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Rita Simons stuns fans with picture of her “mini-me” daughter

Former EastEnders' star's daughter is following in her footsteps

Former EastEnders star Rita Simons has posted a picture of her 13-year-old daughter Maiya – and fans can’t get over how similar the pair look.

Maiya, who has a twin sister Jaimee, posed back-to-back with her famous mum and fans immediately said it was hard to tell the actress and her daughter apart.

EastEnders star Rita Simons and her daughter
Rita posted this shot of herself and her “mini me” Maiya (Credit: Instagram)

“Your double,” one said, adding: “Pretty little thing.”

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Even Rita’s I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here! pal Fleur East, who recently announced her engagement to partner Marcel Badiane-Robin, commented on the similarity between the two.

Fleur said: “Twins!!! So cute.”

Rita Simons leaves the jungle
Rita was the fourth star to be voted out of the jungle in the last series of I’m A Celebrity (Credit: Wenn)

Posting the shot to Instagram, Rita revealed that her daughter is also following in her showbiz footsteps.

She said: “My mini me has a show tonight. Gutted I won’t be there as I also have my own show. Break all the legs! I love you.”

Maiya replied to her famous mum – who is married to the girls’ dad Theo Silveston – and said: “I love you good luck. I can’t wait!!!.” She added of the picture: “And god we look so similar!!!”

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Rita is currently starring alongside Strictly Come Dancing winner Joe McFadden in The House On Cold Hill, which is currently touring the UK.

EastEnders star Rita Simons and her girls
Rita with her teenage twins Jaimee and Maiya (Credit: Instagram)

Maiya, who attends theatre school, was diagnosed deaf at the age of four, but had a cochlear implant in 2014, which has helped to improve her hearing.

Now it appears the teen has set her sights on a part in a West End show.

Rita recently posted a picture of her twin girls to Instagram as they celebrated becoming teenagers. She said: “How and when did these two become 13?”

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor