About Samantha Womack
An English actress, singer, model, and director, Samantha Womack is famous for her work in various film, & television such as "Kingman: The Secret Services", "Liverpool 1", "Pie in the Sky", "Up 'n' Under", Kingsman: The Golden Services", One Night in Istanbul", "Demob", "Babes in the Wood", "Strange", "Home Again", "Dead Man's Cards", "Loose Women", "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross", "Richard & Judy" and much more. But she became popular for her role as Ronnie Branning in the British Soap Opera "East Enders" (2007-2011, 2013-2017), and for having played Mandy Wilkins in "Game On".
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Initially, Samantha Womack started her career as a Singer. In March 1991, she represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest at the age of 18 and finishing in 10th place. Her Eurovision single "A Message to Your Heart" peaked No. 30 in the UK singles chart for 3 weeks. She was featured in men's magazines such as FHM, she was ranked at #21 in the FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" poll in 1998 and #41 in 1999. She took part in "All-Star Family Fortunes" donating money to Comic Relief and ActionAid in 2013, appeared in series nine of the BBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" in November 2011, and also appeared as one of the celebrity contestants on the BBC show "The Magicians" in January 2011. In May 2017, she endorsed labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.
Early Life
Samantha Womack was born with the real name of Samantha Zoe Janus on 2 November 1972 in Brighton, England, United Kingdom. In 2009, she took her husband's surname and began to use it professionally (Named Samantha Zoe Womack). Holding the nationality of British, she came from British-White ethnic background and her race is white. Her zodiac or star sign is Scorpio as per her birth date and she is Christian by religion. Now she is 48 years old as of 2021.
Samantha Womack is the daughter of Noel Janus (Father), who is a singer-songwriter whereas Diana O'Hanlon (Mother), is a model & actress. When she was six years old, her father left her family then her mother got married to a doctor and her family moved to Edinburgh. She lived on the QE2 with her grandmother Sheila Hold, who is a former actress and choreographer. She has a younger half-sister named Zoe. She is the niece of Angie Best, who is the wife of footballer George Best and she is the cousin of Calum Best.
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About Samantha Womack's education, she studied in a Catholic School in Edinburgh and then moved to a comprehensive school in London. Later she attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
Personal Life
The 48 years old, EastEnders star Samantha Womack is currently dating Oliver Franworth, who is a British actor. They met each other while working on the 2019 stage adaptation of "The Girl On The Train" and then they began dating each other still date. Back then, she married her second husband, Mark Womack in 2009. She has two children from the marriage: son, Benjamin Thomas Womack (Born 2001) and daughter, Lili-Rose Womack (Born 2005). In Addition, she also has a stepson for her husband's first marriage name Michael Christian Womack. In August 2020, she announced that she and her husband had separated in 2018. Concerning her sexual orientation, she is straight.
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Previously, she married her first husband, an Italian citizen, Junfan Mantovani after a long relationship. She married her first husband in the year 1997 and later, the couple divorced in 1998.
Net Worth
As of 2021, Samantha Womack has an estimated net worth of around $1-5 million whereas her salary income is $258750 as a soap opera actress. Her major sources of income come from her acting, singing, directing, modeling career. She is represented by London Voice Boutique, Voice-over Agency, Alex Segal, & Inter Talent Rights Group and also promotes brand endorsed such as TV Time, Bingo chocolate bara, princes canned fish, & Burtons Bingo.
Body Measurement
A Beautiful actress, Samantha Womack stands at the perfect height of 5ft 8inch or 1.73 m with a balanced bodyweight consists of around 59 Kg or 130 lbs. With the slim body build, she has a pair of beautiful blue eyes color and her hair color is blonde. Further, her body measurement is 36-26-35 inches, and wears 34B bra sizes.
Moreover, Samantha Womack broke her shoulder when she tripped and fell down the stairs at her home while rushing to shoot for EastEnders" in April 2008. In September 2015, she was "living in fear" and had alerted the police that she was being Stalked. She left home as a self-confessed 'wild child' for life in squat, drinking, smoking, and taking drugs at the age of 15.
Filmography
- 1990- "Jekyll & Hyde", "Spatz"
- 1991, 1992- "The Bill"
- 1991- "EI C.I.D.", "Press Gang", "A Murder of Quality"
- 1992- "Starting Out"
- 1993- "Demob", "Mama's Back", "Health and Efficiency"
- 1994- "Minder"
- 1995-1996- "Pie in the Sky"
- 1995-1998- "Game On"
- 1996- "Sharman"
- 1997- "The Grimleys", "Breeders", "Men Behaving Badly"
- 1998- "Up 'n' Under", "Imogen's Face", "Babes in the Wood", "Liverpool 1"
- 2000- "Cinderella"
- 2002-2003- "Strange"
- 2002- "Judge John Deed"
- 2003- "Undercover Sex"
- 2004- "Short", "The Baby Juice Express", "Lighthouse Hill"
- 2005- "The Afternoon Play"
- 2006- "Home Again", "Where the Heart Is", "Dead Man's Cards"
- 2007- "Wild at Heart"
- 2007-2011, 2013-2017- "EastEnders"
- 2012- "Who Do You Think You Are?"
- 2013-2017- "Mount Pleasant"
- 2014- "One Night in Istanbul"
- 2015- "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- 2017- "Kingsman: The Golden Circle"
- 2019- "Silent Witness"
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Awards and Achievements
- 2008- All About Soap Bubble Awards for Fatal Attraction (with Scott Maslen)
- 2008- The British Soap Awards for Best On-Screen Partnership (with Rita Simons) & Sexiest Female
- 2008- Digital Spy Soap Awards for Best On-Screen Partnership (with Rita Simons)
- 2009- The British Soap Awards & TV Quick and TV Choice Awards for Best Actress & Best Soap Actress
- 2010- All About Soap Bubble Awards for I'm A Survivor, The British Soap Awards & Inside Soap Awards for Sexiest Female
- 2011- All About Soap Bubble Awards for Best Baby Drama (with Jessi Wallace) & The British Soap Awards for Sexiest Female
- 2012- Shorty Awards for Best Actress & Best Fansite
Discography
- 1991- "A Message to Your Heart"/ "Heaven is a Place for Heroes" (Hollywood Records), UK Singles Chart No. 30
