Verona Rose

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Verona Rose
Born
Catherine Verona Gordon

(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • television presenter
  • writer
Years active2010–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.

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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

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Pini OliveWeb series; 2 episodes [4]
2011 Doctors AlexandriaEpisode: "Gotcha!" [5]
2012 Hustle Girl at barEpisode: "Ding Dong That's My Song" [3]
2014The Method of LoveClub extraFilm [3]
2014Wasteman DiariesKeishaShort film [3]
2014Clap!AmyShort film [3]
2014 EastEnders Vee 2 episodes [6]
2016More Strange than TrueMothFilm [3]
2016–2017Forbidden TruthAndreaTelevision mini-series [3]
2017Our Little HavenVivianFilm [3]
2018Baby ShowerVeronaFilm [3]
2019Dick in IbizaKeishaWeb series; also writer [7]
2019Fully BlownGap C3 episodes; also writer [7]
2019Pants on FireHerselfContestant [7]
2019The Joy of Missing OutDoctorEpisode: "Sam and the Case of Mistaken Identity" [3]
2020Infatuation - Island of LoveJaadeSeries regular [9]
2020Tuesday Afternoon KitchenHerselfGuest [3]
2020 The Emily Atack Show Various2 episodes [10]
2020Tinder Date ChroniclesHerselfGuest; 1 episode [3]
2020Loves SpellCharmaineFilm [3]
2020Hey Tracey!HerselfGuest; 1 episode [11]
2020Toys That Made Christmas GreatHerselfDocumentary [3]
2020 8 Out of 10 Cats HerselfGuest panellist; 1 episode [3]
2021The B@itUnknownEpisode: "This Man Pays to be Treated like a Kebab" [3]
2021–present Secret Crush HerselfPresenter [13]
2021 Horrible Histories Various2 episodes [16]
2021 Sorry, I Didn't Know HerselfGuest panellist [3] [32]
2021Britain's Favourite ToysHerselfDocumentary [3]
2021–presentDating No FilterHerselfRegular guest [20]
2022 Top Boy NaomiRecurring cast [22]
2022SneakerheadMogs1 episode [21]
2022 The Real Dirty Dancing HerselfContestant [3]
2022 Celebrity Juice HerselfGuest panellist; 1 episode [23]
2022 CelebAbility HerselfGuest panellist; 1 episode [24]
2022 Pointless Celebrities HerselfContestant [26]
2022 Married at First Sight: Unveiled HerselfGuest [33]
2022Finding Forever†LeonieFilm [25]
2022Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll†DionneFilm [3]

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