FIRST LOOK: Dorien's got a daughter!

Here's a snap of Lesley Joseph and West End star Frances Ruffelle from Thursday night's Birds of a Feather.

Tony Award-winning actress Frances will be playing a character called Naomi, who's revealed as Dorien's long-lost daughter!

Frances has appeared in such musicals as Les Miserables and Chicago. In 1994, she represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest, finishing 10th.

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Birds of a Feather, also starring Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson as sisters Sharon and Tracey, returned for a new eight-part series on Boxing Day.

Catch Birds of a Feather at 8.30pm on ITV.

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