Inside Dancing On Ice star Charlie Brooks’ rocky relationship history from Grange Hill co-star to Ibiza club owner
DANCING On Ice star Charlie Brooks is no stranger to drama thanks to her time as EastEnders superbitch Janine Butcher.
But for the actress, 43, life off-screen can sometimes be like something straight out of Walford.
Charlie recently split from boyfriend James Fuller just weeks after they went public with their relationship.
The EastEnders star's first love was Grange Hill star Jon Newman after they met at stage school.
Although Charlie later described their relationship as "fantastic", they split after two years.
She told the Mirror: "We were childhood sweethearts and we lived together for two years.
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"It was fantastic - there wasn't a bad day - and I wanted to spend my life with him because he was gorgeous and still is. But I realised I needed to be on my own a little bit to find myself."
Charlie is mum to 20-year-old daughter Kiki who she shares with Ibiza nightclub owner Tony Truman.
She and Tony split just two years after Kiki was born but they are on very good terms.
Charlie previously revealed Tony lives in a flat above her and their daughter.
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And they were such good friends that he spent Christmas with them and Charlie's ex Ben Hollington, who she split from in 2018 after six years.
She told Kate Thornton on the White Qine Question Time podcast: "My ex partner Ben, who I was with for five or six years, who's an amazing human being, you know, we woke up on Christmas Day together, all of us.
"Tony would come down, we'd all get into bed and open the presents together with Kiki, cos she adores Ben, and I think it can be problematic.
"I think he probably has more issues with that sort of thing than I do. I've been single for four years, so that's the longest I've ever been single."
"Then I was with Ben before that for five or six years, who was just really accepting. Tony absolutely adored him, we all went on holiday together."
And despite the fact they are no longer together Charlie confessed she thinks she and Tony will be in each other's lives forever.
She added: "We are going to grow old together, just in a very different way. He is absolutely my family and nothing will ever change that."
