EX-EASTENDERS star Rita Simons has found love with a former theatre colleague just weeks after she revealed she had split from her husband of 14 years.
Rita, 43 — who played Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap — is dating her Legally Blonde The Musical co-star Ben Harlow. The pair toured the UK as part of the production from September 2017 until June 2018.
Rita played salon owner Paulette Bonafonte. Ben played her love interest, UPS delivery driver Kyle. In the musical, beautician Paulette is taught how to perform the “Bend and Snap” movement made famous by Jennifer Coolidge, who played the character in the 2001 movie on which the show was based.
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