Blast from the past! E Street star Toni Pearen, 47, is hardly recognisable as a suburban mum - three decades after appearing in the Australian soap opera
She rose to fame on Australian soap opera E Street in 1989, when she was just 17.
But Toni Pearen has since turned her back on showbusiness, having spent the past decade living a quiet suburban life and working as an acting teacher.
Now a 47-year-old mother-of-two, Toni looked almost unrecognisable when she was spotted running errands in Coogee, Sydney last week.
Remember me? Former E Street star Toni Pearen, now a 47-year-old mother-of-two, was spotted running errands in Coogee, Sydney last week
Toni dressed casually in a loose-fitting jumpsuit and studded denim jacket, and appeared to go makeup free.
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She wore her shoulder-length hair loosely, and was seen clutching onto a shopping bag and her iPhone after parking her car.
Toni is best known for playing Toni Windsor in E Street and Beth Armstrong in Home and Away, two Australian soaps that were also popular in the UK.
Private life: Toni has turned her back on showbusiness, having spent the past decade living a quiet suburban life and working as an acting teacher
Before turning her back on fame, Toni reinvented herself as a pop star in the mid '90s and even hosted Australia's Funniest Home Videos until 2007.
In 2008, she was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars Australia, but stepped away from the spotlight after becoming a mother.
She shares two children, son Lucky and daughter Ever, with husband Will Osmond.
Remember her? Toni rose to fame on Australian soap opera E Street in 1989, when she was just 17. Pictured in a promotional photo from 1990
Speaking to Kidspot in 2017, Toni said of parenting: 'When you've got a newborn, there are 24 hours a day and you're awake for a lot of it. There's a lot going on.
'Never in a million years before I had kids did I think I could step away from my career, but I'm really proud that I did it.'
She previously told Sydney's Daily Telegraph that she was 'very grateful' for the experiences she had in the entertainment industry.
Career: Toni reinvented herself as a pop star in the mid '90s and even hosted Australia's Funniest Home Videos until 2007. Pictured on February 26, 2007 in Sydney
'Seriously, my life was beyond my wildest dreams. I'm so grateful for the life that I've had,' she said.
'I look back and I've had amazing experiences. I feel like I've lived my life 10 times over.'
Today, Toni makes occasional guest appearances on Studio 10 and runs The Talent Co acting school with fellow E Street alum Raelee Hill.
Content: Today, Toni makes occasional guest appearances on Studio 10 (pictured) and runs The Talent Co acting school with fellow E Street alum Raelee Hill
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