2012 Womack appeared in series nine of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? The episode revealed her descent on her father's side from two musicians, her great grandfather Alexander Cunningham Ryan, his partner's father Pierre François Odilon Garraud, & Pierre's partner, an actress, Jessie Ryder. In February 2013, she took part in All Star Family Fortunes, donating money to Comic Relief and ActionAid. Womack was interviewed on John Bishop: In Conversation With... in November 2017. This episode titled John Bishop: In Conversation With...Samantha Womack included an in depth conversation about her life and career. In February 2020, it was announced that Womack would be taking part in the challenge for Sport Relief. In 2021, she acted alongside Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave in the British sitcom Buffering. Personal life In 2007, Womack won "substantial" damages from the Sunday Sport newspaper over a story headlined "Sam's sex and drugs shame". She sued the Sport over an article published on 22 July, which claimed she had "coke fuelled threesomes" and took part in a "three-hour drug fuelled lesbian orgy". In 2008, Womack raised controversy by speaking of having to stay thin in order to get work in the industry. "I go to bed hungry every night.... It's terrible and if I'm honest, yeah, it upsets me deeply. I miss being able to eat whatever want - I love food and love eating. But if I've had a big dinner or gorged on the kids' leftovers I'll eat virtually nothing the next day. Maybe a bowl of porridge or a salad to try to even it out...I'm not a character actress... I'm known as a femme-fatale actress who's got older. If I let myself go and put on weight, no one would employ me. In September 2015, it was reported that she was "living in fear" and had alerted the police that she was being stalked. The stalker was given a suspended sentence in December, the same year. Relationships Janus married an Italian citizen Junfan Mantovani in 1997 after a long relationship. The relationship broke down and the couple divorced in 1998. Womack began a relationship with Liverpool 1 co-star Mark Womack. They married in 2009 after ten years together. The couple have two children: son Benjamin Thomas Womack (born 2001) and daughter Lili-Rose Womack (born 2005). Mark Womack also has a son, Michael Womack, from a previous marriage. In 2009,