Big Mo off EastEnders has a VERY famous brother

Laila Morse

by Alex Ross |
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People are STILL only just finding out that Laila Morse's brother is actually an A-List Hollywood actor...

Ok, so this isn't exactly NEW news to about 50% of the world, but Big Mo off EastEnders AKA Laila Morse actually has a SUPER famous little brother.

However, every so often, something sparks off the realisation for a whole bunch of people who weren't aware of Laila's Hollywood connection, and photos of her with her celeb sibling do the rounds on Twitter.

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Oh, haven't we mentioned who it is yet? Ok, we'll give you a clue. Laila was born Mauren Oldman...

Don't get it? Ok, Big Mo's claim to fame - aside from her own, of course - is that her little brother is none other than Oscar-winning actor GARY OLDMAN.

You know, Sirius Black out of Harry Potter?! Won an Oscar the other day for playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour? James Gordon in the Batman film series? You know the guy.

Fresh off the back of his Oscar win last weekend, it seems some fans were completely shocked to learn that Gary and Laila were in fact siblings.

They even collaborated on a film together once, as Laila starred in 1997 film Nil By Mouth, Gary's debut as a film writer and director.

Obviously, 59-year-old Gary and 72-year-old Laila have always been siblings, but it seems it is a long-forgotten fact that has never really been brought to everybody's attention.

Upon hearing the news, fans of the pair went into meltdown on Twitter...

We can't blame them, to be honest. It's pretty shocking news if you're not already aware of it!

It was a great night for Gary at the 90th Oscars on Sunday night. The British actor took home the prestigious Best Actor award for his part in Darkest Hour, in which he portrayed Churchill.

In his acceptance speech, the actor mentioned his 98-year-old mum when he said: "She is 99 years young next birthday and she’s watching the ceremony from the comfort of her sofa."

He then added: "Put the kettle on, I’m bringing Oscar home."

Gary Oldman
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Meanwhile Laila, who we last saw as Big Mo in EastEnders briefly in 2016, will be returning to the soap.

Unfortunately, she's got some bad news for the Slater family...

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