A former EastEnders actress has spoken out about her need to "have security constantly" while working on theatre projects. Her comments come after the tragedy in Manchester, where two people were killed in a synagogue attack on Thursday. Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, have been officially identified as the victims. TV star Tracy-Ann Oberman has remarked that Jewish people have been left "deeply traumatised" by the tragedy. The suspect has been named as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, who was shot dead at the scene. Three men are still in the hospital following the attack.

Best known for playing Chrissie Watts in EastEnders, and is Jewish herself, Tracy-Ann has revealed that she now has to "have security constantly" while working on acting projects over fears she could also be attacked herself.

According to The Mirror, she admitted in an interview: "I have to say that we are frightened, we are deeply traumatised by what happened, and we are beginning to feel very angry.

"Because we have been saying for the past two years that this was not just a possibility. It wasn't a case of if it was going to happen, it was a case of when it was going to happen."

She added: "We have told this Government before, this one and the Government that are in charge now, that we have been intimidated and frightened by relentless antisemitism for two years, growing up as a Jew in this country.

"And it's been completely normalised all of my life. Every synagogue, every Jewish school, every Jewish art centre that you go into, any Jewish event, you have had to have security - lots of security - because of the continuing death threats.

"So that is normalised, but the last two years has seen it go up to a whole other level."

Oberman concluded: "Antisemitism is the oldest hatred, and while, of course, legitimate concern and care, and vocalising pain and wanting a better future for Palestinians, and the end of the war in Gaza cannot be conflated and must never be mixed in with anti-Jewish vernacular. And that is what we have seen a rise of, and it has absolutely contributed to what happened the other day."