Samantha Womack: 'Part of me misses EastEnders, Ronnie'

Samantha Womack has said that part of her misses the challenge of playing Ronnie Branning on EastEnders.

Viewers saw Ronnie jailed last month as the BBC One soap's controversial baby swap plot reached its climax.

Womack told Woman & Home magazine: "Part of me misses EastEnders and Ronnie. Working for long stretches, day in, day out, I knew exactly how she'd think and feel.

"From the first day of discussing the character, it was clear she was damaged - with a background of abuse - and, as an actress, that was an amazing opportunity. It was demanding but always fulfilling."

Womack further revealed that response from the public towards Ronnie was positive, even at the height of the baby swap storyline.

"The newspaper stories about people yelling at me in the street when she swapped her baby were rubbish. It never happened," she said.

"The story did arouse such interest that I had paparazzi outside my house for several days, but I never experienced hostility from the public."

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