Samantha Womack thinks EastEnders death was ‘a really good thing’

OHMYGOSSIP — Samantha Womack thinks having ‘EastEnders’ character killed off was a “really good thing.”
The 49-year-old actress played Ronnie Mitchell on the BBC One soap for a decade before her character and on-screen sister Roxy Mitchell – played by Rita Simons – both drowned in a freak swimming pool accident in 2017, and while she initially “mourned” for the role, her departure has allowed her to explore her career further.
She said: “I was definitely [shocked]. We went into a period of mourning where Rita and I would speak to each other every day. I found it hard at the beginning.
“It took a little while to understand that I was going to be OK outside of it. But it was a really good thing. I think I probably would have ended up staying forever because it was a fantastic experience for me – to this day they are some of the happiest memories I’ve had.
“I certainly wouldn’t have made some of the decisions I’d made now had I been working there five days a week.”
In more recent years, the former ‘Mount Pleasant ‘ star has swapped television for a career in theatre with roles in shows such as ‘The Addams Family: The Musical’, while she is set to star as the White Witch in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ in London.
However, she is still in touch with some of her former co-stars and thinks of Rita as her younger sister in real life.
She told Metro newspaper’s SixtySeconds column: “I’m friends with Scott (Maslen), who played my partner Jack Branning, and I speak three times a week to Rita Simons, who played my sister Roxy. We formed a close bond.
“For a decade, for about 14 hours a day, your brain is convincing you that person is your younger sister so I do think of Rita as my sister, bizarrely. I feel very protective towards her – I constantly worry if she’s OK.”
Meanwhile, she recently admitted she would love to find a way to return to Albert Square despite her character’s demise.
She quipped: “Maybe I could come back as a poisonous twin.”

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