Shona McGarty

Before joining EastEnders, McGarty had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, including a role in Wizard of Oz.[2] In July 2012, McGarty was suspended from EastEnders by the acting executive producer Lorraine Newman "for repeatedly being late for filming".[3] McGarty later regretted her behaviour as "lazy and irresponsible".[4] The same year, McGarty performed the song A Change is Gonna Come for Children in Need 2012.[5][6]

Shona McGarty in 2016

In 2018, McGarty joined 26 other celebrities and performed an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph, a song written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was recorded in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018 under the artist name The Celebs. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on Good Morning Britain on 30 November 2018.[7][8][9]

In 2021, McGarty reunited with Saga Entertainment to record a cover of The Beatles classic "Let It Be", recorded at Metropolis Studios, in support of British charity Mind and released on 3 December 2021. McGarty was backed by a choir of celebrities including Georgia Hirst, Anne Hegerty, Ivan Kaye and Eunice Olumide who performed as part of the 2021 line up of The Celebs.[10][11][12]

McGarty is of Irish descent.[13]

In January 2018, McGarty announced her engagement to long-term partner Ryan Harris.[14] Two years later, she said they had ended their relationship.[15]

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