EastEnders' Rita Simons was 'properly broken' after divorce and hectic schedule
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mirror.co.ukAs a successful actress, with a decade-long run on EastEnders followed by roles on the West End stage, Rita Simons appeared to have it all – but behind the scenes in recent years, she was secretly falling apart.
The star was dealing with the end of her 14-year marriage to hairdresser Theo Silveston, working non-stop and battling depression and insomnia.
So it’s no wonder Rita, 43, who played Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap, describes the period as “one of the worst times” of her life.
After doing I’m A Celeb in 2018 and throwing herself into work, things came to a head. In 2019, while starring in play The House On Cold Hill, she had a nervous breakdown. “My mind went to some major dark places,” admits Rita.
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