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Code of Silence star Charlotte Ritchie on heartbreaking mental health ‘struggles’

You and Code of Silence actress Charlotte Richie has struggled, at times, with poor mental health as a result of global fame...

You might know her as the scheming detective superintendent Ashleigh Francis in new ITV drama Code of Silence, but Charlotte Ritchie has been on and off our TV screens for more than a decade. She revealed herself as more than a tad gullible when she appeared on Taskmaster (Credit: Taskmaster/YouTube) ITV crime drama series Code of Silence became available to watch on ITVX on May 18, 2025. She played Frankie Lewis in EastEnders from 2020 to 2022, won The Stage Debut Award for her performance in As You Like It in 2023, and became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2024.

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