Charlie Brooks Height, Age, Boyfriend, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Charlene Emma Brooks
Profession(s)	• Actress • Entrepreneur
Famous Role	Janine Butcher in British TV show, EastEnders (1999–2022)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Light Golden Blonde
Career
Debut	Film: Take 3 Girls (2006) as Patsy
Awards	• Inside Soap Awards for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2001) • TV Quick and Choice Awards Best Soap Actress for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2004) • British Soap Award for Best Villain for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2004) • Inside Soap Award for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2004) • British Soap Award for Best Exit for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2005) • Inside Soap Award for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2009) • All About Soap Award for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2009) • End of Year EastEnders Awards for Best Bitch (2009) • All About Soap Award for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2010) • Digital Spy Soap Award for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2010) • TV Times Awards for TV's Most Popular Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2010) • Inside Soap Award for Best Bitch for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2012) • DS Award for DS Female Soap Actor for her performance in the TV show, EastEnders (2012)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 May 1981 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2025)	44 Years
Birthplace	Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Autograph
Nationality	British
Hometown	Ware, Hertfordshire
School	• Tower House School, Barmouth • Ravenscourt Theatre School, Hammersmith, London • Arts Educational School, Chiswick, London
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Fiancé	• Jon Newman (Actor) • Tony Truman (Entrepreneur)
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Jon Newman (2001-2003; Actor) • Tony Truman (2003-2006; Entrepreneur) • Ben Hollington (2012-2018; Architect) • James Fuller (Producer)
Family
Children	Daughter- Kiki Brooks-Truman (Actress)
Parents	Father- Danny Brooks (Businessman) Mother- Rowena Brooks (Restaurant Manager)
Siblings	Brother- Benjamin Jamie Brooks (Writer, Director, Actor) Sister- Beth Brooks

Some Lesser Known Facts About Charlie Brooks

• During her childhood, she attended the Dragon Theatre in Wales.
  

  Charlie brooks with her brother during her childhood

• She left home in Barmouth, North Wales and moved to London to get enrolled at the Ravenscourt Theatre School in Hammersmith, West London with her brother when she was 13.

• In an interview, she talked about her love for theatre since childhood and moving to London to join the acting school and said,
  

  I’ve loved drama since I was seven and appeared in lots of amateur plays. At 12 I wanted to go to drama school. My parents thought it was a phase, but a year later when I still wanted to do it they drove me to London to find somewhere.”

• In London, she found the behaviour of the family she moved in with was not very hospitable. She would often feel homesick and cry while talking to her mother on the phone.

•  After 6 months, her mother too moved to London while her father stayed in Wales.

• Her parents divorced after she was cast in the British TV show, ‘EastEnders’ in 1999.
  

  Charlie Brooks in a still from EastEnders

• She has appeared in several films and TV shows including, Pudding Lane (1999) ‘Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story’ (2005), ‘Wired’ (2008), ‘Moving On’ (2018), and ‘Lie With Me’ (2021).
  

  Charlie Brooks in a still from Lie With Me

• She has appeared in various plays including, ‘Office Games’ (2003), ‘Dangerous Corner’ (2006), ‘ A Streetcar Named Desire’ (2015), and ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ (2022-2023).
  

  Charlie Brooks in a still from The Ocean at the End of the Lane

• In 2005, she released her workout video titled, ‘Charlie Brooks: Before and After Workout.’ The video was well received by the audience and quickly became a best-selling fitness video.
  

  Charlie Brooks in a still from her fitness video, Charlie Brooks: Before and After Workout

• Although she split with her fiancé Tony Truman in 2006, they continue to live in their flats in London as neighbours.

• The couple are parents to actress Kiki Brooks-Truman.

• In 2007, she participated in the BUPA Great North Run, a half marathon on the road in England.

• She is the winner of two British reality TV shows, ‘Strictly Come Dancing (Christmas Special)’ (2011) and ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’ (2012).
  

  Charlie Brooks after winning the show, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here

• In April 2019, she became the co-founder and the director of ‘Iampro,’ an online drama school and training platform.

• In 2020, she launched ‘I Am Arla,’ a line of sex toys.

• In an interview in 2021, she revealed that she quit alcohol as she disliked the way she felt after drinking and said,
  

  It was just a constant one glass of wine which was never one glass – it was always a bottle. Then I’d feel a bit s****y the next day and think, I want to change that. And so I did.”

• She took up running and meditation after quitting alcohol, which, according to her, have helped her to manage anxiety.

• She is a fitness enthusiast and regularly works out.
  

  Charlie Brooks during a workout session

• She is an animal enthusiast and owns a poochon dog.
  

  Charlie Brooks with her dog

• In an interview in 2023, she revealed that she has designed a sex toy for women named ‘U.’

• In 2025, she became a contestant on the show, ‘Dancing on Ice.’
  

  Charlie Brooks in a still from Dancing on Ice