Who is Jacqueline Jossa and when did the I’m A Celebrity 2019 winner leave EastEnders?
JACQUELINE Jossa was crowned Jungle Queen after being voted the winner of I'm A Celebrity in 2019.
She became a household name playing Lauren Branning in BBC's EastEnders and now Jac has spoken out about mending her rocky relationship with former Towie star Dan Osborne.
What's Jacqueline Jossa's background?
Jacqueline is a 28-year-old actress from Bexley, London, most famous for her role as Lauren Branning on EastEnders.
During her time on the show she was involved in several major plot lines, including a twisted love triangle with brothers Peter and Steven Beale, falling in love with her cousin and becoming an alcoholic as she turned to the bottle to cope with her mum's cancer diagnosis.
She always wanted to be an actress and attended D&B Theatre School in Bromley - the same school as EastEnders star Tilly Keeper, and X Factor's Matt Terry.
She won four awards for her portrayal of the character, including Sexiest Female twice at the Inside Soap Awards.
In December 2019 the actress won I'm A Celebrity - and was crowned Queen of the Jungle.
When did Jacqueline leave EastEnders and who did she play?
Jacqueline joined the long-running BBC soap in September 2010 and was the second actress to play Lauren Branning.
She replaced Madeline Duggan who originally portrayed the character from 2006- 2010.
When Jacqueline fell pregnant, Lauren disappeared from screens in February 2015, and returned permanently in May 2016.
Despite this, she did make a brief appearance during the murder trial of her dad Max Branning in September 2015.
Jacqueline left the soap in February 2018, although the character's abrupt departure left fans confused.
She disappeared following her sister Abi's funeral, who fell from a roof with Lauren – but it wasn't clear where she went or who with.
When did Jacqueline and Dan Osborne get married and how many kids do they have?
Jacqueline started dating former Towie hunk Dan Osborne, 29, in 2014.
They briefly split at the beginning of their relationship, but quickly rekindled the romance.
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Ella Selina, in February 2015.
Dan also has one son, Teddy, born in 2013 from a previous relationship with Megan Tomlin.
Dan proposed to Jacqueline in June 2015, while on a family holiday together in Greece where the couple watched her sister getting married.
While they initially postponed the wedding to adjust to their work schedules, Jacqueline was seen at a bridal shop in April 2017 looking at gowns ahead of her big day.
The pair finally tied the knot on Saturday, June 24, 2017, after a two-year engagement.
According to the , the nuptials took place at the stunning £7million Delamere Manor in Cuddington, Cheshire, formerly owned by Take That frontman Gary Barlow.
The couple welcomed their second baby girl Mia on June 15, 2018.
Why did Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne split?
On May 1 2018, The Sun Online exclusively revealed that the couple had split after a series of rows about Dan working away from home.
The couple decided to "take a break" from the relationship after the bust-ups caused by Dan spending time away in Marbella working at a fitness boot camp.
Love Island star Marcel Somerville accused his ex Gabby Allen of cheating with Dan on a work trip in Mallorca.
Gabby and Dan were pictured looking close together on a yacht as they enjoyed a holiday at The Holistic Bootcamp in Marbella alongside celeb pals Stephanie Davis and Calum Best.
But Dan was quick to defend the snaps and told one of his Instagram followers that he was merely “speaking and laughing with a friend”.
During I'm A Celeb 2019, Gabby's ex Myles Stephenson told her he believed that Dan cheated on her with Gabby.
In scenes not broadcast, Jacqueline said she did not want to continue without talking to the dad of her two kids.
She was then allowed to contact her husband from the jungle after having a meltdown over his alleged infidelity.
Show bosses allowed her to temporarily exit the Australian jungle to leave Dan, 28, a voicemail about the claims.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Dan was then allowed to send a voicemail back.
Are Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne still together?
Yes. Despite Jacqueline moving out of the couple's £1million home during lockdown, the actress revealed that she left so she could have therapy to help save her marriage.
She told The Sun: “It felt like everybody wanted to watch me fall apart.
“I kept it in for a while, but then over lockdown it was a really good time and place for Daniel and I to go through everything — an opportunity for us to talk through it all. For me, this meant turning to therapy.
“And because of that, I couldn’t be in the same house as Dan. There was no big argument or bust-up, and there were no other girls. Moving out was literally how I had to deal with it."
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Now, Jac says that she and Dan have never been closer.
She said during lockdown they enjoyed romantic date nights, even putting up an outdoor cinema screen in the garden.
The EastEnders star said: “The thought of it cringes me out slightly, but we might do something like renew our vows when the time is right.”