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Shona McGarty
BornShona Bernadette McGarty
(1991-10-14) 14 October 1991 (age 33)
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Shona Bernadette McGarty (born 14 October 1991) is an English actress from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, best known for her role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as Whitney Dean.

Career

Before joining EastEnders, she had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, the group was named 'Traffic Lights', and later joined the drama school 'Young stars' where she played the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and Wizard of Oz, in which she played Glinda the Good Witch. In July 2012, McGarty was suspended from EastEnders by acting executive producer Lorraine Newman "for repeatedly being late for filming."

Awards

On 4 May 2009, it was announced that Shona had been nominated for 'Best newcomer' at the British Soap Awards. A storyline involving Shona as the main part was nominated for 'Best single episode' as well as 'Best Storyline', these nominations were unsuccessful.

Personal life

McGarty attended St.Teresa's Primary RC School in Borehamwood. She is currently in a relationship with fellow cast member Matt Lapinskas. In March 2012, McGarty and Lapinskas were asked to leave an Asda supermarket after they smeared McGarty "suggestively" with yoghurt whilst shopping. She attended Loreto College, St Albans.

Filmography

Year Title Role
2008–present EastEnders Whitney Dean

References

  1. "Shona McGarty". IMDb. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. "Mohill family connections to Eastenders star Shona McGarty". Leitrim Observer. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. "BBC News - EastEnders star Shona McGarty suspended for lateness". BBC Online. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. Eriksen, Alanah (3 October 2011). "On to the next hunk from Albert Square". Mail Online. London: Metro Media Group. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. "EastEnders' Shona McGarty 'thrown out of Asda for sexy yoghurt display'". Metro. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Text "Metro.co.uk" ignored (help)
  6. Littlejohn, Georgina (27 April 2011). "EastEnders Whitney gets lucky in love as actress Shona McGarty cosies up to former on-screen boyfriend". Daily Mail. London.

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