Charlene Emma Brooks is a British actress, known for playing Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, and Tamora in the controversial play All in a Row by Alex Oates. Brooks's portrayal of Janine has received numerous awards since her first appearance on the show in 1999, with storylines involving cocaine addiction, prostitution and murder. Brooks has also appeared in British television shows The Bill, Wired and Bleak House. She released a fitness DVD, Before And After Workout, before winning the 2011 version of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
