EastEnders' Rita Simons poses with lookalike daughter, 16, after she lands TV role
23.05.2022 - 16:11
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Rita Simons has shared a sweet photo of herself with her daughter Maiya as the pair spent the day together.The 45 year old, who recently said she "wanted to hurt herself" over her depression following her divorce, took to her Instagram feed to post the snap for her 488,000 followers to see. EastEnders star Rita, who is well known for having played the role of Roxy Mitchell in the soap opera, looked stunning as she posed in a leopard print top while holding up a glass of what appears to be white wine. Her daughter, 16, offered a small smile as she cuddled into her mum while wearing a bright green patterned halter neck top with blue jeans, which she paired with heavy black eyeliner.
She held up a passion fruit-themed martini as she posed for the camera. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "My girl and mama @maiya.sammy," Rita captioned the photo. Meanwhile, Maiya also took to her Instagram feed to post a snap of herself with her mum as they both pouted.
"it's been a green week," she captioned her post. Blue singer Duncan James was first to comment on the mother-daughter duo as he wrote: "Wow she's so grown!!!" Meanwhile fans couldn't help but gush over the pair as one person wrote: "2 peas in a pod #twins". Another shared: "Oh my gosh! She has grown so much!!! Beautiful," with four red heart emojis as a third said: "Both incredibly beautiful certainly got her mums looks".
While a fourth added: "Gorgeous photo of you both," followed by a red heart emoji. It comes after Maiya recently took steps to follow in her mum's footsteps as she's played the role of Kaz in Silverpoint, a 13-part drama about four kids who went missing in the woods in 1997. Become an
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