he actress looks set to be heading north for a new role on Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks
It's been six years after her iconic character was killed off in EastEnders - now soap star Rita Simons is set to make a return to screens with a new role on another show.
The 46-year-old actress looks set to be heading north for a new role on Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. Rita is said to be joining the cast of long-running soap, playing a feisty new character who is set to shake things up in the Chester set soap. A source told The Sun: "“Rita’s new character will certainly ruffle feathers and is set to stir the pot. Hollyoaks fans can expect plenty of fireworks.”
Rita’s character Roxy Mitchell was killed off in a tragic scene, leaving EastEnders fans were gutted in 2017. Her character drowned in a swimming pool - while her on-screen sister, Ronnie Mitchell, played by Samantha Womack, suffered the same fate when she dived in to save her while wearing her wedding dress that became waterlogged and dragged her under the water too.
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