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.

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
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Pini Olive Web series; 2 episodes [4]
2011 Doctors Alexandria Episode: "Gotcha!" [5]
2012 Hustle Girl at bar Episode: "Ding Dong That's My Song" [3]
2014 The Method of Love Club extra Film [3]
2014 Wasteman Diaries Keisha Short film [3]
2014 Clap! Amy Short film [3]
2014 EastEnders Vee 2 episodes [6]
2016 More Strange than True Moth Film [3]
2016–2017 Forbidden Truth Andrea Television mini-series [3]
2017 Our Little Haven Vivian Film [3]
2018 Baby Shower Verona Film [3]
2019 Dick in Ibiza Keisha Web series; also writer [7]
2019 Fully Blown Gap C 3 episodes; also writer [7]
2019 Pants on Fire Herself Contestant [7]
2019 The Joy of Missing Out Doctor Episode: "Sam and the Case of Mistaken Identity" [3]
2020 Infatuation - Island of Love Jaade Series regular [9]
2020 Tuesday Afternoon Kitchen Herself Guest [3]
2020 The Emily Atack Show Various 2 episodes [10]
2020 Tinder Date Chronicles Herself Guest; 1 episode [3]
2020 Loves Spell Charmaine Film [3]
2020 Hey Tracey! Herself Guest; 1 episode [11]
2020 Toys That Made Christmas Great Herself Documentary [3]
2020 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself Guest panellist; 1 episode [3]
2021 The B@it Unknown Episode: "This Man Pays to be Treated like a Kebab" [3]
2021–present Secret Crush Herself Presenter [13]
2021 Horrible Histories Various 2 episodes [16]
2021 Sorry, I Didn't Know Herself Guest panellist [3][32]
2021 Britain's Favourite Toys Herself Documentary [3]
2021–present Dating No Filter Herself Regular guest [20]
2022 Top Boy Naomi Recurring cast [22]
2022 Sneakerhead Mogs 1 episode [21]
2022 The Real Dirty Dancing Herself Contestant [3]
2022 Celebrity Juice Herself Guest panellist; 1 episode [23]
2022 CelebAbility Herself Guest panellist; 1 episode [24]
2022 Pointless Celebrities Herself Contestant [26]
2022 Married at First Sight: Unveiled Herself Guest [33]
2022 Finding Forever † Leonie Film [25]
2022 Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll † Dionne Film [3]

References

  1. ^ Rose, Verona (21 November 2021). "Serving body as I edge my way closer to 40". Instagram. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Comedy aims to put city on the map". Southern Daily Echo. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Verona Rose, Actor, London - Mandy". Mandy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Pini (TV series) - Radio Times". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Doctors, Series 13, Gotcha!". BBC. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Eastenders by Verona Rose - Curtis Brown". Curtis Brown. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Pants on Fire: Interview with Donna and Verona". Channel 4. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ "New BBC3 comedy could be a 'fully blown' hit for Southampton". Southern Daily Echo. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Infatuation - Island of Love at British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "ITV2 orders The Emily Atack Show". British Comedy Guide. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Hey Tracey!, Series 2, episode 1". British Comedy Guide. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Secret Crush - Q&A with Verona Rose". ITV. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Exclusive – First look at ITV2's new dating show Secret Crush sees participant ready to move in with her crush". Radio Times. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Secret Crush: Who is Verona Rose? Meet the host and cast of ITV2's new dating series!". Reality Titbit. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  15. ^ "The Real Dirty Dancing: Who's in the cast and when is it on?". Times & Star. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Catch Verona Rose in new episodes of 'Horrible Histories' on iPlayer". Loud and Clear Voices. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  17. ^ "First look at celebrity line up for The Real Dirty Dancing on E4". Channel 4. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Verona Rose". Channel 4. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Verona Rose stars in new Sky 1 show Dating No Filter". Curtis Brown. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Sky announces the return of Dating No Filter with a brand-new line-up of comedians". Sky UK. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  21. ^ a b "First look at People Just Do Nothing star's new comedy Sneakerhead". Radio Times. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Top Boy by Verona Rose - Curtis Brown". Curtis Brown. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Celebrity Juice, Series 26, episode 6". ITV Hub. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Iain Stirling's CelebAbility, Series 6, episode 8". ITV Hub. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Arnold Oceng, Vanessa Donovan, Tim Reid, Brandi Harvey & Femi Oyeniran To Star In UK Rom-Com 'Finding Forever' – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Pointless Celebrities, Series 15, Special". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  27. ^ "'Pointless Celebrities' appearance in aid of the BTF". British Thyroid Foundation. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  28. ^ "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. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  29. ^ "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. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  30. ^ ShonaMcGartyVEVO (3 December 2021). "Shona McGarty - Let It Be". Youtube. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Jo O'Meara celebrates the 40th anniversary of 'Thriller' with a spooktacular take". Prunderground.com. 28 September 2022.
  32. ^ "Sorry, I Didn't Know". ITV. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  33. ^ "Married at First Sight UK: Unveiled". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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