Ice queens: Soap rivals Kym Marsh, Charlie Brooks and Natalie Anderson come together for Christmas photoshoot
By Emily Sheridan
Last updated at 7:56 AM on 5th December 2011
They're known for their fiery tempers in their on-screen roles in EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
So its quite a surprise to see Charlie Brooks, Natalie Anderson and Kym Marsh cooling things down to play ice queens in a new photoshoot.
But it appears when it comes to Christmas, the three women have put the rivalry we're used to seeing at the Soap Awards to one side for the festive shoot with Hello! magazine.
Playing it cool: (L-R) Kym Marsh, Charlie Brooks and Natalie Anderson put their soap rivalry aside for Christmas photoshoot
Mother-of-three Marsh,who plays feisty widow Michelle Connor, shows off her post-baby figure in a strapless white number, while EastEnders bad girl Brooks - who plays Janine Butcher - glitters in a blue floor-length number.
And finally, relative soap newcomer Anderson, who plays brassy barmaid Alicia Gallagher in Emmerdale, wears an icy mermaid-style gown.
Draped in couture, the three women look a world away from their soap personas as they pose to launch Hello! magazine's first ever Christmas TV and Entertainment guide.
Rockin' around the Christmas tree: Brooks will be taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special with Vincent Simone
Former Hear'say singer Marsh admits she is looking forward to an extra special Christmas with her eight-month-old daughter Polly.
Last year, she feared she may spend Christmas on hospital after being ordered by doctors to remain in bed during her pregnancy.
She tells Hello!: 'There was a question over whether they would even let me out on Christmas Day.
Read the whole interview in Hello! magazine's Christmas TV guide, on sale now with Hello!
'(This year) there will be tinsel, baubles, and everything imaginable - not that she will have a clue what’s going on.'
But there will be sadness that Marsh and fiancé Jamie Lomas's son Archie won't be with them, after he died moments after his birth in February 2009.
She said: 'We are always thinking about him and particularly at Christmas time, his birthday and when all the family is together. He is always with me....my little boy.'
This year, mother-of-one Brooks, 30, will be taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
She enthused: 'I’ve watched some of my EastEnders’ cast mates do Strictly and I just think it’s such an amazing opportunity to learn the dances from the professionals. I’ve always looked quite longingly at the show.'
And 30-year-old Anderson, who joined Emmerdale in August 2010. is keeping her fingers crossed for another white Christmas.
She said: 'I was beside myself last year as it was a white Christmas in Leeds. Oh my God, it was PERFECT! I love love love Christmas. For me it starts as soon as bonfire night is over. The tree always goes up in my house on December 1st.'
Read the whole interview in Hello! magazine's Christmas TV guide, on sale now with Hello!
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