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Verona Rose
Birth Name:Catherine Verona Gordon
Birth Date:21 November 1984
Birth Place:Southampton, Hampshire, England
Years Active:2010–present

Catherine Verona Gordon (born 21 November 1984), known professionally as Verona Rose, is an English actress, comedian, television presenter and writer. She is known for writing and starring in various comedy series and for presenting the dating series Secret Crush on ITV2. She is also a regular fixture on British panel shows and was a contestant on the E4 series The Real Dirty Dancing in 2022.

Life and career

Rose was born Catherine Verona Gordon on 21 November 1984 in Southampton, Hampshire.[1] [2] She is the sister of Tyrone Gordon, a Rapper from Southampton. She studied theatre at the BRIT School and then at Brunel University before returning to her old secondary school in Southampton to cover drama.[3] She made her acting debut in the 2010 online web series Pini as Olive, and the following year, Rose appeared in an episode of Doctors as Alexandria.[4] [5] Over the next few years of her career, Rose portrayed minor roles and appeared as an extra in various television series and short films including Hustle and EastEnders.[6] In 2019, she co-wrote and starred in the web series Dick in Ibiza and Fully Blown alongside Donna Preston, and the pair also appeared on the Channel 4 series Pants on Fire together.[7] [8] She also starred in the series Infatuation - Island of Love.[9] In 2020, Rose played various characters in sketch scenes for The Emily Atack Show and also appeared as a guest on Hey Tracey!.[10] [11]

In 2021, Rose began presenting the dating series Secret Crush on ITV2.[12] [13] [14] [15] She also appeared as various characters in the CBBC series Horrible Histories.[16] In 2022, Rose competed as a contestant on the E4 reality series The Real Dirty Dancing and began appearing regularly on the comedy series Dating No Filter.[17] [18] [19] [20] She also portrayed Mogs in the Dave series Sneakerhead and appeared as Naomi in the fourth series of Netflix crime drama Top Boy.[21] [22] Rose also made guest appearances on Celebrity Juice and CelebAbility and is also set to appear in the film Finding Forever.[23] [24] [25] In June 2022, Rose appeared on an episode of Pointless Celebrities alongside Bobby Seagull.[26] They won the jackpot and Rose donated her money to the British Thyroid Foundation.[27]

Charity Work

In 2021, Rose joined the Celebs to record a cover of the Beatles classic "Let It Be", a song produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn assisted by Stephen Large. The song was recorded at Metropolis Studios, in support of Mind, and released on 3 December 2021 by Saga Entertainment. Rose was part of a choir of celebrities including Georgia Hirst, Ivan Kaye, Anne Hegerty and Eunice Olumide who were backing EastEnders star Shona McGarty.[28] [29] [30]

In September 2022, Rose rejoined The Celebs alongside Jo O'Meara and Anne Hegerty to mark the 40th anniversary of the Michael Jackson classic album Thriller and raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, with a new rendition of the title track, which was released on the independent record label Saga Entertainment and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.[31]

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2010PiniOliveWeb series; 2 episodes
2011DoctorsAlexandriaEpisode: "Gotcha!"
2012HustleGirl at barEpisode: "Ding Dong That's My Song"
2014The Method of LoveClub extraFilm
2014Wasteman DiariesKeishaShort film
2014Clap!AmyShort film
2014EastEndersVee2 episodes
2016More Strange than TrueMothFilm
2016–2017Forbidden TruthAndreaTelevision mini-series
2017Our Little HavenVivianFilm
2018Baby ShowerVeronaFilm
2019Dick in IbizaKeishaWeb series; also writer
2019Fully BlownGap C3 episodes; also writer
2019Pants on FireHerselfContestant
2019The Joy of Missing OutDoctorEpisode: "Sam and the Case of Mistaken Identity"
2020Infatuation - Island of LoveJaadeSeries regular
2020Tuesday Afternoon KitchenHerselfGuest
2020The Emily Atack ShowVarious2 episodes
2020Tinder Date ChroniclesHerselfGuest; 1 episode
2020Loves SpellCharmaineFilm
2020Hey Tracey!HerselfGuest; 1 episode
2020Toys That Made Christmas GreatHerselfDocumentary
20208 Out of 10 CatsHerselfGuest panellist; 1 episode
2021The B@itEpisode: "This Man Pays to be Treated like a Kebab"
2021–presentSecret CrushHerselfPresenter
2021Horrible HistoriesVarious2 episodes
2021Sorry, I Didn't KnowHerselfGuest panellist[32]
2021Britain's Favourite ToysHerselfDocumentary
2021–presentDating No FilterHerselfRegular guest
2022Top BoyNaomiRecurring cast
2022SneakerheadMogs1 episode
2022The Real Dirty DancingHerselfContestant
2022Celebrity JuiceHerselfGuest panellist; 1 episode
2022CelebAbilityHerselfGuest panellist; 1 episode
2022Pointless CelebritiesHerselfContestant
2022Married at First Sight: UnveiledHerselfGuest[33]
2022Finding Forever LeonieFilm
2022Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll DionneFilm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rose . Verona . Serving body as I edge my way closer to 40. . . 20 September 2022 . 21 November 2021 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920114851/https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjU2j1IVHz/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= . live .
  2. News: Comedy aims to put city on the map . . 20 September 2022 . 2 October 2019 . 4 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191004054838/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17940628.amp/ . live .
  3. Web site: Verona Rose, Actor, London - Mandy . Mandy . 20 September 2022 . 26 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126070807/https://www.mandy.com/uk/actor/verona-rose . live .
  4. Web site: Pini (TV series) - Radio Times . . 20 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920114851/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-vykapu/pini/ . live .
  5. Web site: Doctors, Series 13, Gotcha! . . 20 September 2022 . 29 September 2011 . 22 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222012510/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015cnmn . live .
  6. Web site: Eastenders by Verona Rose - Curtis Brown . Curtis Brown . 20 September 2022 . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117014503/https://curtisbrown.co.uk/client/verona-rose/work/eastenders-95 . live .
  7. Web site: Pants on Fire: Interview with Donna and Verona . . 20 September 2022 . 9 October 2019 . 22 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122170518/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/pants-fire-interview-donna-and-verona . live .
  8. Web site: New BBC3 comedy could be a 'fully blown' hit for Southampton . . 2 September 2022 . 17 April 2019 . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418201102/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17578901.amp/ . live .
  9. Web site: Infatuation - Island of Love at British Comedy Guide . . 20 September 2022 . 5 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805203756/https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/infatuation-island-of-love/ . live .
  10. Web site: ITV2 orders The Emily Atack Show . . 20 September 2022 . 17 July 2020 . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520154029/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/5848/the-emily-atack-show-on-itv2/ . live .
  11. Web site: Hey Tracey!, Series 2, episode 1 . . 20 September 2022 . 5 October 2020 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626202631/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/hey_tracey/episodes/2/1/ . live .
  12. Web site: Secret Crush - Q&A with Verona Rose . . 20 September 2022 . 30 April 2021 . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024084858/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/secret-crush-qa-verona-rose . live .
  13. Web site: Exclusive – First look at ITV2's new dating show Secret Crush sees participant ready to move in with her crush . . 20 September 2022 . 7 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507142318/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/secret-crush-first-look-exclusive-newsupdate/amp/ . live .
  14. News: Secret Crush: Who is Verona Rose? Meet the host and cast of ITV2's new dating series! . Reality Titbit . 20 September 2022 . 10 May 2021 . 22 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622155721/https://www.realitytitbit.com/whats-on/secret-crush-verona-rose . live .
  15. Web site: The Real Dirty Dancing: Who's in the cast and when is it on? . Times & Star . 20 September 2022 . 14 March 2022 . 21 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220321114502/https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/19939895.real-dirty-dancing-cast/ . live .
  16. Web site: Catch Verona Rose in new episodes of 'Horrible Histories' on iPlayer . Loud and Clear Voices . 20 September 2022 . 23 August 2021 . 21 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210921134159/https://www.loudandclearvoices.com/catch-verona-rose-in-new-episodes-of-horrible-histories-on-iplayer/ . live .
  17. News: First look at celebrity line up for The Real Dirty Dancing on E4 . . 20 September 2022 . 2 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216112236/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/first-look-celebrity-line-real-dirty-dancing-e4 . live .
  18. Web site: Verona Rose . . 20 September 2022 . 17 February 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920114852/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/verona-rose . live .
  19. News: Verona Rose stars in new Sky 1 show Dating No Filter . Curtis Brown . 20 September 2022 . 27 April 2021 . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024123848/https://curtisbrown.co.uk/news/verona-rose-stars-in-new-sky1-show-dating-no-filter . live .
  20. News: Sky announces the return of Dating No Filter with a brand-new line-up of comedians . . 20 September 2022 . 25 November 2021 . 18 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118045122/https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/sky-announces-the-return-of-dating-no-filter-with-a-brand-new-line-up-of-comedians . live .
  21. Web site: First look at People Just Do Nothing star's new comedy Sneakerhead . . 20 September 2022 . 20 May 2022 . 1 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601001257/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/sneakerhead-first-look-exclusive-newsupdate/amp/ . live .
  22. Web site: Top Boy by Verona Rose - Curtis Brown . Curtis Brown . 20 September 2022 . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117005250/https://curtisbrown.co.uk/client/verona-rose/work/top-boy-10 . live .
  23. Web site: Celebrity Juice, Series 26, episode 6 . . 20 September 2022 . 19 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919202602/https://www.itv.com/hub/celebrity-juice/1a7045a0299 . live .
  24. Web site: Iain Stirling's CelebAbility, Series 6, episode 8 . . 20 September 2022 . 19 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919143047/https://www.itv.com/hub/iain-stirlings-celebability/2a5129a0044 . live .
  25. News: Arnold Oceng, Vanessa Donovan, Tim Reid, Brandi Harvey & Femi Oyeniran To Star In UK Rom-Com 'Finding Forever' – AFM . . 20 September 2022 . 29 October 2021 . 28 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128231751/https://deadline.com/2021/10/arnold-oceng-vanessa-donovan-tim-reid-brandi-harvey-femi-oyeniran-uk-rom-com-finding-forever-afm-1234864795/amp/ . live .
  26. Web site: Pointless Celebrities, Series 15, Special . . 20 September 2022 . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625053613/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018sff . live .
  27. Web site: 'Pointless Celebrities' appearance in aid of the BTF . . 20 September 2022 . 22 June 2022 . 8 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908143828/http://www.btf-thyroid.org/news/pointless-celebrities-appearance-in-aid-of-the-btf . live .
  28. Web site: Saga Entertainment and The Celebs have reunited, fronted by 'Shona Mcgarty' who sings a heart warming rendition of the Beatles classic 'Let It Be' . Discover Media Digital . 9 December 2021 . 7 April 2022.
  29. Web site: Supporting mental health charity MIND, 'The Celebs' release a beautiful Beatles cover 'Let it Be' . This Sound Nation Music Blog . TSN Radio . 9 December 2021 . 7 April 2022.
  30. Web site: Shona McGarty - Let It Be . Youtube . ShonaMcGartyVEVO . 3 December 2021 . 3 December 2021.
  31. Web site: Jo O'Meara celebrates the 40th anniversary of 'Thriller' with a spooktacular take. Prunderground.com. 28 September 2022.
  32. Web site: Sorry, I Didn't Know . . 2 September 2022 . 26 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326053420/https://www.itv.com/hub/sorry-i-didnt-know/2a4797a0003 . live .
  33. Web site: Married at First Sight UK: Unveiled . . 20 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174150/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/married-at-first-sight-uk-unveiled/on-demand/73704-001 . live .

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