Rose was born Catherine Verona Gordon on 21 November 1984 in
Southampton,
Hampshire. She is the sister of Tyrone Gordon, a rapper from Southampton. She studied theatre at the
BRIT School and then at
Brunel University before returning to her old secondary school in Southampton to cover drama. She made her acting debut in the 2010 online web series
Pini as Olive, and the following year, Rose appeared in an episode of
Doctors as Alexandria. Over the next few years of her career, Rose portrayed minor roles and appeared as an extra in various television series and short films including
Hustle and
EastEnders. In 2019, she co-wrote and starred in the web series
Dick in Ibiza and
Fully Blown alongside
Donna Preston, and the pair also appeared on the
Channel 4 series
Pants on Fire together. She also starred in the series
Infatuation - Island of Love. In 2020, Rose played various characters in sketch scenes for
The Emily Atack Show and also appeared as a guest on
Hey Tracey!. In 2021, Rose began presenting the dating series
Secret Crush on
ITV2. The same year, Rose joined the Celebs to record a cover of
the Beatles classic "
Let It Be", a song produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn assisted by
Stephen Large. The song was recorded at Metropolis Studios, in support of
Mind, and released on 3 December 2021 by Saga Entertainment. Rose was part of a choir of celebrities including
Georgia Hirst,
Ivan Kaye,
Anne Hegerty and
Eunice Olumide who were backing
EastEnders star
Shona McGarty. She also appeared as various characters in the
CBBC series
Horrible Histories. In 2022, Rose competed as a contestant on the
E4 reality series
The Real Dirty Dancing and began appearing regularly on the comedy series
Dating No Filter. She also portrayed Mogs in the
Dave series
Sneakerhead and appeared as Naomi in the fourth series of
Netflix crime drama
Top Boy. Rose also made guest appearances on
Celebrity Juice and
CelebAbility and is also appeared in the film
Finding Forever. In June 2022, Rose appeared on an episode of
Pointless Celebrities alongside
Bobby Seagull. They won the jackpot and Rose donated her money to the
British Thyroid Foundation. In September 2022, Rose rejoined
The Celebs alongside
Jo O'Meara and
Anne Hegerty to mark the 40th anniversary of the
Michael Jackson classic album
Thriller and raise money for
Great Ormond Street Hospital, with a new rendition of the
title track, which was released on the independent record label
Saga Entertainment and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. ==Filmography==