Outlander's Sophie Skelton unrecognisable in Waterloo Road 10-year throwback snaps

Outlander's Sophie Skelton may be the fiery daughter of Jamie and Claire Faser but 10 years ago, she looked very different as a Waterloo Road troubled teen.

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WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Outlander. 

star gained worldwide fame as , although her career started long before, with resurfaced pictures from her time in Waterloo Road.

Brianna Fraser, now MacKenzie, is a key figure in and ’ Outlander as the daughter of central romantic figures () and ().

Fast-forward to season seven and Brianna now has a family of her own with Roger MacKenzie (Richard Rankin) and their two young children, Jemmy and Amanda.

Prior to her joining the Outlander universe, actress Sophie Skelton had been in various dramas like Doctors, Blackbird, Foyle’s War and Casualty.

Now, some throwback photographs from Skelton’s time in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road 10 years ago have re-emerged.

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Outlander's Sophie Skelton unrecognisable in Waterloo Road 10-year throwback snaps. (Image: STARZ/LIONSGATE PLUS)

Skelton was behind the youngster Eve Boston, the long-lost daughter of teacher Nikki Boston, played by Heather Peace, who is now Eve Unwin in .

With dark hair, fringe and a nose stud, Eve ran away from her dad after finding out that her mum, who she believed was dead, was actually alive and was determined to meet her.

Prior to coming face-to-face with her mum, Eve meets Kacey Barry who she doesn’t exactly hit it off with and gets into a small fight with her.

When Nikki and Eve’s paths do cross, the teen finds out that her mum was going to have an abortion and didn’t want anything to do with her growing up, leaving Eve devastated and hurt.

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Outlander's Sophie Skelton was Eve Boston in BBC's Waterloo Road. (Image: BBC)

Eve tells Nikki that she hates her and never wants to see her again, a confrontation that Kacey hears.

The two teenagers end up meeting again, this time, Kacey is more sympathetic and listens to Eve who begins to cry in her lap.

Nikki is also upset by what she’s done and tries to mend the broken relationship with her daughter.

Eve is only in a handful of episodes but they continue to develop a nice dynamic, making them both feel positive for the future.

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Eve Boston's mum in Waterloo Road, Nikki Boston, was played by EastEnders actress Heather Peace. (Image: BBC)

Back in the world of Outlander, Brianna was experiencing a nightmare as Rob (Chris Fulton) had kidnapped her son Jemmy.

She and Roger believed he had taken him back through the stones so they decided the latter needed to head back in time to try and retrieve their little boy.

But with Brianna and Amanda staying put in the 1980s, how long will it be before the family-of-four is reunited?

Outlander is available to watch on Starz and Lionsgate+.

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