Charlene Emma "Charlie" Brooks (born 3 May 1981) is an English actress, known for playing Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Brooks portrayal of Janine has awarded Brooks with numerous awards, since her first appearance in 1999, with storylines involving cocaine addiction, prostitution and murder. Brooks has appeared in British television shows; The Bill, Wired and Bleak House, the latter a role for which she received much critical acclaim. Brooks released a highly popular and bestseller fitness DVD, "Before And After Workout", before winning the 2011 version of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Her EastEnders (1985) character Janine Butcher became the 25th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Janine had a daughter Scarlett (played by Amelie), born on 22 June 2012.
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Her EastEnders (1985) character Janine Evans' wedding to David (Harry Towb), dated on 18 December 2008, is ranked #49 in "The 50 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Weddings of All Time" (2010).
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Her EastEnders (1985) character Janine Butcher's wedding to Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott), dated on 7 September 2010, is ranked #23 in "The 50 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Weddings of All Time" (2010).
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Her EastEnders (1985) character Janine Butcher's wedding to Barry Evans (Shaun Williamson), dated on 31 December 2003, is ranked #7 in "The 50 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Weddings of All Time" (2010).
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Ranked #30 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Janine Butcher (2010).
She is a keen runner - was at the BUPA Great North Run 2007.
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Was engaged to businessman Tony Truman, having been in a relationship with him since June 2002 (May 2004-April 2006).
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In December 2005, she released the workout DVD Charlie Brooks: Before and After Workout (2005), which rapidly became the biggest selling fitness release in the country.
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Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Kiki in order to begin filming Bleak House (2005).
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 23, a daughter Kiki Brooks-Truman on 8 December 2004. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Tony Truman.
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