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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Victoria Johns

EastEnders' Rita Simons 'wanted to hurt herself' amid depression over marriage split

EastEnders star Rita Simons has opened up about falling into a deep depression following the demise of her 14 year marriage.

The actress, 44, shot to fame playing Roxy Mitchell on the BBC soap and was an instant hit with her on-screen sister Ronnie.

However, things began to spiral for the mum-of-two when she split from her husband Theo Silveston in 2018.

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