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.
Both Rita Simons, who played Roxy, and Samantha Womack (who played Ronnie) announced that their marriages have come to an end within just days of each other.
On Saturday Rita revealed that she is set to divorce hairdresser Theo Silverston after 14 years of marriage. Then just two days later, Samantha said her marriage to husband Mark Womack was over after 11 years.
Rita and Samantha joined EastEnders playing the party girl Mitchell sisters back in July 2007. Their characters were both killed off in a huge New Year's Day episode in 2017.
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