Actress Natalie Cassidy to host show on Virgin Radio UK this Easter

British soap royalty, Natalie Cassidy is to present her own special show on Virgin Radio UK this Easter.

The Eastenders star who plays Sonia Fowler, will host a one-off show on the station on Easter Monday, 1pm – 4pm.

Ahead of her show, Natalie said: “I’m very excited. This year I’m trying to branch out and do brave things, and this is one of them, and I feel very honoured to have been given a chance on Virgin Radio.

“I’m a very big fan of the station and music in general. So to actually come in and do my own show feels very daunting, but there’s a first time for everything.

“I would love to play Oasis for my first show, just a track, because I love them to pieces. Amy Winehouse is always a good one as well. Valerie, it’s a karaoke family classic.”

Natalie, who recently confirmed her final exit from Eastenders after 32 years, also said what she’d usually be doing on a bank holiday, she explained: “Back in EastEnders we’d be filming, we didn’t really have bank holidays. What holiday? I’d be at home with the kids, relaxing probably. I say relaxing, I don’t really sit down. I’d probably be cleaning and doing the washing.”

Dennie Morris, Director of Audio, News Broadcasting said: “It’s an honour to welcome national treasure Natalie Cassidy to Virgin Radio for this special show – and I’m delighted she’s such a big fan of the station.”