Regents Canal body is EastEnders actress

Published: Thursday, 08 March 2012

IT HAS been confirmed that the headless body pulled out of the Regents Canal at Hackney is that of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie.

It is understood that her brother, Tony McCluskie, has been arrested in connection with the death, Alan Tilbury tells us.

Limbless

The limbless corpse was seen in the Regents Canal by members of the public, and was reported to the police who brought in their Marine Support Unit that pulled out the torso and searched for other body parts.

Gemma went missing from her home last week, where she lives with her mother and brother, who it is understood was arrested yesterday.

The actress appeared in the Soap for 30 episodes during 2001.