This is probably the best story we've seen all month. All year maybe. So, apparently woman from Dorset has spent over £10,000 not to look like EastEnder star Natalie Cassidy. Poor Natalie.

According to The Mirror, 29 year old Cassie Smith has spent around £12k on clothes, hair and make-up after being mistaken for the actress since she was a much smaller impersonator.

"Ever since I was little I have been told I look like Natalie Cassidy. "I've never seen the resemblance myself and I don't want to be mean about her because I actually quite like her, but being compared to Natalie is ruining my life.

"I've lost count of how many times I've been asked whether I play the trumpet."

"I am an Eastenders fan and I've always enjoyed watching the character of Sonia. I think I probably paid more attention to her than anyone else because of the constant comparisons.

"Ever since I was little I've tried to be a bit eccentric with my hair and to make my clothes stand out so that people won't keep comparing me to her, but nothing seems to work. Even my nan called me Sonia because she knew it wound me up.

"I spend about £40 on my hair every six weeks, £50 a month on clothes and £30 a month on make-up but no matter what I try people still think I look like her."

"Everyone knows who Natalie Cassidy is. When she kicked Adam Cottrell out, a woman in the doctor's waiting room told me I'd done the right thing and I should be proud of myself for not putting up with a scumbag.

"I tried to tell her that I wasn't Natalie, but she just sort of winked at me and said 'Your secret is safe with me.' I didn't know what to do so I just tried to ignore her.

"When I was younger I got asked about Eastenders constantly. Sonia's brother had a dog called Well-Ard on the show and people would always ask me, 'How's Well-Ard doing?'.

"As I got older, it just got worse. When I had my daughter at 16, even my consultant said I looked like Sonia. And when I went out to clubs I was always getting groups of lads coming up to me thinking I was her.

"I used to get so annoyed, especially when my ex-boyfriend used to do it. I find it a bit insulting because - without being nasty - I wouldn't say she was very pretty.

"Another time, a group of girls in the street begged me for my autograph, shouting out 'Sonia! Sonia!'. I was with my daughter Leah and it was just so embarrassing. I tried to ignore them but they followed me around the town centre."

"If she gets a distinctive haircut, I make sure to go out and get the exact opposite haircut. I would be mortified to find I had the exact same hair as Natalie Cassidy and I try always to have my own style and not to dress like her.

"Once, when I was younger, I went out and had my hair chopped short and died orange just so I could have a break from being mistaken for her.

"One time I went to the shops and the woman behind the counter simply didn't understand that I was not Sonia from Eastenders. I think she thought I was the actual character because she was asking me whether I preferred Martin or Jamie.

"She kept asking me loads of things about her and I kept saying, 'I don't know, I'm not her!' It was completely bizarre."

"People have often told me I should work as a lookalike but I really don't think I look like Natalie Cassidy at all. 

"Since I'm the only person who can't see the resemblance, I don't see the point."

Amazing. In case you're interested, the full article's here…