, including framing his ex-wife Linda (Kellie Bright) for a car crash that Janine was actually responsible for. Sadly viewers will be saying goodbye to Janine soon, as it's been revealed that Charlie will be leaving the show. Charlie, meanwhile, is proving to be as much of an icon as her alter ego, and a far better role model. Recently she used her Instagram account to communicate a brilliantly body-positive message to her thousands of followers. Posing by a swimming pool in a red bikini and sunglasses, Charlie happily points at her body, grinning happily. The caption reads: 'Sometimes my weight goes up.. sometimes it goes down.. but I'm LEARNING to love myself unconditionally because I AM A QUEEN. 'Me and my belly in all it's beautiful glory. Let's not go backwards and undo the good work. Heroine chic can kiss my perfectly formed ASS.' Amen to that. Charlie is referring to the so-called 'heroin chic trend' that has returned thanks to a recent headline by the New York Post. It became popular in the early 1990s when models took to the catwalk and magazine photo shoots with emaciated features, pale skin and dark under-eye circles – physical traits related to heroin abuse or other forms of drug use. The dangerous ideal of this look is to be as thin as a person who is addicted to drugs or seriously unwell. Writes our columnist Emily Bashforth: 'The 'trend' not only glamorises deadly drug addictions and portrays them as a fashion choice, rather than an illness; it also celebrates the look of a person being so thin that they are slowly losing their life. 'Heroin' and 'chic' are two words that don't belong in the same sentence.' So Charlie's happ){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Charlie Brooks has always been an icon in our eyes, ever since she set foot on Albert Square as EastEnders’ scheming Janine Butcher back in 1999.
Never afraid to go all out for what she wants, Janine has recently been pulling out all the stops to capture the heart of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), including framing his ex-wife Linda (Kellie Bright) for a car crash that Janine was actually responsible for.
Sadly viewers will be saying goodbye to Janine soon, as it’s been revealed that Charlie will be leaving the show.
Charlie, meanwhile, is proving to be as much of an icon as her alter ego, and a far better role model.