A&E after she broke her arm again.
  • The injury, which required “general anaesthetic” and the “same operation”, occurred at school just weeks after Joanie had surgery on the same arm.
  • Cassidy described the incident as "traumatic," admitting she felt like she was "having a nervous breakdown" after being alerted to the accident.
  • Despite concerns, tests for “some sort of deficiency” in Joanie came back normal.
  • Cassidy added: “The consultant actually said, ‘I do think it’s just really bad luck’.”

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