![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-was-in-eastenders-and-played-the-daughter-of-an-iconic-character-but-i-quit-fame-to-work-in-fitness/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23162015-1690210213344.jpg&description=fitness first I was in EastEnders and played the daughter of an iconic character – but I quit fame to work in fitness A FORMER EastEnders star who quit fame to work in fitness looks unrecognisable 13 years after her last appearance. Molly Conlin, now 22, joined EastEnders as Kirsty "Dotty" Cotton - the daughter of nasty Nick Cotton - in 2008. 4 Molly joined EastEnders as Dotty in 2008 Credit: BBC 4 These days she runs a fitness Instagram account with a pal Credit: Instagram 4 She played the part of nasty Nick's daughter Credit: BBC 4 Molly regularly wows fans with her stunning dnaps Credit: Instagram Dotty proved to be a chip off the old block when she turned up in Walford with Nick [John Altman] as they planned to kill his mum Dot [June Brown] and inherit her money. But the plan was ultimately rumbled after Dotty grew unexpectedly close to her grandmother. Molly left the soap in 2010 and the role of Dotty was recast in 2019 with Milly Zero taking over. She previously spoke to The Sun about recast, saying: "They did approach me, unfortunately they wanted the new Dotty to go back and appear a lot older and be played by someone in their 20s. 'Of course I would have loved to have returned to EastEnders, but I believe everything happens for a reason." And Molly now works in fitness and has a gym-inspired influencer Instagram account she shares with a pal. She has more than 25k followers on the platform and regularly shares snaps of her looking incredible.){kind=link}
A FORMER EastEnders star who quit fame to work in fitness looks unrecognisable 13 years after her last appearance.
Molly Conlin, now 22, joined EastEnders as Kirsty “Dotty” Cotton – the daughter of nasty Nick Cotton – in 2008.
Dotty proved to be a chip off the old block when she turned up in Walford with Nick [John Altman] as they planned to kill his mum Dot [June Brown] and inherit her money.
But the plan was ultimately rumbled after Dotty grew unexpectedly close to her grandmother.
Molly left the soap in 2010 and the role of Dotty was recast in 2019 with Milly Zero taking over.