{"id":1745,"date":"2026-03-08T22:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2026-03-08T22:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:14:50","slug":"rita-simons-and-samantha-womack-reunite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=1745","title":{"rendered":"Rita Simons and Samantha Womack reunite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XMqLh\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XMqLh.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Former <em style=\"text-align: justify\">EastEnders<\/em> stars <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Rita Simons <\/strong>and <strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Samantha Womack<\/strong> recently reunited, and Simons shared the moment with fans on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Simons posted a photo of the reunion on Instagram, praising Womack for her recent performance in the play <em style=\"text-align: justify\">Dear England.<\/em> \u201cLook who I found!,&#8221; she wrote. The actress then highlighted how R&amp;R (Ronnie and Roxy) are in Liverpool. &#8220;@samzjanus was absolutely incredible in @dearenglandplay So was @kickerkirkle \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9c,\u201d Simons shared.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-embed-id=\"35e0d05b0b824049bf2fd07b74a99fe6\" data-embed-type=\"social-auto\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Glynis Barber<\/strong> who played their on-screen mother Glenda Mitchell also reacted to the reunion in the comments section, writing, \u201cAw my little girls have all grown up!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\"><em style=\"text-align: justify\">\ud83c\udfac\u00a0SIGN UP for \u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: justify\"><em style=\"text-align: justify\">\ud83c\udfac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Fans quickly responded in the comment section, with many expressing excitement about seeing the pair again. One viewer joked, \u201clook, we\u2019re all prepared to just forget the whole drowning thing ever happened and move on. bring them back \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A second user added, \u201cAbsolute icons\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f you are so missed on EastEnders. Would love for you guys to do either a podcast or write book on your time on the show.\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A third user shared, \u201cThe duo of ALL duo\u2019s \ud83d\udc51 if EE aren\u2019t going to have you back we need an alternative deal.. the face\u2019s of the new \u00a350 note I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Simons and Womack portrayed sisters Roxy and Ronnie Mitchell on the long running BBC One soap <em style=\"text-align: justify\">EastEnders<\/em>. The pair joined the show in 2007 and quickly became two of the series\u2019 most popular characters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">During a 2025 interview with , Simons reflected on her closefriendship with Womack and the bond they developed while working together on the series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cSam and I were very close,\u201d Simons shared. \u201cWe always say we&#8217;re Twin Flames. We had very similar backgrounds. Anything that shaped Sam shaped me. Anything that shaped me, shaped Sam. Whether that&#8217;s good or bad, trauma or no trauma. We had very similar backgrounds and outlooks and were both real fighters and survivors, and we still both are. So were just two peas in a pod from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em style=\"text-align: justify\">EastEnders <\/em>airs Monday through Thursday on BBC One. 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