Womack took her husband's surname and began to use it professionally. In August 2020, Womack announced that she and Mark had quietly separated in 2018, but that they are still living together in the same house with their children. Womack and her husband Mark are best friends with Scott Maslen and his wife Estelle Rubio. They have known each other since they were teenagers. Maslen is godfather to Womack's two children and she is godmother to Maslen's son, Zak. They often go on holiday together with their children, which Womack revealed during an appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in January 2008. In late 2007 Maslen joined the cast of EastEnders as Jack Branning, who has a relationship with Womack's character, Ronnie. This was something that both Maslen and Womack were initially uncomfortable with when they read the scripts, with Maslen commenting in various interviews that having to kiss Womack was like having to kiss his sister. Womack is also best friends with her former EastEnders'' co-star Rita Simons, who played her sister Roxy Mitchell. Health In April 2008, Womack broke her shoulder when she tripped and fell down the stairs at her home while rushing to get ready for work. On 8 August 2022, Womack paid tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John following her death from breast cancer, and confirmed on Twitter that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer herself. In December 2022, Womack announced that she was now cancer free. Filmography Film Television Theatre credits Discography May 1991 "A Message to Your Heart" / "Heaven is a Place for Heroes" (Hollywood Records), UK Singles Chart No. 30 Awards and nominations References External links 1972 births Living people Actresses from Brighton Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the United Kingdom English expatriates in Italy English film actresses English people of French descent English people of Irish descent English soap opera actresses English television actresses English stage actresses Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1991 People from Brighton People from Cardington, Bedfordshire 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses 20th-century English women singers 20th-century English singers 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers