Former EastEnders and Carol Jackson star Lindsey Coulson is returning to the BBC as new headteacher of Waterloo Road.
Lindsey will play newcomer Dame Stella Drake, with her first scenes on the BBC soap airing in 2025.
Stella is set to be an ‘unfiltered’ and ‘honest’ character who is also desperate to restore the school’s reputation.
Lindsey has joined the cast (Credit: BBC/ Composite ED!)
EastEnders star Lindsey Coulson joins Waterloo Road
With Waterloo Road having a current reputation of being the ‘murder school,’ and also with the downfall of former headteacher Steve Savage being rather fresh, a new face is now ready to swoop in and fix the mess as a result.
Lindsey Coulson will play the school’s new headteacher, Dame Stella Drake.
Stella’s described as having an ‘uncompromising work ethic, strict moral compass and no-nonsense approach.’
Her out of date methods will be put to the test though as she questions the school’s modern pastoral approach. This being said, she has the students’ best interests at heart even if she is about to ruffle some feathers.
As time goes on, Stella may have some skeletons unearthed as her professional and personal lives overlap.
Lindsey will be playing Dame Stella Drake (Credit: BBC/ Composite ED!)
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