ENDERS RONNIE HIT BY LOVE CURSE
Split follows soap sis Roxy and Ian Beale
EASTENDERS star Samantha Womack is the latest high-profile victim of the Albert Square marriage curse.
Sam, who played Ronnie Mitchell, has split from her husband just days after Rita Simons, her former screen sister Roxy, broke up with hers and Ian Beale actor Adam Woodyatt was revealed to have left his family home.
EASTENDERS star Samantha Womack has announced her marriage split – days after her former on-screen sister Rita Simons did the same.
And the shock news comes 48 hours after Ian Beale star Adam Woodyatt was revealed to have left his family home.
Sam admitted she was the latest victim of the Albert Square marriage curse in an OK! magazine interview.
The actress, who played Ronnie Mitchell, confessed her 11-year marriage to Mark Womack actually broke down two years ago.
But the couple have been living together in their Bedfordshire mansion with children Benjamin, 19, and Lili Rose, 15. Sam, 47, said: “Our family home is big enough and we’re co-existing happily. There’s no rush to change things.
“But now feels like the right time to be honest and admit that we are no longer together.”
Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell died together in a swimming pool in shocking New Year’s Day scenes in 2017. Rita, who played Roxy, announced she is divorcing her husband of 14 years, Theo Silveston. And Adam revealed his 22-year marriage to Beverley Sharp was over. An Eastenders spokesman said: “Beverley and Adam separated in August 2019 and we ask that the family’s privacy is respected.”