By Daily Mail Reporter


Natalie Cassidy showing off her red hair as she shops with baby Eliza


She had already lost several stone and chopped her long locks into a grown-up bob but now Natalie Cassidy has changed her hair colour too.

The ex-EastEnders star, who used to play dowdy Sonia, showed off a new vampish red crop as she hit the shops today.

Cassidy, 28, has given herself a total makeover since the trauma of splitting from her fiance Adam Cottrell.

They had been due to marry this year but broke up after he assaulted the actress twice in their home.


Despite the difficulties in her personal life, Cassidy looked happy as she and her daughter with Cottrell, Eliza, headed out in Hertfordshire.

Her hair had been cut even shorter than how it was earlier this month and is now a deep red colour.

Slim in a pair of light blue 'jeggings' and green stripey T-shirt, the actress also wore a pair of large sunglasses.

Eliza, nestling in her arms, looked cute in a dress, white tights and purple shoes as she clutched a teddy almost the same size as her.

Cassidy has lost 3st since the break-up from Cottrell earlier this year and recently enjoyed a holiday in Turkey.

Cottrell, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and criminal damage and was sentenced in June.

Natalie had already chopped her locks short but the red dye is a new addition


He escaped jail but was handed a restraining order banning him from contacting the actress.

He was also given 120 hour unpaid work and placed on a 12-month community order with 12 months' supervision.

During the court case, prosecutors said he had lost his temper, smeared Cassidy's mascara and hit her on the leg with a slipper.

The court heard how he also 'grabbed her by the arms and ripped her top' and later caused £350 of damage to their home.

In the wake of the attack, their £50,000 marriage was called off and Cottrell was kicked out of their flat.

Their daughter Eliza was born last September, before the relationship disintegrated.

Cassidy starred in EastEnders as Sonia from 1993 to 2007 and returned to the soap last year.

Natalie on Loose Women earlier this month - minus the red hair


Natalie as Sonia in EastEnders, chatting with Ricky and Carol


source:dailymail