Soap legend Charlie Brooks has proudly shown off her new boyfriend – sharing a loved up selfie on her main Instagram grid as she looks back over her successful 2024
Charlie Brooks has gone Instagram official with her new boyfriend – unveiling him as commercial producer James Fuller.
The 43-year-old TV star is best known for playing devious soap villain Janine Butcher on iconic BBC continuing drama EastEnders – a role she has played on and off since 1999. Away from Albert Square, Charlie has drawn interest from fans over her romantic life – with many delighted to see she has found happiness with her new man.
Taking to Instagram this month, the star share a collection of photographs from her recent weeks – showing herself on the set of a glitzy new drama, spending time with friends, cuddling her beloved pet dogs, and training for her upcoming stint on ITV’s Dancing On Ice. The last snap on her slide of images, however, showed her snuggling up to a smiling gentleman as they posed for a romantic selfie atop London’s Primrose Hill – with the dramatic cityscape stretched out behind them as a backdrop.
Tagging her beau, fans were able to discover he is an advert producer named James who has worked with brands including Coca Cola and Durex. Charlie captioned her batch of snaps, writing: “Shooting, skating and puppy love… That’s a wrap!” – with one fan commenting: “Love the pics, so much love and fun in those photos.”
The Daily Mail reports that Charlie and James have been dating for months, and her romance with James is her first public romance since her split from ex-boyfriend, Ben Hollington – who she split from in 2018 after six years of romance. The soap icon was previously in a relationship with Ibiza club owner Tony Truman, who she split from in 2007 – and with whom she shares a 20-year-old daughter named Kiki.
Fans will soon see Charlie taking to the ice rink as a contestant on ITV’s winter sports focused reality contest Dancing On Ice – in which she has been paired with Olympic medal winning professional skater Eric Radford, 39, from Canada. Charlie’s involvement in the 2025 season of Dancing On Ice – which will commence on Sunday, January 12, 2025 via ITV1 and ITVX – was revealed back in October.
She has been training hard over the past three months and will face off against fellow stars including Towie star Dan Edgar, Coronation Street star Sam Aston, and iconic TV presenter Michaela Strachan. Discussing her involvement in the show when appearing on Loose Women earlier this year, Charlie laughed: “I’m going to embrace the spray tan. All I want to do is enjoy it and try not to break my leg.”
During her chat on the lunchtime panel show, she also revealed she had past experience in the world of ice skating. Charlie said: “I’ve skated when I was a kid and with mulled wine at Christmas. Until I get on the ice, I have no idea how I’m going to be. I’m not that strong. I’m not competitive, but it might come out in me and I want to have fun and not get injured.”
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