- Her EastEnders (1985) character Stacey Slater's wedding to Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements), dated on 1 November 2007, is ranked #6 in "The 50 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Weddings of All Time" (2010).
- Dropped out of school at 16 to start acting in EastEnders (1985).
- Has a tattoo of the word "Love" on her left thigh, as well as two flying swallows, a Hamsa hand (symbolising the hand of God), a written quote, and a Hindu-style elephant etched on her back.
- Is one of five EastEnders (1985) actresses to have won a Best Dramatic Performance Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Lindsey Coulson, Jo Joyner, Kellie Bright and Gillian Wright. Turner is the only one to have won the award three times.
- Was in attendance at the wedding of her EastEnders (1985) co-star Samantha Womack to Mark Womack on May 17, 2009.
- Is one of eight EastEnders (1985) actresses to have won the Best Actress Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Barbara Windsor, Patsy Palmer, Natalie Cassidy, Kacey Ainsworth, Jessie Wallace, Kellie Bright, and Danielle Harold.
- Is one of 24 regular EastEnders (1985) actors to have appeared on Call the Midwife (2012) either in a main or a guest starring role. The others are Cliff Parisi, Lorraine Stanley, Tilly Vosburgh, Jenna Russell, Kacey Ainsworth, Matilda Ziegler, Ted Reilly, Jasmyn Banks, Danny Walters, James Farrar, Lucy Speed, Kate Williams, Anita Dobson, Maggie O'Neill, Balvinder Sopal, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Barbara Smith, Ann Mitchell, Kellie Shirley, Phil Daniels, Marc Elliott, James Alexandrou and Angela Wynter. Of these 22, Turner is one of 17 actors to have appeared on Call the Midwife (2012) after appearing on EastEnders (1985), and she is also the only actress to have acted out giving birth on both shows.
- Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a daughter Dusty Violet Kay via water birth on July 12, 2019. Child's father is her husband, Matt Kay.
- Had breast implants in March 2007 for her 19th birthday, changing her bust from a 32B to a 32D.
- Is the second cousin of Philip Dowling, who also starred in EastEnders (1985), albeit briefly, as the boyfriend of Demi, the character played by Shana Swash and ironically, the one Lacey originally auditioned for.
- Her sisters Daisy Turner and Lily Harvey, along with her sister-in-law Amber Kaye, served as bridesmaids at her wedding to Matt Kaye. Her cousin Lola, stepsister Mimie and niece Ivy served as flower girls.
- Was in attendance at the funeral of her former EastEnders (1985) co-star Wendy Richard on March 9, 2009.
- Had she not gone into acting her other main ambition was to become a midwife.
- Became pregnant by her husband Matt in October 2017 and in March 2018. On both occasions she suffered miscarriages at seven weeks pregnant.
- Returned to work one month after giving birth to her daughter Dusty to film a guest reappearance on EastEnders (1985). She returned to work full-time ten months later.
- Gave birth to her second child at age 32, a son Trilby Fox Kay four weeks early on February 3, 2021. Child's father is her husband, Matt Kay.
- Attended The Sylvia Young Theatre School at the age of 10, but left after a year because of bullying.
- Announced her engagement to hairdresser Matt Kaye on September 19, 2016, having been in an on-off relationship with him since June 2006.
- Her EastEnders (1985) character Stacey Branning became the 21st woman on the soap opera to give birth. Stacey had a daughter Lily (played initially by Aine Garvey and later Lillia Turner), born on June 23, 2010, a son Arthur (played by Hunter Bell), born on December 24, 2015, and another daughter Hope (played by an unknown baby), born on October 16, 2017.
- Ranked #19 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Stacey Branning (2015).
- Married her fiancé of 12 months, hairdresser Matt Kaye, at a villa in Ibiza before 120 guests wearing an applique floral gown. Amongst the guests were her EastEnders (1985) past and present co-stars James Bye, Jake Wood, Barbara Windsor, Scott Maslen, Laurie Brett and Aaron Sidwell.
- Was eight months pregnant with her daughter Dusty when she went on maternity leave from filming EastEnders (1985).
- Godmother of Hugo Bye (b. February 20, 2019), son of her EastEnders (1985) screen husband James Bye and his wife, Victoria.
- Was eight months pregnant when she went on maternity leave from filming EastEnders (1985).
- Older sister of Daisy Turner (born 1990) and Lily Harvey (born 2001) all three are actresses.
- Was in attendance at the wedding of her EastEnders (1985) co-star Scott Maslen to Estelle Rubio on September 6, 2008.
- Maternal great granddaughter of George (1913-1982) and Amelia (née Tyler) Allen (1913-1992).
- Aunt of Tallulah Grace Luckett (b. September 19, 2019) via sister Daisy Turner and her husband, Christian Luckett.
- Returned to work five months after giving birth to her son Trilby to resume filming EastEnders (1985).
- Her parents are Leslie and Bev (née Harvey) Turner.
- One of her hobbies is up-cycling.
- Maternal granddaughter of Roy (b. 1936) and Sylvia (née Allen) Harvey (b. 1937).
- Served as bridesmaid at the wedding of her sister Daisy Turner to Christian Luckett on September 8, 2018.
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