Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
I am grateful show got axed ...being mum to my girl is so rewarding
Romania to the UK, and running the Hertfordshire home she shares with Ben and Beau, plus three dogs, two cats, eight chickens, two guinea fowl and several ducks.
Having done photoshoots with Beau as a baby, she now keeps her out of the limelight. It’s a far cry from Rosie’s youth as a child star.
The daughter of television director Terry Marcel, Rosie made her stage debut aged three as a fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the National Theatre.
“Acting is something that I fell into at a very young age,” says Rosie. “It’s not something I could ever claim that I was completely in love with, it’s just something I was good at.
“I probably get more anxiety now when an audition comes in, than when it doesn’t.
“I don’t have this burning desire to find my next job. I should, because obviously it’s a great way to earn money and it’s a job I enjoy, but if I never did it again, I don’t think I’d miss it.”
It’s allowed her time for The Pack Project, which has re-homed 1,200 dogs. Rosie started working with them four years ago, and she left this week for Romania, alongside three former
Holby City castmates – Guy Henry, Bob Barrett and Sarah-jane Potts.
Rosie, who is making a documentary about the trip, says: “Guy has five rescue lurchers, so he will find it difficult. Bob will probably cry and SJ will be able to help with the breathing exercises we’ll need at the end of the day!”
Reuniting with her former co-stars will also be poignant.
For while she’s now found happiness postholby, Rosie’s still shocked by the BBC’S decision. She says: “I thought getting rid of it was a big mistake.
“It’s a show that could easily come back and continue.”
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Acting is something I fell into... If I never did it again, I don’t think I’d miss it