Acting legend Anita Dobson coaches little Jayne Torvill to victory in sparkly new ITV drama Torvill And Dean!
It’s hard to believe it’s 30 years since Anita Dobson created one of soap’s most iconic roles – EastEnders’ tough-talking, but emotionally-battered Angie Watts, landlady of the Queen Vic and long-suffering wife of the infamous Dirty Den.
The intervening years have been kind to Anita; she has the joie de vivre of a woman half her age and an acting CV as long as your arm. What’s more, at 69, she’s as in demand as ever – her latest role sees her play Jayne Torvill’s first skating coach in a new ITV drama Torvill And Dean, which charts the ice champions’ early days.
Yet ageing is something Anita says she endures, rather than embraces.
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