EE: Samantha Janus

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

Wow...The chick that plays Whitney doesn't even look like herself, especially in that first pic. Lacy looks good...love her! And as for Barbara Windsor....someone get her a stylist!! She should take a page out of June Brown's style book...

Skylace · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Pretty much everyone but Peggy looked smashing Laughing

I love Lacey's new hair! and look at Charlie (Bradley) he looks a lot different to me!

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

Why would Dean Gaffney be there? He and Samantha Janus were not on the show at the same time. He hasn't been on the show for years...weird...

eefanincan · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Canada

Barbara Windsor's hair has a life of it's own.... it really should have had it's own invitation Laughing

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

As they say down here in the south..........These folks "clean up nice". It's so nice to see everyone dress up outside of their soap characters. Barbara's hairdo is quite interesting. Almost didn't recognize her.

Kezza · Gone To The Dogs! Joined: 30 Apr 2006

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

EastEnders star Samantha Janus's grief as dad hangs himself
By Tom Parry
24/08/2009

The dad of EastEnders star Samantha Janus has been found dead at his home, in a suspected suicide. According to reports, Mr Janus 60, hanged himself in his one-bedroomed council flat following a long period of depression. Yesterday Samantha, 36, who plays Ronnie Mitchell in the the BBC soap, was seen in tears outside the building with her actor husband Mark Womack. Speaking outside the Brighton property, Mark said: "She asks to be left alone to grieve with her family."

Neighbour John Austin, 63, said: "As far as we know he hanged himself. He was a nice chap and I got on with him. He seemed quite bright even though he had heart trouble." Another local resident Mark Berrige, 49, said: "He told me he was going to hospital to get results on his heart. For all we know he might have knowns his illness was going to kill him and decided to take the easiest way out."

Mr Janus, a former singer-songwriter, had a strained relationship with Samantha after walking out on her and mum Diane when the actress was just six. Three months ago, he was left out of magazine snaps of her wedding. Mr Janus, brother of George Best's ex-wife Angie, said at the time: "It was like a dagger to the heart. The whole of Sam's side of the family, including myself and her mother, have been completely left out of all the photos. It's like we weren't there - we don't exist."

Skylace · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

My heart goes out to her and her family.

pirtybirdy · 'Native New Yorker' Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA

That's terrible. My heart goes out to her. My sympathies to Samantha Janus.

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

So sad. I feel so sorry for the entire family.

eefanincan · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Canada

This must be so horrible for her....

11antoniacourt · Joined: 30 Apr 2007

How sad for her.

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

Interesting she is using her married name now....I will have to watch the credits....Sad situation for her though. It must be tough enough to have it happen at all but then to have to listen to the grisly details....yuck.