EastEnders' Samantha Womack reveals stark warning from fans as she's targeted in street over boyfriend
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EASTENDERS star Samantha Womack has said she gets stopped in the street and 'warned' about her Emmerdale actor boyfriend.
The actress was utterly beloved by fans of the BBC One soap when she played the role of Ronnie Mitchell.
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EastEnders star Samantha Womack has said she gets stopped in the street and 'warned' about her Emmerdale actor boyfriend
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Oliver plays the role of Emmerdale killer John Sugden on the long-running soap
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Samantha's character was killed off in a dramatic fashion
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But she was killed off in a dramatic fashion after her character Ronnie's second wedding to Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).
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Now, Samantha's Emmerdale star boyfriend Oliver Farnworth is the one making waves in the soap world.
So much so, that the actress admits she actually gets warned about her boyfriend when she's out and about, because he plays the role of a serial killer.
Oliver plays the role of Emmerdale killer John Sugden on the long-running soap, and he's been up to all sorts of dastardly deeds since arriving in the village.
Sharing an insight into her relationship with Emmerdale's prolific murderer, Samantha told The Sun: 'I do get warned about him.
'But Oli is actually so strict about confidentiality. So he comes back every few days and he won't tell me what's happening with anything.
'He's like 'I just can't let you know,' and I'll say 'come on I'm not going to tell anybody.'
'But I really think this is one of his favourite jobs to date. I visited the set and it's beautiful. They have rolling hills and cute cottages. It's very different to EastEnders.
'And what is funny is he gets a lot of attention when he goes up north, but when we go down south everyone knows me from EastEnders so it changes where we go.'
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Samantha and Oliver live in Spain together, after first growing close in 2019 while working on The Girl on the Train.
The star recently admitted to feeling 'rejected' by EastEnders boss Sean O'Connor, as she admitted that it was not her decision to leave.
She told The Mail: "It was really hard for us because it wasn't in our hands. We didn't make the decision to go.
"I don't really understand what happened, one producer was leaving and another was coming in, I don't know what went on."
Before her time on the soap, Samantha, 52, represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.
However, she admitted that leaving Walford took a toll on her, as she felt like she was losing 'a family.'
The actress told the publication: "At the time it felt like bereavement, it felt like losing a family member. It was like losing family and losing stability.
"But the thing that was the most painful - and it really was painful - was that me and Rita loved feeling like we belonged there.
"Then to be rejected, and I know that's emotional but that's what it was, it hit us both so hard."
However, the star admitted that she is now thankful to events in hindsight as it allowed her to do other things.
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Oliver Farnworth is making waves in the soap world
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