EastEnders star Letitia Dean has played the role of Sharon Watts for over 30 years and is a known legend when it comes to the BBC soap, having been at the heart of some pretty dramatic storylines.
Letitia, 55 first joined EastEnders in 1985 and has played the role of feisty Sharon on and off since, having been at the centre of a love triangle with brothers Phil and Grant Mitchell, the landlady at the Queen Vic to recently having an affair with young Keanu Taylor.
While it's never a dull moment with Sharon in Walford, off screen the soap star has a quieter life and a famous ex-husband who was in Holby City.
The TV star who hails from Hertfordshire attended dance school with her brother when she was a child before joining the Italia Conti Academy Theatre Arts at 10 years old.
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