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Rita Joanne Simons (born 10 March 1977) is an English actress and singer from London. She is best known for playing

Roxy Mitchell Roxanne "Roxy" Mitchell (also Slater) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', portrayed by Rita Simons.BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...

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'' from 2007 to 2017, when her character was killed-off, alongside her on screen character's sister

Ronnie Mitchell Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Samantha Womack. She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Dieder ...

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Samantha Womack Samantha Zoe Womack (''Birth name, née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the Unite ...

). For her performance on the show Simons received many accolades, including the 2008 National Television Award for Most Popular Newcomer. On 12 November 2018, Simons was confirmed to be participating in that year's series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. She was the fourth to be eliminated on 4 December 2018.

Personal life

Simons was born at

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in Whipp Cross, Leytonstone, London. She is Susan (née Franks) and Mark Simons daughter. Both of her parents are

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. She has an older brother, Ben. Through her paternal aunt's marriage, Simons is the niece of billionaire businessman

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, who is best known for appearing in the

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reality series ''

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''. In August 2004, she married hairdresser Theo Silverston. They have twin daughters. The couple separated in 2018. Simons is best friends with co-star

, who played her on-screen sister Ronnie Mitchell. She is also good friends with

Danniella Westbrook Danniella Westbrook (born 5 November 1973) is an English actress, best known for originally playing Sam Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' on and off from 1990 to 2000 and 2009 to 2016. Away from ''EastEnders'', she has presented var ...

, who played her on-screen cousin Sam Mitchell. Simons has been diagnosed with

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. In July 2018, Simons revealed that she has been diagnosed with

ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inapp ...

, OCD,

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and

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Career

Music

Before her acting career, Simons was in the group

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s before splitting up. Their songs included "Airhead" and a

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's " Respectable". Simons then joined a different group called Charli with three other members, including Shar from the

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, and released a single titled "Feel Me".

Acting

Simons has made appearances in the

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dramas ''

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'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2003; as Hannah), as well as the

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drama '' London's Burning''. On 11 May 2007, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of ''EastEnders'' as

Roxy Mitchell Roxanne "Roxy" Mitchell (also Slater) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', portrayed by Rita Simons.Samantha Womack Samantha Zoe Womack (''Birth name, née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the Unite ...

who played Roxy's sister

. Of her role, Simons said: "I've always watched ''EastEnders'' and it's been my dream to become part of the Mitchell family." Simons temporarily departed from ''EastEnders'' in late 2015 (the character departed from screens from 1 January to 4 May 2016), allowing the actress to take part in a ''

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'' pantomime at the

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, over the 2015–2016 Christmas and New Year period. In August 2016, it was announced that Simons was leaving ''EastEnders'' along with

. Her on-screen character Roxy Mitchell drowned in a swimming pool in an episode broadcast on New Year's Day 2017, along with her sister

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. Simons appeared as Paulette Bonafonte in the 2017–2018 UK tour of '' Legally Blonde: the Musical'' in 2017. In 2019, Simons played the role of ‘Miss Hedge’ in the hit musical ''

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'' at the Apollo Theatre. She was to take on the role of Velma von Tussle in the 2021 revival of ''

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'' at the

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. In 2022, she joined the cast of TV show, ''

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''.

Charity work

In December 2009, Simons visited her old secondary school,

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, to open the Christmas fair. In December 2010, Simons launched the

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Christmas Concert where she announced that her five-year-old daughter is deaf. In July 2011, Simons held an autograph session at the St Nicholas Primary School summer fair in

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. In December 2011, Simons hosted the annual

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concert along with the Mayor of Camden, Councillor Abdul Quadir. She appeared on a ''

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'' episode, broadcast on 1 April 2015, and won £13,000 for charity.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

Accolades

References

External links

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''Inside Soap'' Awards 2008
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