One of the most enduring stories of the horrific floods
in the African country of Mozambique was that of Rosita, the little girl born
in a tree while the flooded Limpopo river swirled beneath her and her mother
Sofia Pedro. And Casualty star Claire Goose does not disagree.
“Rosita personalised the disaster for many people in Britain. Her birth
was like a miracle,” reckons the 25-year-old actress.
When Claire was invited to Mozambique by the British Red Cross, to see the
disaster first-hand, she did not hesitate. And, far from worrying if a nail
broke, she spent the three days distributing aid, planting crops and learning
about the hidden danger of landmines, calling her visit, “a humbling
experience.”
Claire, who, although no longer in Casualty, will be on our screens this
summer, in the thriller Waking The Dead, talked about her love for
Jonathan Kerrigan, who played gay nurse Sam Colloby in the Bristol-based
series. “I never thought about Jon in that way at first, mainly because he
was seeing someone else. Then one night we got together and it shocked the hell
out of both of us.” The two now share a house in Bristol and, although Jon
is quite anti-marriage, the two have discussed having children together.
“He is my soul mate,” confesses the petite blonde, shyly.
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Not scared of hard work,
the Casualty actress
lends a hand with the planting of crops
Travelling up the Buzi
river by boat was,
Claire felt, the most significant point of the
trip to Mozambique |
