13 Facts About Samantha Janus

1.

Samantha Janus has since become known for playing the role of Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders.

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2.

Samantha Janus played Tanya Porter in Sky One comedy-drama Mount Pleasant from 2013 until the final episode in 2017.

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3.

Samantha Janus's singer-songwriter father, Noel Janus was born on Janes, and left the family when she was six, and soon after, her model-actress mother, Diana O'Hanlon, married a doctor and the family moved to Edinburgh.

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4.

Samantha Janus finished joint tenth and the song, "A Message to Your Heart", peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

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5.

Samantha Janus has said regarding the experience that her failure in the contest devastated her at the time and thought it would spell the end of her career.

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6.

Samantha Janus then returned to comedy in the sitcom Babes in the Wood co-starring another Sylvia Young Theatre School student, Denise van Outen, it was critically panned despite respectable ratings, and Womack left after the first series.

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7.

Samantha Janus later directed an anti-bullying music video for Liverpool band Just 3, entitled Stand Tall.

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8.

Samantha Janus reprised the role at the Sunderland Empire opposite Alex Ferns in 2007.

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9.

Samantha Janus had previously appeared in the soap in a minor role as a girlfriend of Simon Wicks.

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10.

Samantha Janus continued in this role until the final episode in 2017.

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11.

Samantha Janus was announced to reprise the role in 2021 for a tour around UK and Ireland, however she did not reprise the role on tour for unknown reasons.

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12.

Samantha Janus has said that although she was grateful, she rejected the offer as "it's just not me".

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13.

Samantha Janus married an Italian citizen Junfan Mantovani in 1997 after a long relationship.

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