Danniella Westbrook, 52, shows off her new face by the pool in Dubai

Danniella Westbrook showed off the results of her recent facial surgery in a new selfie after removing her bandages following reconstruction last week. 

Unveiling her new look, the former EastEnders actress, 52, still had a bruised and bloodied nose as she lounged by the pool in Dubai. 

Danniella has in the past had various reconstructive operations in a bid to fix her ‘collapsing’ face, due to her previous cocaine addiction and osteoporosis.

The star underwent the procedure last week at the Gargash Hospital – complete with a full face, neck and brow lift as well as a lip and nose reconstruction.

Danniella appeared pleased with how her recovery is going as she pouted for the camera in a blue halterneck bikini which showed off her surgically-enhanced bust. 

The surgery is a big deal for Danniella, who has struggled for years with a collapsed septum.

Danniella used surgeon Dr Parviz Sadigh, who has carried out operations on her in the past and has now undertaken the latest bid to rebuild her face. 

In an Instagram post shared last month, Danniella said: ‘A massive amount of love and respect to my Amazing surgeon @parvizsadigh for all his hard work. Everyday I grow and glow xxxx thank you and roll on Feb for the next operation.’

Danniella was due on set for her new movie role Tales From The Trap but was then recast in the film amid health issues – which came after years of complications due to her collapsed septum.

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail at the time, insiders revealed the star, who has not starred in a film or TV show since mid 2016, was forced to seek medical attention due to her respiratory struggles.

Tales From The Trap, where she was initially casted opposite Love Island star Liv Hawkins, marked Danniella’s return to the screen, having scooped the role of a gun-selling, gangster granny – yet she has been recast by Slow Horses star Kim Tiddy.

A source close to Danniella said in December: ‘Danniella was rushed into hospital on Friday with breathing difficulties which meant she had to pull out of filming Tales From The Trap…

‘She was due to make her movie comeback as a gangster granny selling AK47s to the gangsters. It’s really disappointing as I am sure everyone was looking forward to seeing her play that part.’

The TV personality found fame at the age of 16 in EastEnders but due to her cocaine use producers were forced to terminate her contract and she was written out of the soap again in 1996.

Danniella has spoken in the past about how her addictions began, stating: ‘I was always in clubs and everyone was doing coke and it was glamorous – except obviously, it wasn’t at all. I was just very young, very stupid and very easily led…

‘I think there should be someone at EastEnders to say to young people when they come in, “Look, your life is about to change, you’re going to be invited places, and you’ll be offered drugs.”…

‘Someone who can tell them what sort of people are about, and what sort of papers, and how quickly what you’ve worked for all those years can be gone’. 

She estimated she has spent around £250k on the drug.  

Last year, Danniella revealed she was finally getting her face rebuilt as she headed into the ‘very long’ surgery.

The actress has in the past undergone various reconstructive operations in a bid to fix her ‘collapsing’ face due to her previous cocaine addiction and osteoporosis.

In 2023, she admitted that she hated the results of the facial reconstruction she had that year, having up until that point waited seven years to find a surgeon willing to do the operation due to the condition of her septum.

Danniella last appeared on TV on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, where she reached the final, finishing in first place.