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'''Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford''' (born [[22 July (people)|22 July]] [[1964 (people)|1964]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) appeared as the Doctor's companion [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] | '''Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford''' (born [[22 July (people)|22 July]] [[1964 (people)|1964]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) appeared as the Doctor's companion [[Melanie Bush|Melanie 'Mel' Bush]] debuting in ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'', one of the stories in ''[[Season 23|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'', and departing at the conclusion of ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]''. She has since reprised the role in several audio dramas for [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
Langford was | Bonnie Langford was the first [[companion]] actor to have been born after ''[[Doctor Who]]'' began in 1963. | ||
== Career == | |||
She first achieved fame as a child actor, starring in the [[television]] series ''Just William'' and the film ''Bugsy Malone''. | |||
Her stage work includes ''Annie'', ''Peter Pan: The Musical'', ''Cats'' and ''The Pirates of Penzance''. Langford was a regular guest (2003-2005) on [[Sandi Toksvig]]'s weekday lunchtime show on LBC radio and occasionally deputised when Sandi was ill or on holiday. Langford had just completed a run in ''Peter Pan'' at the time she was announced as [[the Doctor]]'s newest companion. A publicity photo was passed round of Langford in costume as Peter and [[Colin Baker]] in costume as the Doctor, "flying" together on wires. | Her stage work includes ''Annie'', ''Peter Pan: The Musical'', ''Cats'' and ''The Pirates of Penzance''. Langford was a regular guest (2003-2005) on [[Sandi Toksvig]]'s weekday lunchtime show on LBC radio and occasionally deputised when Sandi was ill or on holiday. Langford had just completed a run in ''Peter Pan'' at the time she was announced as [[the Doctor]]'s newest companion. A publicity photo was passed round of Langford in costume as Peter and [[Colin Baker]] in costume as the Doctor, "flying" together on wires. | ||
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In 2015, she joined the cast of ''[[EastEnders]]'' in the role of Carmel Kazemi, over two decades after performing as Mel on the ''EastEnders'' set in ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. She left the role in 2018. Langord’s onscreen family in the show included [[Davood Ghadami]] and [[Shaheen Jafargholi]] as her two sons. | In 2015, she joined the cast of ''[[EastEnders]]'' in the role of Carmel Kazemi, over two decades after performing as Mel on the ''EastEnders'' set in ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. She left the role in 2018. Langord’s onscreen family in the show included [[Davood Ghadami]] and [[Shaheen Jafargholi]] as her two sons. | ||
== Credits == | == Personal Life == | ||
Langford was born at {{w|Hampton Court}}, [[Surrey]]. She married fellow actor Paul Grunert in 1995 and has one daughter (born 2000). The couple divorced in 2015. | |||
== DWU Credits == | |||
=== Television === | === Television === | ||
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