Rita Simons on Eastenders' Roxy Return Rumours, Menopause & Twin Chaos!

We're back in the studio, and ready to spill all the tea! Louise Boyce and Hannah East are joined by iconic British soap royalty—the one and only Rita Simons (EastEnders’ legendary Roxy Mitchell)! 👑 From parenting twins to playing a Mitchell, Rita bares all on: * The Roxy Mitchell Rumours: Fan petitions to Parliament, TikTok conspiracy theories, and what really happens when soap fans spot "Easter eggs." * Surviving Soap Life with Twins: Landing EastEnders when her twin girls were just 15 months old, tackling ADHD line-learning, and lying to the nanny so she could sneak sleep in her dressing room. *From Wild Child to Sober Living: 90s white-glove raves, touring in pop bands before camera phones existed, and how quitting booze transformed her health. *Hysterectomy & Menopause Real-Talk: Debilitating periods, surgical menopause, fighting the GP for testosterone, and why women's health needs a revolution. *Ultimate Parenting Fails: Traumatic twin breastfeeding sessions, projectile vomit on the morning commute, and post-surgery "bunting"! Before Rita joins them on the sofa, Louise and Hannah unpack this weeks’ Parenting Fails, including being caught in a compromising position by the gardener, public "crack-waxing" awks, and accidental hen-do video shares… 🤦‍♀️ Grab a cuppa (or a giant glass of coconut water) and enjoy the chaos! ☕🎉 Episode Timestamps ⏱️ 00:00 – Welcome to No Parental Guidance! 💥 00:45 – Hannah gets caught by the gardener 🍷👀 02:10 – Army-crawling front doors & McDonald's clown outfits for content 🤡🚗 03:40 – The very public viral "crack waxed" squishy fail 😱 04:50 – Hannah’s ultimate shame: Dads and WhatsApp don’t mix! 06:50 – Welcoming EastEnders icon Rita Simons! 👑 07:30 – Roxy Mitchell return conspiracies, TikTok scripts & Parliament petitions 📜👀 10:00 – Filming soaps out of order & memorising lines with ADHD 🎬🤯 12:50 – Burlesque bands, 90s all-night raves & landing EastEnders with 15-month-old twins 🍼⚡ 14:40 – Secret dressing room naps & navigating the maternal mental load 🛌💭 16:45 – Rita’s twin parenting fails: Projectile vomit & the breastfeeding smother 😱🍼 19:20 – Hysterectomy truths: PMDD & battling for testosterone 🩺💪 23:15 – Raising chalk-and-cheese 20-year-old twin daughters 👭✨ 25:30 – Quitting alcohol, sofa recovery & ditching the hangovers for good 🚫🍷 29:10 – Hospital "bunting" & playing midwife to puppies 🐶😂 Follow Us 📱✨ Make sure to follow the team and join the conversation on Instagram: No Parental Guidance:@no_parental_guidance 🎙️ Louise Boyce: @mamastillgotit_ 💁‍♀️ Hannah East:@hannaheastcomedy 👱‍♀️ Rita Simons: @rita_simonsofficial 👑 Join the Conversation 💬 Would you sign the petition to bring Roxy Mitchell back to Walford? What’s the most chaotic thing that’s ever happened to you while trying to multitask as a mum? Tell us in the comments below! 👇 Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode of No Parental Guidance! 🔔💖 Hashtags 🏷️ #NoParentalGuidance #RitaSimons #EastEnders #RoxyMitchell #LouiseBoyce #HannahEast #ParentingPodcast #TwinMom #MumLife #SoberParents #MenopauseAwareness #HRT #ParentingFails #ADHDMums #UKPodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices