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Biography
Emma Louise Barton (born 26 July 1977) is an English actress. She played Honey Mitchell in EastEnders from November 2005 to September 2008, and on a temporary basis during 2014. Barton returned full-time in late 2015.
Before her role in EastEnders, Barton appeared in Spooks and on stage in plays including Grease.
From September 2019 Barton competed in the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, paired with professional Anton du Beke.
Early life
Barton attended Horndean Community School in Hampshire from 1989 to 1993, and then trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1998.
Barton's character was one of several written out by executive producer Diederick Santer in 2008. On 6 September 2015 it was announced that Honey would return later in the year.
On 14 November 2008, Barton sang live for Children in Need in the BBC studios in London. She starred in the title role of Snow White in the Marlowe Theatre's Canterbury pantomime from December 2008 – January 2009 alongside Stephen Mulhern. From March to November 2009 she was touring the UK in the stage production of Chicago, alongside Jimmy Osmond and Twinnie Lee Moore, playing Roxie Hart.
In June 2009, Barton opened two BreastHealth UK clinics in the Birmingham area.
In December 2009, Barton played the part of Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk at Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne. In May 2014, Barton became an Ambassador for Locksheath Pumas Rugby Club in Fareham, Hampshire. Also in May 2014, Barton reprised her role as Honey in EastEnders for a short stint. In June 2014 she was a contestant in Celebrity Masterchef.
During 2014, Barton played Dolly in the National Theatre's touring production of One Man, Two Guvnors.
During the 2016–17 Christmas pantomime season Barton played the role of Tinkerbell in the Crawley Hawth Theatre pantomime production of Peter Pan alongside Shaun Williamson as Captain Hook and Richard David-Caine and Joseph Elliott (from CBeebies Swashbuckle) as pirates on Captain Hook's ship.
Strictly Come Dancing
From September 2019 Barton competed in the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, paired with professional Anton du Beke.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Revel Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Honey, Honey" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | No elimination |
| 2 | Foxtrot / "Sunshine of Your Love" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Safe |
| 3 | Salsa / "Soul Bossa Nova" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz / "Send In the Clowns" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 5 | Paso Doble / "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 6 | Tango / "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | Safe |
| 7 | Rumba / "Woman in Love" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
| 8 | Jazz / "Right Now" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 9 | American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance" | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
| 10 | Quickstep / "Sparkling Diamonds" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
| 11 | Charleston / "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
| 12 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Hold My Hand" Waltz / "Gymnopédie No. 1 | 7 8 | 8 9 | 8 9 | 8 10 | 31 36 | Safe |
| 13 | Charleston / "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Showdance / "Let Yourself Go" Viennese Waltz / "Send In the Clowns" | 9 8 9 | 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 | 39 38 39 | Runner-up |
Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro
Personal life
From 2002 to 2005, Barton was married to lawyer Nigel Stoat.
In January 2019, it was announced that she would be running the London Marathon with some of her EastEnders co-stars for a Dementia campaign in honour of Barbara Windsor.
