Has Danniella Westbrook finally found her fairytale ending? Actress, 51, 'deeply in love' with boxer Chasa Symonds who she's 'ready to marry' as he supports her through surgery to 'rebuild' face

Daily Mail​

14-06-2025

She's become as known for her turbulent love life as she is for her acting and struggles with substance abuse.
But Danniella Westbrook may have finally found her happy ending at the age of 51 with new love Chasa Symonds, who she has been friends with for seven years and has called 'the love of her life'.
The former EastEnders star was previously married to Ben Morgan between 1998 and 1999 and then Kevin Jenkins from 2001 to 2014, while she also dated Brian Harvey from 1991-1995 at the height of his band East 17's fame.
But after a string of failed relationships, Danniella appears to have finally found the one in bareknuckle boxer Chasa, 42, whom she's called her 'soulmate'.
Amid his public support for the actress as she prepared to undergo a 'very long surgery' to 'rebuild her face', MailOnline takes a look at Danniella and Chasa's love story....
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The pair reportedly began as friends after meeting in a Croydon pub, and had known each other for six years before deciding to take their relationship to the next level.
At the start of May, Danniella dropped hints about her romance with the retired professional welterweight boxer as she shared a video of the two larking around together, captioning her post: 'We like to laugh.'
The post was met with a plethora of comments from fans encouraging her potential new romance, with both Danniella and Chasa responding with red heart emojis.
Days later, the TV star hinted that the romance was getting serious on Instagram where she shared snaps from her Greek getaway with Chasa.
This was confirmed by Chasa himself, who wrote on Instagram: 'Sometimes that one friend is just too good to let go.'
They also shared loved-up, smiley snaps of the pair enjoying a coffee, captioning the post: 'Perfect end to the night ❤️ the pictures tell the story.'
One again fans were quick to share their support and excitement for the blossoming relationship, with one writing: 'I've not seen you too so happy in a long time long may it continue love to you both.'
While another shared: 'You both look so happy need to wife that one up bro', with Chasa responding with a heart and clapping emoji.
In another loved up post, Danniella praised 'best friend' Chasa for accepting her past and building her up, adding that together they'll make 'dreams come true'
Later during the holiday, Chasa confirmed to his Instagram followers that he had asked Danniella to be his girlfriend, with the Sam Mitchell star writing in the comments that it was the 'easiest yes I've ever said.'
They've since shared a plethora of romantic pictures and videos as they've continued to see each other, with the pair enjoying dates at the likes of Canvey Island and a safari.
In another loved up post, Danniella praised 'best friend' Chasa for accepting her past and building her up, adding that together they'll make 'dreams come true'.
Last week, Danniella marked seven years since she first met Chasa as she noted that they'd continued a friendship throughout that time before finally getting together.
She penned: 'Seven years ago you walked into a pub in Croydon to watch the football and walked straight into me. And we spoke and laughed all night share chocolate brownies and our fate was sealed...
'7 years of chats and texts and seeing each other through some dark days via dms .. we always said one day it will happen, what's meant to be won't pass us by… And here we are finally together and living the life we always wanted together. We saved the best for last and it was definitely worth the wait . #andtheylivedhappilyeverafter ❤️.'
Chasa responded in the comments: 'We have had some time together, Girl thank you for this means the world may it continue ❤️ you're a special one with a heart of gold. I say it loud. I say I'm proud. X.'
MailOnline recently reported that Danniella has finally found her 'soulmate' and is planning to marry the bare-knuckle boxer who 'doesn't judge her'.
Danniella, who rose to fame on EastEnders, is in a 'love bubble' with 'Chasa Real Talk', following her highly publicised personal struggles.
She is even said to be planning additional surgery to get herself looking her best ahead of what could be her third marriage.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star [pictured on CBB in 2016] is in a 'love bubble' with 'Chasa Real Talk', following her highly publicised personal struggles
An insider told OK! magazine: 'Danniella feels that she's found her soulmate. Chasa doesn't judge her one bit and doesn't care what has happened in her past.
'He understands all about the issues she's been through but is supportive – he just wants to make her happy.
'She's really smitten and feels like she can trust him, which is a really big deal for her.'
Chasa, whose boxing name is the 'Croydon Bomber', is no stranger to the limelight even without Danniella and is signed to Conor McGregor's Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
He has also publicly spoken about his own addiction issues, revealing that drugs had led him 'down a dark road'.
However, he is reported to have been in recovery now for several years.
It comes as Chasa showed his support for Danniella as she prepared to get her face 'rebuilt' during 'very long surgery'.
The former EastEnders actress has in the past undergone various reconstructive operations in a bid to fix her 'collapsing' face due to her previous cocaine addiction and osteoporosis.
In 2023, she admitted that she hated the results of the facial reconstruction she had that year, having up until that point waited seven years to find a surgeon willing to do the operation due to the condition of her septum.
And taking to Instagram on Thursday, Danniella shared an image of herself clad in a hospital gown while new boyfriend Chasa Symonds held her hand, noting that it was a 'big day' for her as she prepared to go under the knife once again.
She penned: 'Big day for me heading down for a very long surgery right now to rebuild my face. Then I can get back to work and we can get on with our life together @chasarealtal. I love you x.'
In another story, she expressed her love for her partner amid his support for her after he expressed on Instagram how 'proud' her was of her amid her impending operation.
Danniella wrote: 'Thank you babe, you have been beside me every step of the way, see you when I wake up xxx.'
Meanwhile, boxer Chasa uploaded a video in which he praised the soap star amid her upcoming procedure.
Speaking into the camera, he said: 'Just want to say thank you to everyone for the support towards Danniella. This is something that she wanted to do for herself, it's been a long time coming.
'I love her for her, I met her for her.. She's beautiful inside and out. This is something she wants to do for herself.'
Remarking on the trolling she's received, he continued: 'She's changed her mobile number, I'm going through the messages on Instagram before she sees them, deleting and blocking the haters, it's what we've got to do.'
Getting back to her surgery, Chasa went on: 'It's exciting times, it's gonna be a long day. She will update you when she's ready, it's down to her. I'm not here to speak about anything or talk about anything, that's her. So just from me and from Danniella, thank you all for the supportive messages, we love you and she'll be back to you very soon. It's gonna be a long day!'
Captioning his post, alongside the sentiments included in his video, Chasa also shared a powerful message which read: 'Be thoughtful, remember everybody can slip in life it's how you come back. Don't put someone down, bring them up if you can.'
Danniella's happiness with Chasa comes after she's struggled to find long-lasting love with former flames.
She previously dated East 17's Brian Harvey from 1991-1995, with Danniella recently revealing she was left completely broken by their high profile split.
In BBC documentary Boybands Forever, the actress revealed that Brian's manager at the time, Tom Watkins, had urged her to split from the lead singer or it 'wouldn't end well' for her because he 'always wins'.
But the star explained that they were in love and were trying to make it work but following the intense media scrutiny, the they were forced to go their separate ways.
Daniella then revealed that the breakdown of their relationship sent her over the edge and increased her drug use in an attempt to cope with feeling 'broken'.
She then went on to have a relationship with car dealer Robert Fernandez, with whom she welcomed son Kai with in November 1996. They split in 1998.
Danniella has been married twice before - her first marriage was to van driver Ben Morgan in 1998, but they divorced nine months later.
In 2001, the star married businessman Kevin Jenkins, almost four months after the birth of their daughter Jodie. They divorced in 2020.
Following the end of her second marriage, the TV personality went on to have short-lived flings with the likes of Tom Richards, George Arnold and Alan Thomason.
Danniella previously believed she had found the one with her jailbird fiancé David, with whom she had a seven-year on-off relationship.
After a previous split, Danniella confirmed in August 2023 that the pair's romance was back on and was even snapped trying on wedding dresses amid their engagement,
David, who was 20 years her junior, was reportedly serving time in prison for counterfeit goods and engaging in various physical altercations.
However, while it's not confirmed when they ended their relationship for good, it seems that Danniella has well and truly moved on with new love Chasa.
With the duo loved up and with rumours about marriage floating around, it seems as though Danniella has finally found her happily ever after.