EastEnders' Roxy star Rita Simons' life off screen from secret face lift to new boyfriend

If there’s one thing soap fans everywhere crave, it is undoubtedly a glamorous wedding unfolding on our screens.There's just something magical about a soap wedding done right, from eye-catching gowns to nail biting storylines, wedding bells ring in more than a small dose of drama. Over the years viewers at home have seen everything from helicopter crashes to tragic drownings, rumbled affairs through to tongue in cheek brawls! But while Coronation Street ’s very own Chesney Brown and Gemma Winter creep ever closer to their impending nuptials - and another potential dose of cobbles drama in the coming days - it’s only fitting that we take a look back at some of the most memorable soap weddings of all time.

Golda Rosheuvel has won over a legion of fans for her portrayal as Queen Charlotte in both Bridgerton and the new prequel show, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.The star, 53, had a long career before being cast in the smash hit Netflix series, which has several of its' sets available to rent to fans, and has appeared in a number of other shows, including Luther, Silent Witness and EastEnders. She’s also an acclaimed stage actress and has scored roles in long-running West End shows such as The Lion King, which she starred in between 2009 and 2011, The Tempest and The Colour Purple.The actress has also been a longtime advocate for diversity in the entertainment industry, and is the patron of charity Acting For a Change, which works to promote inclusion in the business.

As Eurovision reaches it’s exciting conclusion on Saturday, actress and comedian Catherine Tate will be the lucky star reading out the results of the UK’s vote at the annual song contest. The actress and comedian, 53, will deliver the results of the country’s national jury – including the coveted “douze points” – live from the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday. It will be the first time a UK spokesperson has announced the scores from the same location as the contest itself.

UK entrant Mae Muller will need to beat the odds to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – with the bookies backing Sweden’s Loreen to claim victory for a second time.

Samantha Womack has addressed a return for her character Ronnie Mitchell on EastEnders – almost six years since she drowned trying to save her sister, Roxy, who also perished. The 50 year old actress, who recently got the all-clear from breast cancer, appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Wednesday where she discussed her former co-star Rita Simons' recent return to the soap as Roxy – albeit in her daughter Amy's imagination.

Italian Big Brother star Monica Sirianni has passed away aged 37 after collapsing in a bar in Italy.

BBC viewers have said Amanda Holden was 'thrown under the bus' by Eurovision Song Contest presenter Hannah Waddingham.

EastEnders star Sam Womack has opened up on her "brutal" chemotherapy journey amid her breast cancer battle and found she says she's found a new mantra to live by after being given the all-clear to "never say never."

Everybody wants to have their piece of The Vic in EastEnders this week, but the new co-owner's arrival shocks everyone in Walford. Believing they were about to get a sweet deal, Nish and Suki are fuming when Linda pulls out of their agreement. Linda also breaks the news to Sharon that she won’t be sharing the pub with her either and in classic EastEnders style, a huge fight breaks out between them.

Danny Walters’ EastEnders character Keanu Taylor has been embroiled in more than his fair share of drama - and surely there's more left to come. After first arriving on the scene back in 2017, he’s had an affair with a married woman only to face a murder plot at the hands of her jealous husband, embarked on a dangerous criminal career of his own and even faking his own death to avoid his past catching up with him.

After mere days in the South African jungle this week, tensions were already running high amongst the I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campmates as it was revealed that three contestants had flouted the strict camp rules and brought contraband items with them to brave the jungle.

EastEnders star Rita Simons has revealed she could be about to make a huge soap comeback, but it wouldn't be on the BBC One soap. The actress appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday (April 28) after fans saw her return to Walford in emotional scenes.

EastEnders fans were left in tears on Thursday's episode as Roxy Mitchell made a "heartbreaking" return. Roxy, played by Rita Simons, made an emotional return as her daughter Amy struggled with her mental health following the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage amid her step-mum Denise Fox's infidelity.

EastEnders have confirmed that Ben Mitchell, played by Max Bowden, will be the centre of an eating disorder storyline in the coming months.

EastEnders' Roxy Mitchell star Rita Simons has teased a potential full-time return despite her character's past BBC One soap death. Roxy is set for an emotional comeback on Thursday's episode, where her daughter Amy has been struggling with her mental health in recent weeks following the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage amid her step-mum Denise Fox's infidelity. As the family attend a group therapy session, Amy is encouraged to open up about her emotions surrounding the loss of her mum, who drowned alongside her sister Ronnie back in 2017.

Roxy Mitchell is set to make a shock return to EastEnders despite dying several years ago. The character died in tragic scenes in 2017 alongside her sister Ronnie, played by Samantha Womack.

Rita Simons is set to reprise her iconic character of Roxy Mitchell in some special scenes in Thursday's episode of EastEnders. Roxy's daughter Amy has been struggling with her mental health in recent weeks, exacerbated by the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage, following the revelation of her step-mum Denise's infidelity.

EastEnders fans may be pleased to see a familiar face in Thursday's episode of the popular long-running soap as Rita Simons briefly returns as fan-favourite character Roxy Mitchell. Roxy will appear as a figment of her daughter Amy's imagination, marking the characters first on-screen appearance since her death in January 2017.

Janice Dickinson , known as the "world's first supermodel," has been a trailblazer in the fashion industry since her iconic debut in the 70s. With her fierce attitude, she quickly became a household name and now in 2023, Janice is taking on a new adventure as she returns to the jungle in the highly anticipated all-stars spin-off of I'm A Celebrity. Born and raised in Brooklyn, the native New Yorker, first rose to fame off-screen as a highly successful model.

Max Bowden has made quite the impression on EastEnders viewers since he arrived on-screen as resident bad boy Ben Mitchell back in 2019. Max's on-screen life has been full of drama and scandal, as Ben has struggled with accidentally killing someone, struggled with drug abuse and found himself in trouble with the police.