Jaime Winstone

Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress. With a career spanning over two decades, she is best known for her work in television and film, with her roles including Kidulthood, Goldplated (2006), Dead Set (2008), Donkey Punch (2008), Boogie Woogie (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), Anuvahood (2011), Wild Bill (2011), Mad Dogs (2013), Love, Rosie (2014), After Hours (2015), The Last Photograph (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Knuckledust (2020), A Brixton Tale (2021), and Sumotherhood (2023). She has also appeared on stage in productions of The Fastest Clock in the Universe (2009) and 2:22 A Ghost Story (2023), as well as in various music videos.

Winstone is also notable for her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic Babs (2017), and playing a younger Peggy Mitchell in flashback episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2022, 2025), who had previously been portrayed by Windsor. Outside of acting, she appeared as a contestant on the third series of The Masked Singer (2022) and the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing (2026).

Early life and education Winstone was born on 6 May 1985 in Camden, North London. She is the daughter of actor Ray Winstone and his wife Elaine McCausland.

Her family later moved to Roydon, Essex, before going on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at the performing arts department of Harlow College, Essex. Her subsequent roles included Daddy's Girl,

Winstone made her catwalk modelling debut in 2008 for Vivienne Westwood, and in February 2009 she appeared on the front cover of Arena. She made her stage debut in a Hampstead Theatre revival of The Fastest Clock in the Universe which also played at the Curve theatre, Leicester.

In March 2010, she was announced as a new patron of the East End Film Festival. Winstone starred in the Stealth Media Group-produced thriller film Manor Hunt Ball and based on the novel The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. The same year, Winstone portrayed Anneli Alderton, one of five women murdered in Ipswich 2006, in the BBC drama Five Daughters. In 2015, Winstone portrayed the lead role of Lauren in the Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours. On preparing for the role, Winstone told The Independent: "As soon as I sat down with Barbara, I got to analyse her, to see how she moved - and I instantly related to this wonderful woman. She is so generous and easy to talk to and connect with [...] the pressure just faded away as I talked to this amazing woman. These roles don’t come along that often. It was an honour."

In January 2022, Winstone appeared as a contestant on the third series of The Masked Singer as "Firework". She was sixth to be unmasked. In September 2022, Winstone appeared in EastEnders as Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode set in 1979.

In 2023, Winstone appeared in the play 2:22 A Ghost Story, playing the character of Jenny. She also starred in the Craig Tuohy-written and directed horror film Everyone Is Going to Die. In 2025, she reprised her role on EastEnders as Peggy Mitchell in the form of hallucinations experienced by Phil Mitchell for the serial's 40th anniversary week. Her 2025 return episode won "Best Single Episode" at the 2025 British Soap Awards.

In July 2026, Winstone was announced as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing, beginning September of that year.

Personal life Winstone has been in a relationship with James Suckling since March 2015. They became engaged in June 2022 and married in October 2023. They have one child together, a son born in February 2016.

Filmography Film

Television

Stage Year Title Role Venue 2009 The Fastest Clock in the Universe Sherbet Gravel Hampstead Theatre 2023 2:22 A Ghost Story Jenny UK West End tour

Music videos Year Song Artist 2006 "When You Wasn't Famous" The Streets 2007 "Two Lovers" The Twang 2008 "Blind" Hercules and Love Affair' 2009 "Dust Devil" Madness 2021 "Love Is Back Celeste