Mark Womack: Last News

Emmerdale star Mark Womack auditioned for the ITV soap twice before landing the role of DI Mark Malone.The 61-year-old actor joined the Dales as the evil copper in 2020, which is the same year he and former EastEnders star Samantha Womack revealed they were officially separated.Samantha, 49, confirmed the couple had originally split in 2018 but were "co-existing happily" in their family home.READ MORE: EastEnders' Samantha Womack reveals she has cancer as she pays tribute to late starAs DI Malone's murder looks set to resurface and land one Dales resident a life sentence in prison, Daily Star takes a look inside Mark and Samantha's doomed romance.Mark and Samantha first crossed paths on the set of gritty police drama Liverpool 1 in 1998.Both stars were recently separated, with Samantha divorcing her first husband Junfan Mantovani the same year while Mark split from his wife-of-two years Mary Therese McGoldrick in 1997.The pair's relationship soon blossomed, with the couple welcoming their first child Benjamin together in 2001.Mark previously welcomed a son with his first wife Mary in 1995.In 2005, Mark and Samantha added to their brood by welcoming daughter Lily-Rose - though it took a number of years for them to head back to the altar.Samantha and Mark made things official with their wedding in 2009.The celebrity couple tied the knot after ten years of dating and the family set up home in Bedfordshire following Samantha's casting as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders in May 2007.She departed the soap four years later in July 2011 when Ronnie was imprisoned, before returning to the role in 2013.Samantha played Ronnie for a further four years before the character and her sister Roxy (Rita Simons) were killed off in a

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EastEnders star Sam Womack has opened up on her "brutal" chemotherapy journey amid her breast cancer battle and found she says she's found a new mantra to live by after being given the all-clear to "never say never."

Samantha Womack is back home after confirming she's had breast cancer surgery and is now being looked after by her Coronation Street actor boyfriend, Oliver Farnworth, 40. The actress has undergone an operation, just days after announcing her diagnosis and taking to Instagram on Thursday (August 18), Samantha, 49, shared a photo of her delicious healthy dinner – a bowl of homemade soup – and wrote: "Recuperating after breast cancer op. "My love makes me turmeric and ginger in the morning and homemade butternut squash soup in the evening…….

Olivia died aged 73 on Monday following a battle with breast cancer that spanned 30 years on-and-off. Following her announcement, Sam’s heartbroken followers took to the comments to share their well wishes.Comedian Lucia Keskin wrote: “Sending strength. Love you loads!!!!”Journalist Guy Clapperton echoed: “I can only send best wishes.

Emmerdale fans have been left distracted after spotting a very familiar face popping up in new BBC One drama The Responder. As viewers tuned in to watch the gripping BBC series, which is led by actor Martin Freeman, they took to social media to ask where they’d seen the character of Barry before.

The 48-year-old BBC star was well known for playing Albert Square’s Ronnie Mitchell from 2007 to 2017, while 38-year-old Oliver featured on the cobbles of Corrie as Andy Carver from 2014 to 2017. The duo worked together on a stage adaptation of the Paula Hawkins novel The Girl On The Train in 2018 but their romance sparked last year during lockdown.

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EastEnders’ Samantha Womack reportedly has found love again with a fellow soap actor. However, she’s strayed from the Square to the Cobbles this time around.

EastEnders actress Samantha Womack, 48, has found new love with former Coronation Street star Oliver Farnworth, 38.Samantha, who played tragic Ronnie Mitchell, split from her husband Mark Womack, 60, who was killed off from Emmerdale as evil DI Malone, last year.However the soap star revealed that their marriage had broken down in 2018, but they continued to live together with their two children.The blonde beauty has now moved on with ex Corrie star Oliver, who played Andy Carver until the character was murdered back in 2017.It's reported that the actors grew close while appearing in a 2019 stage adaptation of The Girl On The Train, based on the best-selling book of the same name.A source told The Sun: "Samantha's chemistry with Oliver was

Ex-EastEnders star Samantha Womack and ex-Coronation Street star Oliver Farnworth have found love during lockdown.

Emmerdale viewers witnessed vicar Harriet Finch smash Malone (played by Mark Womack) over the head and later helped bury his body after Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) shot him. Actress Katherine Dow Blyton admitted she worries her days on the soap “might be numbered” as “you can’t get away with murder”.She said: “There have got to be consequences, whether that happens a year down the line or two years down the line, you can’t get away with murder.“But I’ll stay for as long as they want me to stay.

EastEnders sisters Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell had a close bond and it seems the lives of the actresses who played them are more entwined than we thought.

While some break-ups involve angry words and feelings of resentment, Samantha Womack insists she still considers husband Mark Womack her “soulmate” despite exclusively revealing to OK! that the marriage has sadly ended.The former EastEnders star reveals they have been separated for a while, but she says they’re still happily living together in their Bedfordshire farmhouse with their children Benjamin, 19, and Lili Rose, 15. Samantha is also stepmum to Mark’s son Michael, 25, from a previous relationship.

Emmerdale character Dawn Taylor, played by Olivia Bromley, is in major danger next week when DI Malone, played by Mark Womack, confronts her.In a terrifying and dark twist, he produces a syringe of heroin and forces her to take it, pulling out a gun as a threat.Dawn has a troubled history with drugs but has been making amazing progress recently, even getting back custody of her little boy.But DI Malone has her in his sights after she reports him to the police, as she discovered that Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton) was having an affair with him.Malone is desperate to get Dawn out of the way, and actor Mark Womack has revealed he doesn't care how far he has to go to do it.He told Daily Star Online: "The way I thought about it, the end

Emmerdale fans could be set to see the end of DI Malone, played by Mark Womack, next week after a dark moment with Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley).The bent cop tries to intimidate Dawn after she made a police report against him, and he tries to force her to take a heroin overdose.Malone even goes as far as pulling a gun out on Dawn to try and coax her into taking the drugs, and she breaks down in tears.But before Dawn can do anything, someone comes to her rescue and viewers will see Malone's body sprawled out on the floor.And while Emmerdale spoilers don't reveal his fate after that moment, actor Mark Womack has confirmed his twisted character does need to face some repercussions.He told Daily Star Online: "Whatever it is, there should be some

Emmerdale newcomer DI Malone (Mark Womack) has caused trouble ever since he's stepped foot in the village and it seems he's set to cause more havoc for residents.

Emmerdale has recently received backlash as fans lashed out and accused the soap of misrepresenting police officers in a storyline which follows Detective Inspector Malone. Playing the part of a bent copper, actor Mark Womack’s character gets involved in various feuds, and scenes appear to be gearing up to a bloodbath as things reach fever pitch.

Emmerdale have been rocked by Ofcom complaints over the 'misrepresentation' of corrupt police officers.

EMMERDALE fans have lashed out and accused the soap of 'misrepresenting' police officers with its ongoing Detective Inspector Malone storyline. Bent copper Malone, played by Mark Womack, appeared on screen for the first time last month and viewers were quick to see that he was actually a criminal.

Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley has said he thinks his character Cain Dingle has “met his match”, although he is still in the dark about whether show bosses plan to kill him off.