1. Charlene Emma Brooks was born on 3 May 1981 and is an English actress, best known for her role of Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
15 Facts About Charlie Brooks
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Charlie Brooks has performed in British television shows The Bill, Wired and Bleak House, as well as portraying Anna Fallmont in the Network 10 drama Lie With Me.
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Charlie Brooks has appeared on several reality television shows, winning the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special in 2011 and the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Charlie Brooks appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2025.
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Charlene Emma Charlie Brooks was born on 3 May 1981, in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, and moved to Barmouth, Gwynedd when she was a child.
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Charlie Brooks attended Tower House School in Barmouth, and relocated to London to attend Ravenscourt Theatre School, Hammersmith.
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On television, Charlie Brooks has appeared in episodes of The Bill, London's Burning, Jonathan Creek and The Demon Headmaster.
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Charlie Brooks has appeared in commercials and voiceovers in the United Kingdom, Europe and the US.
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In 2006, Charlie Brooks played Beverley Allitt in a BBC1 docu-drama entitled Beverley Allitt: Angel of Death, alongside Ian Kelsey.
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Charlie Brooks has guest starred in Robin Hood and Love Soup.
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When executive producer Matthew Robinson re-introduced the character of Janine Butcher in 1999, after Alexia Demetriou had left the role, Charlie Brooks secured the role.
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Charlie Brooks was later confirmed to be coming back as a regular character.
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Charlie Brooks temporarily departed in September 2012, and returned in April 2013 before departing again in March 2014.
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Charlie Brooks appeared in her 1,000th episode as Janine on 10 February 2022.
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In 2025, Charlie Brooks is set to appear as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice.