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Children In Need: Karen Taylor steals the show as she transforms into the Genie for EastEnders Disney medley

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EastEnders knocked it out of the park once again for Children In Need.

The cast got together to perform an elaborate medley of classic Disney hits, with various castmembers showing off their singing skills.

Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Dean, became Belle from Beauty And The Beast, while Jessie Wallace, who plays Kat Slater, was incredible as Elsa from Frozen.

Zack Morris and Tilly Keeper, who play Keegan Baker and Louise Mitchell, were a wonderful Jasmine and Aladdin as they performed A Whole New World, complete with a carpet that soared over the Square.

Tilly Keeper and Zack Morris performed A Whole New World as Jasmine and Aladdin (Picture: Kieron McCarron)
Davood and Nitin became Gaston and LeFou (Picture: Kieron McCarron/BBC)

There was also a great scene with Davood Ghadami and Nitin Ganatra, who play Kush Kazemi and Masood Ahmed, as they became Gaston and LeFou for the medley.

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But the star of the show had to be Karen Taylor actress Lorraine Stanley, who became the Genie to perform Friend Like Me.

Lorraine Stanley stole the show (Picture: Kieron McCarron/BBC)

And EastEnders fans who were tuning in were loving seeing a different side to Karen.

Eastenders doing Disney for #childreninneed was everything ❤ Karen killed me as the genie ???????????

— Simran Lucie Parkhouse (@LucieParkhouse) November 16, 2018

The Genie was the highlight of the medley (Picture: Kieron McCarron/BBC)

Loving the eastenders Disney mash up for #Childreninneed !! Especially Karen absolutely brilliant??

— Chloe MBPsS (@Coffeeandpsych) November 16, 2018

The live fundraising event also featured Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker have a lovely meeting with a young fan called Anna who has cystic fibrosis.

Chatting together in the Tardis, Anna asked what it was like to be the first female Doctor, with Jodie describing it as incredible and like realising a childhood dream.

Jodie said: When I was your age, all the things I wanted to do were being done by the boys while the girl characters were stood on the side clapping and giggling. Whereas I wanted to be heroic.

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Anna replied: I think its good to show the boys that we can do just as much as them.

We can, Jodie said.

To donate to Children In Need, head here.

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