The blonde, 35 – who plays Ronnie Mitchell – was rushed to hospital in agony. Mum-of-two Sam was last night recuperating at home after doctors confirmed her shoulder was fractured. The actress tripped as she dashed to go to work. Her character is in the middle of a major storyline – leaving the BBC1 soap’s production schedule in tatters. Ronnie is secretly romancing her old flame Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) – after he cheated on her with his ex-wife.


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