Samantha Womack, 53, slips into a swimsuit as she enjoys a 'nostalgic' trip to Brighton after pulling out of theatre tour for 'personal reasons'

Samantha Womack posed in a swimsuit during a 'nostalgic' trip to her hometown, Brighton, after dropping out of her theatre tour for 'personal reasons'. The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a series of snaps as she hit the beach and took her dogs for a walk. Samantha, 53, looked incredible in the brown one-piece in the happy photo and wrote: 'Back to my hometown Brighton. Feeling nostalgic.' Other photos showed the former EastEnders star enjoying lunch and strolling around town in a black striped crop top. Denise Van Outen wrote in the comments: 'You look amazing,' while other fans added: 'Proof that age ain’t nothing but a number! You look insane' and 'beautiful'.Earlier this month, Samantha pulled out of the By Royal Appointment theatre tour and will be replaced by a Call The Midwife star, Laura Main, 49. Samantha Womack posed in a swimsuit during a 'nostalgic' trip to her hometown, Brighton after dropping out of her theatre tour for 'personal reasons' The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a series of snaps as she hit the beach and took her dogs for a walkSamantha had been set to star alongside fellow lead Jane Asher in the new UK tour of Daisy Goodwin’s show. Laura joins Jane as The Queen, David Robb as The Designer and Matthew Cottle as The Milliner.The play explores The Queen and her Dresser’s relationship and how the pair created the public image of the world’s longest reigning British monarch.The press release reads: 'The late Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her discretion. She never said anything in public that could ruffle the lightest of feathers. But she had one way of expressing what she really thought – through her wardrobe.' By Royal Appointment is a co-production with Cambridge Arts Theatre and opened there on September 21 running until October 3.It will then move to Nottingham Theatre Royal, Chelmsford Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Chichester Festival Theatre, Edinburgh King's Theatre and Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Back in April, Samantha appeared to hint her relationship with partner Oliver Farnworth has ended.She had taken to Instagram that week and uploaded a racy snap in an outdoor hot tub, with the cryptic caption: 'Alone again... naturally'. Adding further speculation that Samantha has parted ways from Oliver, 44, who plays Emmerdale villain John Sugden, Rita Simons, Sam's EastEnders onscreen sister, commented: 'Obv, love you' (sic). Samantha, who played Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders before leaving in 2017, replied: 'I've got you though.' Other photos showed the former EastEnders star enjoying lunch and strolling around town in a black striped crop top Denise Van Outen wrote in the comments: 'You look amazing', while other fans added: 'Proof that age ain’t nothing but a number! You look insane' and 'beautiful' Earlier this month, Samantha pulled out of the By Royal Appointment theatre tour and will be replaced by a Call The Midwife star, Laura Main, 49, (pictured) Back in April, Samantha appeared to hint her relationship with partner Oliver Farnworth has ended when she posted this picture on Instagram Oliver and Samantha began dating in 2019, after they grew close while working on the 2019 stage adaptation of The Girl On The Train (pictured 2019)While the actress was flooded with sweet messages, Samantha's son Benjamin cheekily told her: 'There's still time to delete this mum.' To which she replied: 'I was going to say that about all your gym posts... what a coincidence.'Oliver and Samantha began dating in 2019, after they grew close while working on the 2019 stage adaptation of The Girl On The Train.Their relationship started a year after Samantha split from husband Mark after nineteen years of marriage. She has two children Lili-Rose, 21, and Benjamin, 25.Oliver, who played Corrie's Andy Carver from 2014-2017, and Samantha lived together in Spain.The actress moved to Spain after her beloved dog died just weeks after she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.Samantha rescued her dog Lola from Goa, India in 2019 after she and her daughter Lili-Rose fell in love with her over the course of their three-week trip.The actress revealed Lola's death in September 2022 was one of the 'worst days' of her life as it made everything she was facing with her health real.Lola's death came just a month after the screen star was diagnosed with breast cancer.Samantha received the all clear five months later but it was a deeply emotional period for the star who ultimately decided to move to Valencia.The actress told the Sunday Times: 'She died on the same day as the Queen. I was devastated. It was one of the worst days of my life.'