Former EastEnders star Patsy Palmer bravely turned her life around after years of partying and has never looked back

When Patsy Palmer landed the role of fiery market trader Bianca Jackson in EastEnders at just 21, her off-screen life was already in chaos.

Living in a tiny damp flat in London’s East End as a single mum to baby son Charley, the star once bravely admitted that her life ­revolved around ­ alcohol and drugs.