AN EastEnders legend has revealed she is engaged to her long-term partner.
Rita Simons is best known for playing Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap, who wasn’t particularly lucky in love.
But thankfully Rita is, as she shared a joyous snap with her new fiance Ben Harlow on Saturday afternoon.
In the Instagram picture, Rita can be seen showing off her engagement ring as she poses for the camera, while Ben beams for the camera as he sits beside her.
Captioning the post, Rita wrote: “… so this happened!”
The actress then added two sparkling ring emojis and an excited face.”
Rita’s friends and followers were quick to share their excitement at her big news as they flocked to the comments section underneath her post.
Rita and theatre actor Ben first met in 2017 when they both starred in the touring production of hit musical Legally Blonde.
They started dating a couple of years later after Rita split with her first husband of 14 years.