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in the

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'' from 2010 to 2022, and winning the nineteenth series of the

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series '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2019. She was a winner of ''The Masked Singer Live'' in April 2022 at

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, appearing as Baby Dino.

Early life

Jossa was born on 29 October 1992 in

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. She trained at D&B Theatre School in

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, followed by the Royal Academy of Music in London. She has one older sister, Katrina, and two older brothers who died in infancy. She is the cousin of former ''

'' actress

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Career

Jossa was cast in ''

'' in 2010 as

, Jossa was reportedly "excited" to join the show, saying she has always been a fan. Her first appearance was on 27 September 2010. Jossa also appeared in Lauren's internet spin-off series, ''Lauren's Diaries'', with two series in 2010 and 2011. In September 2017, it was revealed that Jossa would be leaving ''EastEnders'' after seven years alongside on-screen sister,

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. Their exit was a decision made by the new temporary producer John Yorke. A spokesperson for the soap said, "We can confirm that Jacqueline and Lorna will be leaving ''EastEnders''. They have both been wonderful to work with and we wish them all the best for the future". Jossa's final scenes aired on 16 February 2018. In 2013, she appeared as a panellist on the

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comedy panel show ''

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''. In November 2019, Jossa was a contestant on the nineteenth series of the

reality TV show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. She subsequently won the show, and was crowned 'Queen of the Jungle'. Jacqueline's current role includes advertising products on social media as an "

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". In June 2022 the Advertising Standards Agency publicly reprimanded her for not disclosing financial connections with advertisers and she remains (at time of writing) on their list of "Non-compliant social media influencers".

Personal life

On 24 June 2017, Jossa married television personality

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. They have two daughters; Ella and Mia. Her cousin,

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, is a Northern Ireland international footballer.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Jossa was nominated in the category of "Best Soap Newcomer" at the 2011 ''

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. She was shortlisted in the category "Sexiest Female" in the

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in 2012, 2013 and 2014 but lost to

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(

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) of ''

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''. In 2013, Jossa was nominated for Best Actress at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards which she later won. She was also nominated for Best Storyline in 2013 for "Lauren's struggle with alcohol", and for ‘Sexiest Female’ in four consecutive years from 2013 to 2016.

References

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