An iconic EastEnders star has reportedly signed up for Dancing On Ice.
Charlie Brooks – known for her villainous role in EastEnders and winning I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2012 – rumored to be joining the star-studded line-up for the upcoming installment.
The actress, 43, is well remembered for her epic portrayal of villain Janine Butcher in the hit BBC soap from 1999 to 2022.
She finally said goodbye to Albert Square two years ago during the EastEnders Christmas Day special.
And now it looks like the soap favorite will be joining other celebrities to take on the icy challenge for the much-loved skating show.
Charlie Brooks – known for her role as Janine Butcher in EastEnders – is rumored to be taking part in the upcoming series of Dancing On Ice
The actress is well remembered for her epic portrayal of villain Janine in the hit BBC soap from 1999 to 2022.
A source said The sun: ‘Charlie is a brilliant asset. She has a huge EastEnders fanbase and has loads of personality and feisty energy. ITV bookers hope she can recreate some of her I’m a Celeb magic on screen.
‘They’re taking full advantage of the fact that many female stars have avoided Strictly this year amid all the scandal. It will be a belted lineup.”
Earlier this month, Charlie turned to a raunchy dating site that endorses “kinky sex, shared partners and threesomes” in an attempt to find her Mr. Right to find.
The actress has signed up with Feeld, a location-based dating app for “open-minded individuals.”
Subscribers can choose their gender from over 20 options based on their favorite sexual quirks and fetishes, with polyamorous, bi-curious and pansexual among the options offered.
According to her own dating profile, Charlie, the mother of one, is currently 42 years straight and – in a subsection titled “desires” – looking for single partners.
told one stunned subscriber The sun: ‘I was shocked when I saw Charlie on the app; You don’t often come across a soap star.’
The popular actress is believed to be single following her split from boyfriend of six years Ben Hollington in 2018.
A source told The Sun: ‘Charlie is a brilliant signing. She has a huge EastEnders fanbase and has loads of personality and feisty energy. ITV bookers hope she can recreate some of her I’m a Celeb magic on screen’
Holly Willoughby is expected to return to her long-running presenting role on the show when it launches in January
She previously welcomed daughter Kiki, now 18, in 2004 after a romance with Ibiza-based nightclub owner Tony Truman.
They maintained an amicable relationship after splitting in 2007, with Charlie later admitting he had moved into a flat directly above the flat she shared with her then-boyfriend Ben.
She told Kate Thornton Question time about white wine: ‘We woke up together on Christmas Day. Tony came downstairs and we all got into bed and opened presents with Kiki.
‘We are going to grow old together, but in a completely different way. He is absolutely my family and nothing will ever change that.”
During an appearance on This Morning in January, Charlie surprised fans by revealing she has designed a new vibrator for women.
“I woke up in the middle of the night about four years ago and asked, ‘Why isn’t there a vibrator that surrounds the clitoris, that surrounds the vulva and doesn’t penetrate?’
“I just had this idea and thought there must be something like this on the market, and then I did research and there was nothing.”
Charlie also shared the news on Instagram, telling followers: “So. The secret is out. I designed a vibrator. I know. Wild. I fought through a lot of everything to get this to you today. Four years in the making. I started where I was.
‘Ordered some clay. I talked to friends, product designers, anyone who knew someone who could help. I reached out my hand. It’s called The U. And it’s all about U. It won a ***** award!’
She said she was supported in the idea by Jacqueline Gold, the CEO of racy lingerie brand Ann Summers.
‘I couldn’t be more grateful and proud… It’s so much more than just a vibrator. It’s about someone who wants to see what else he can do, overcome his own fear and self-doubt, be curious and learn more about himself, body and mind.
‘I was tired of not feeling comfortable in my body. Because I realized that I didn’t know enough about it, I went on a journey to body and mind.’
“It’s a powerful one, and I’d like you to work on it too. I am not a life coach or expert on anything, and I do NOT get it right all the time. But I can share my experience. And maybe you will be inspired too.’
Charlie recently admitted that she had stopped drinking alcohol in an attempt to get to know herself better after a ‘lifetime of partying’.
She told The Ny Breaking: ‘I’ve loved partying all my life, but if I’m honest with myself, like a relationship that has ended, that lifestyle just wasn’t serving me.
Earlier this month, Charlie turned to a raunchy dating site that endorses “kinky sex, shared partners and threesomes” in an attempt to find her Mr. Right to find.
The former EastEnders actress also shared the news with Instagram followers
Charlie welcomed daughter Kiki, now 18, in 2004 after a romance with Ibiza-based nightclub owner Tony Truman (pictured)
“So over the past few years, I’ve gotten to know myself and my fears in the most intimate way.
‘By choosing to stop drinking, I have learned to stay with my feelings and not run from them. I have surrendered to everything that scares me: making big career choices and starting my company, iampro, an online acting school that aims to make the arts accessible.”
She added: “I am a confident woman who can be steeped in self-doubt. But instead of trying to manage the anxiety by distracting myself – i.e. by having a drink – I now go there. I see it as an opportunity to be brave.”