Eastenders' Hetti Bywater shows off her toned figure in skimpy white tennis outfit

She soared to fame as Lucy Beale on EastEnders from 2012 to 2015 until her character was killed off in a dramatic whodunit.

And Hetti Bywater was showing off her toned figure as she posed in a skimpy white tennis outfit for a sizzling new snap on Thursday.

The actress, 26, looked incredible in the short pleated skirt which she teamed with a white crop top that showed off a glimpse of her taut midriff.

Sizzling: Hetti Bywater was showing off her sporty figure as she posed in a skimpy white tennis outfit for a sizzling new snap on Thursday

Hetti completed her tennis look with a white cap as she held her pet terrapin for the new Instagram snap.

The star wore her blonde tresses in a practical low bun and opted for a bronzed makeup look as she stood in her garden. 

Clearly enjoying the UK’s recent warmer weather, she wrote: ‘Tennis attire and terrapins’ in the caption and tagged her location as ‘paradise’. 

Loving life: Clearly enjoying the UK’s recent warmer weather, she wrote: ‘Tennis attire and terrapins’ in the caption and tagged her location as ‘paradise’

It comes after Hetti admitted she was ‘glad’ her EastEnders character was killed off because she ‘hated her’.

The actress played Lucy Beale from 2012 to 2015 until the character was bumped off by her brother Bobby Beale, but the star wasn’t a big fan of her alter-ego.

Hetti revealed her hatred of Lucy when she hit back at an Instagram troll who had been commenting on her pictures and called her a ‘trampy little w***e’.

She wrote: ‘Seeing as you kindly comment on many of my stories I will now take the time to respond to each one. 

Incredible: Hetti is no stranger to showing off her slim figure in stunning social media snaps

‘Firstly, this “posh white” girl is allowed to talk in whatever way she pleases. As much as I’m very found of the English language, I’m free to use words as I see fit. (sic)’

But she agreed with one comment, writing: ‘I’m glad Bobby killed Lucy too, I hated her.’

Answering another point from the troll, she said: ‘LGBTQIA+ history is an extremely important part of education. To believe otherwise is ridiculously problematic and homophobic.’

Hetti then added: ‘Trampy s**t? Fair comment. I do love gay men yes I also love straight men. (The ones who aren’t homophobic or sexist.)’ 

Character: It comes after Hetti admitted she was ‘glad’ her EastEnders character was killed off because she ‘hated her’ 

The troll later apologised to Hetti for his ‘slurs’ against her.

He wrote: ‘Apologies in any slurs I used towards you. In hindsight I was out of order. I don’t agree on all the LGBTQ but hey. That’s individual choice. Wishing you all the best and again sorry for being a d***. (sic)’

Hetti wrote: ‘The response is in people. Not the best but at least he took accountability for the sexist language. However, equality shouldn’t be up for debate.’

The star’s character was killed off in a ‘Who Killed Lucy Beale?’ storyline – one of the soap’s biggest-ever whodunits. 

The plot captured the nation’s imagination as viewers spent months trying to work out who the culprit was, and several thousand was bet on who might be Lucy’s killer.

Hetti admitted in March 2020 she was too scared to try to get some shut eye because she feared her sleep paralysis might kick in.

She said: ‘I’m so scared to sleep too as I’m concerned my sleep paralysis will kick in.’

Along with her role in EastEnders, Hetti has also appeared in shows including Death in Paradise and Delicious. 

Storyline: The plot captured the nation’s imagination as fans spent months trying to work out who the culprit was, and several thousand was bet on who might be Lucy’s killer (Hetti pictured in 2014)