TV star Gwyneth Strong is well known for playing the role of Cassandra Trotter in Only Fools and Horses.
From 1989 until the final episode of the BBC commission in 2003, Gwyneth portrayed the wife of Rodney Trotter and the long-suffering sister-in-law of Del Boy, au contraire!
Sensible, clever and a rather boujee addition to the Trotter clan, Cassandra is completely spoiled by her businessman father, Alan, who sees her as the apple of his eye.
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Gwyneth, 59, has amassed a long list of TV credits during her acting career, including roles in EastEnders, Casualty, New Tricks, Doctors and many more.
But the Londoner isn’t the only one in her family who has graced television screens, as her husband is also a very famous actor!
Gwyneth married Footballers’ Wives star Jesse Birdsall back in 2000 and they share two children together.
Jesse, 57, from Highbury, started an acting career back in the 1970s with roles in the series Headmaster, Center Play and Graham’s Gang, and has been in showbiz ever since.
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During the early 90s, he landed the role in the BBC soap Eldorado as Marcus Tandy.
Like his wife Gwyneth, he has also starred in EastEnders as John Hewland in 2012, with other acting roles including Doctors, Casualty, Foyle’s War, As If, Bugs and The Bill.
Jesse Fraser most recently played Black in Hollyoaks between 2013 and 2014 before joining Holby City as Steven Fletcher in 2018.
He also plays Ali in the new film The Pebble & the Boy.
Fingers crossed that the famous couple Gwyneth and Jesse will play in a TV series together, it was a shame not – a couple of legends!
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