Tonicha Jeronimo

Early life and education

Jeronimo has a Portuguese father, Antonio; her mother is Susan, and she has an older sister, Filipa; her eldest sister is Lisa.

Jeronimo and her family left Jersey when she was 11 years old, living for a short time in Portugal, before moving to Yorkshire permanently.

From February to April 1998, Jeronimo toured Beauty and the Beast, at the Swansea Grand Theatre in Swansea, the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl, the Hull New Theatre, the Forum Theatre in Billingham, and the Manchester Opera House.

From April to June 2000, she starred in John Godber's production of Seasons in the Sun at the Hull Truck Theatre, and the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.

From December 2000 to January 2001, Jeronimo and her then-husband Stuart Wade, appeared in Simon Barry's pantomime version of Cinderella at the Grand Opera House, York. She played the title role, while husband Stuart played the role of Buttons.

From May to June 2001, she starred in Alice Bartlett's stage adaption of Little Malcolm and his Struggles Against the Eunuchs, again with Wade, at the Hull Truck Theatre, and the Theatre Royal, Wakefield.

In May 2001, Jeronimo starred in Kate Bramley's production of Doctor Faustus, again with Wade, at the Hull Truck Theatre.

From December 2001 to January 2002, she starred in Cinderella for a third time, this time with her sister Filipa Jeronimo (now known as Pippa Adams), as well as Wade, at the Tameside Hippodrome in Ashton-under-Lyne.

From December 2003 to January 2004, she and Wade starred in the pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk at the Grand Opera House in York. Jeronimo played the role of Fairy Peapod, while Wade played the role of Simple Simon.

Jeronimo and Wade owned a hairdressing business, and Wade owned a property developing business. After Jack and the Beanstalk ended, they both decided to leave acting for a while to focus on their growing family. She also founded the acting agency TLA Boutique Management at the same time. TLA Boutique Management originally offered representation to children and adults in the industry, by getting them auditions, before focusing solely on representing children. Wrap Management represents experienced children and adults from Northern England.

In January 2014, Jeronimo published a book titled The Business in Show.

In May 2016, Jeronimo joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty, playing the role of Steph Sims in three episodes between May and August that year. She played the mother of Carmel Sims, played by Jeronimo's daughter Sydney Wade. Jeronimo reprised her role as Steph Sims again in an August 2016 episode of Holby City, and a February 2017 episode of Casualty.

Personal life

In August 2000, Jeronimo married Stuart Wade (born 1 August 1969, Halifax, West Yorkshire) who played her on-screen husband Biff Fowler in Emmerdale, in Jersey. and Lorcan is the former head of dance at the school. Her actress daughter Sydney works in the kitchen of Ruby's as a cook.

In January 2020, she married Andrei Dobre, a Romanian, with whom she has one child.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1994–1997 Emmerdale Linda Glover Series regular 284 episodes 1999 My Wonderful life Jane 1 episode: Climbing Trees 2000Where The Heart Is Librarian 1 episode: "Legacy" 2016 Holby City Stephanie Sims (credited as Tonicha Lawrence) 1 episode 2016–2017 Casualty Steph Sims (credited as Tonicha Lawrence) recurring 4 episodes