Make-up free Natalie Cassidy showcases her slim figure

She made the most of the heatwave with her family last week.

Yet it was business as usual for Natalie Cassidy on Thursday, as she headed to the shops in London while showcasing her slender frame in loungewear. 

The EastEnders icon, 37, went make-up free to stock up on essentials at her local store as she sported grey loungewear and funky sliders. 

Natalie was showing off her youthful complexion as she went make-up free while also staying comfy in her grey jumper and bottoms. 

Last week, Natalie appeared keen to make the most of the UK’s sweltering heatwave, when she unveiled a luxury teepee in her back garden.

As temperatures hit 90.5F (32.5C) in the London area, the EastEnders star took to her Twitter and Instagram to show how she’d be spending her evening.

The actress – who is mother to daughters Eliza, nine, and Joanie, three – gushed: ‘So excited for our family night in the garden – how amazing is this.’

She then panned the camera around her impressive temporary accommodation, which was showed to include beds covered with pink, beige, and grey cushions.

With lanterns and fluffy rugs scattered around the flower-decorated space, the family were also treated to care packages that included eye masks and slippers.

And, as an addition sure to be a delight for the screen star’s daughter’s, a special bar was set up for them to take soft drinks and bags of sweet treats. 

The luxe set-up was provided by Tip Top Teepees, who also shared footage of her accommodation on their Instagram account.

Natalie shares her eldest daughter with ex Adam Cottrell, while she raises her youngest offspring with her partner, EastEnders cameraman Marc Humphreys.

The actress, who was forced to pause filming on EastEnders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed earlier this year that she is finally ‘at ease’ with her body after years of ‘ups and downs’.

Natalie, who joined the cast as Sonia Fowler aged just nine, was bullied about her weight and was even called a ‘beached whale’ before reaching her teens.

And while her weight has fluctuated between a size six and 16, she is now body confident at a size ten.

‘I feel very at ease with myself now, as I’ve got older. Throughout the years I’ve gone through a lot of ups and downs,’ she told the Express Saturday magazine.

‘Now, I just know the simple things that work – eat well, exercise, drink lots of water. All the boring things but I feel like my body is the size it should be now.’