Tiana Benjamin: where is OG Chelsea Fox from EastEnders now?

She had a fling with Sean Slater

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by Brooke Pollock |
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OG EastEnders fans will remember when Chelsea Fox arrived on our screens back in 2006.

She had a turbulent four years in Walford - including lots of love triangles, thinking she was pregnant and finding out her dad was a murderer.

After leaving in 2010, Chelsea then returned to Albert Square in 2020 but as another actress. So, just where is the OG Chelsea Fox actress Tiana Benjamin now? We've done some digging...

Who is Tiana Benjamin?

Tiana well known for being on EastEnders but she actually made her acting debut as Angela Johnson in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire back in 2006.

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tiana is the OG chelsea fox ©BBC

Who was Tiana Benjamin in EastEnders?

Tiana originally portrayed the role of Chelsea Fox - Denise Fox's (Dianne Parish) eldest daughter.

What happened to the OG Chelsea Fox?

Tiana had quite a few dramatic storylines as Chelsea.

One of her biggest was when she discovered that her dad, Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) killed his ex-wife Trina (Sharon Duncan-Brewster).

Not only that but after believing that Denise was dead, Chelsea later discovered that her dad had held her mum hostage for a month in the abandoned house next door. Chelsea and the rest of her family then faced Lucas' wrath when he held them all hostage.

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Denise slapping Chelsea fox ©BBC

Her other storylines included being infatuated with Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky), having a feud with one of his flings Carly Wicks (Kellie Shirley), having a drug addiction and thinking that she was pregnant after taking a pregnancy test with her friend Amira Masood (Preeya Kalidas).

What happened with Jack Branning and Chelsea Fox?

EastEnders fans may remember years ago when Chelsea dated her now stepdad Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).

The two actually started dating after Chelsea went on a blind date with someone else but it didn't work out.

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chelsea and jack had a fling ©BBC

Chelsea and Jack managed to make it work until he he was accidentally shot by Kylie (Elarica Gallacher) and while Chelsea was falling for Jack, he admitted he was still in love with his ex Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack).

Is Tiana Benjamin returning to EastEnders?

We doubt it because Chelsea returned to the Square in 2020 but she's now played by Zaraah Abrahams, so we don't think we’ll see Tiana again anytime soon.

Although the OG Sam Mitchell has returned a few times, despite being recast, so who knows.

What is Tiana Benjamin doing now?

Since leaving the soap, she’s remained largely lowkey and hasn’t done too much.

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tiana out and about in 2019 ©Getty Images

However, last year she starred in a Netflix film called Love in Verona, a romance film about a newly single woman whose villa gets double-booked.

How old is Tiana Benjamin?

Tiana is 38. She was born on 5 October 1984.

Who is Tiana Benjamin dating?

We’re not too sure as there isn’t a lot about Trina and her personal life floating about.

Does Tiana Benjamin have social media?

Not that we can see. There seems to be a Twitter account under her name, but it hasn’t been used since 2011, so we assume she’s not that into social media.

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