BBC Share By Entertainment Daily Mar 6 2019 By Entertainment Daily Mar 6 2019 Neon Jungle's Jessica Plummer has been cast in EastEnders as Chantelle She will be joining the Taylor family! EastEnders Share By Entertainment Daily Mar 6 2019 By Entertainment Daily Mar 6 2019 Neon Jungle’s Jessica Plummer has been cast in EastEnders and will join the Taylor family. The 26-year-old singer – who was previously part of the four-piece girl group alongside Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy and Asami Zdrenka – will join the BBC One soap as Chantelle Baker, the daughter of Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths). Jessica will be playing Chantelle (Credit: Instagram @neonjunglemusic) Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Karen and Mitch will be delighted to see Chantelle at first but tensions between mother and daughter will arise immediately. A source told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: “Show chiefs have high hopes of some meaty storylines.” Kate Oates, senior executive producer of EastEnders, recently said: “The Taylor family are set to be complete when Chantelle arrives in Walford and Chantelle certainly has that feisty Taylor streak. “Things are set to get a whole lot louder in Walford in 2019.” Chantelle is Karen and Mitch’s daughter (Credit: BBC) Read More: EastEnders’ Dotty Cotton child star reveals stunning transformation as she turns 18 Chantelle will have a kind and bubbly nature as well as a no-nonsense manner, just like her opinionated mother, while Roger reprised his role as Mitch in December. He previously said: “It feels great to be returning to Albert Square and working with the wonderful cast and crew again, especially the fantastic Taylor family.” Neon Jungle formed in 2013 (Credit: Instagram @neonjunglemusic) Read More: FIRST LOOK: Next week’s EastEnders in 10 pictures Neon Jungle were formed in 2013 and hit the music scene with their debut single ‘Trouble’ – which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 12. However, the girl group only released one album, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ before going their separate ways in 2015. They are most remembered for their most successful single, ‘Braveheart’, which reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know what you think of this story. Share Good to Know Share By Entertainment Daily Mar 6 2019 By Entertainment Daily Mar 6 2019
