Jacqueline Mary Jossa (born 29 October 1992) is an English actress from Bexley, London, best known for playing Lauren Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She won "Best Newcomer" at the National Television Awards 2012. Jossa was cast in EastEnders in 2010 as Lauren Branning, taking over from Madeline Duggan who played the role from 2006 to 2010. Jossa has been in a relationship with The Only Way is Essex's Daniel Osborne since 2013. On 15 August 2014, the couple confirmed that they were expecting their first child together. On 15 February 2015, Jossa gave birth to a daughter, Ella Selina. In June 2015, Jossa and Osborne announced their engagement.
She trained at D&B Theatre School in Bromley followed by the Royal Academy of Music in London. She has one older sister, Katrina. She is the cousin of former EastEnders actress Megan Jossa. She is half Irish from her mother who moved to England before Jossa was born. A talented musician, she played a version of the Grieg Piano Concerto at Primary school. She was also nominated for Best Storyline for "Lauren's struggle with alcohol" as well as sexiest female. In 2014, Jossa won Sexiest Female at the Inside Soap Awards.