Danniella Westbrook is set to make her movie comeback in a new independent British film, Tales From The Trap.
The actress, 52, who has not starred in a film or TV show since mid-2016, will begin filming for the first time in London this week.
Danniella, who found fame at 16 portraying Sam Mitchell on BBC soap EastEnders, will star alongside producer and actor Terry Stone, as well as Vas Blackwood, Frazer Clarke, Judith Shekoni and newcomer Grime MC Amzzino.
The gritty urban drama dives deep into south London’s county lines gang culture, drill music scene and the violent realities of inner-city life — marking producer Stone’s boldest project since his iconic crime classics.
Stone, best known for the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, Bonded by Blood, Once Upon a Time in London, Rollin’ with the Nines, Anuvahood and Shank, calls the new film ‘a powerful modern evolution’ of the genre he helped define.
He said: ‘I’m beyond excited to finally be making this film. The energy, music and raw truth in this story is something I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for a long time.
Danniella Westbrook is set to make her movie comeback in a new independent British film, Tales from the Trap
The actress, 52, who has not starred in a film or TV show since mid-2016, will begin filming for the first time in London this week
‘Tales From the Trap is essentially Top Boy meets Blue Story on Steroids – think of it as Rise of the Hoodsoldier. We’ve discovered some fabulous talent and can’t wait to share this with our audience.’
It is currently unknown what character Danniella is playing in the new film which is expected to release in September 2026.
Danniella last appeared on TV on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, where she reached the final, finishing in first place.
She has also competed on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here in 2003, before going on to star on Dancing On Ice in 2010, and appearing on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks three years later.
The TV personality found fame at the age of 16 in EastEnders but due to her cocaine use producers were forced to terminate her contract and she was written out of the soap again in 1996.
Earlier this year, Danniella revealed she’s finally getting her face rebuilt as she headed into ‘very long’ surgery.
The actress has in the past undergone various reconstructive operations in a bid to fix her ‘collapsing’ face due to her previous cocaine addiction and osteoporosis.
In 2023, she admitted that she hated the results of the facial reconstruction she had that year, having up until that point waited seven years to find a surgeon willing to do the operation due to the condition of her septum.
The urban drama dives into South London’s county lines gang culture, drill music scene and the violent realities of inner-city life. It is currently unknown what character Danniella is playing
The TV personality found fame at the age of 16 in EastEnders but due to her cocaine use producers terminated her contract and she was written out of the soap again in 1996
And taking to Instagram in June of this year, Danniella shared an image of herself clad in a hospital gown while her then boyfriend Chasa Symonds held her hand, noting that it was a ‘big day’ for her as she prepared to go under the knife once again.
She penned: ‘Big day for me heading down for a very long surgery right now to rebuild my face. Then I can get back to work and we can get on with our life together @chasarealtal. I love you x.’
In another story, she expressed her love for her partner amid his support for her after he expressed on Instagram how ‘proud’ he was of her amid her impending operation.
Danniella wrote: ‘Thank you babe, you have been beside me every step of the way, see you when I wake up xxx.’
Sadly they split in August.
Last year it was reported that Danniella hated the result of her previous facial reconstructive surgery.
The actress had a string of procedures in Turkey in April 2023 in a desperate bid to save her collapsing face.
She underwent a thread lift, liposuction in her cheeks and lips, fat grafting on her chin and had her jawline etched after her septum originally collapsed from excessive drug use in 2002.
The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate at the time wanted to have the reconstruction done for the last seven years, but was unable to find a surgeon who would operate because her septum had completely collapsed.
She has also competed on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here in 2003 (pictured), before going on to star on Dancing On Ice in 2010, and appearing on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks three years later
Danniella will star alongside producer and actor Terry Stone, as well as Vas Blackwood, Frazer Clarke, Judith Shekoni and Grime MC Amzzino (the cast are pictured at a table reading)
Stone, best known for the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, Bonded by Blood, Once Upon a Time in London and Rollin’ with the Nines, calls the new film ‘a powerful modern evolution’
She previously revealed she needed five operations to correct her ‘collapsing’ face due to a previous cocaine addiction and osteoporosis, and was planning to have it done on the NHS, however Danniella said she paid for the surgery all herself despite being offered freebies from clinics all over the world.
Danniella’s battle with drugs has been well-publicised, and she famously had her nose reconstructed after her septum collapsed from excessive cocaine use.
At the height of her use it was reported she would take up to five grams of cocaine a day, blowing close to £250,000 on the drug.
However, the star, who is now sober, later revealed she is begging doctors to correct her damaged face as she gets her life back on track.
Danniella previously underwent a rib-insertion procedure in 2018, after osteoporosis rotted away her cheekbones and gums. Also, following lip filler and Botox, in addition to surgery on her face, she is hoping to get back to her best.
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