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Natalie Corner

Rita Simons gushes over her 'mini me' daughter as they prepare to hit the stage

You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between Rita Simons and her daughter Maiya Silveston they look so alike.

The I'm A Celeb star gushed over her 13-year-old - I'm A Celeb's Rita Simons finally reunited with lookalike twin daughters - in a snap posted to Instagram of the pair stood back-to-back.

Both dressed in identical black mini dresses and matching blonde hair Rita, 42, wrote that that her 'mini me' was set to star in her own show but she was unable to attend because she's also taking to the stage.

Rita is currently starring in The House on Cold Hill alongside Strictly winner Joe McFadden.

Rita and her lookalike daughter Maiya (Instagram)

Maiya even addressed their likeness in a comment underneath her mum's picture writing: "I love you good luck I can’t wait! And god we look so similar!"

The teen, who attends theatre school, was diagnosed deaf aged four but Rita and her husband Theo decided to get her a cochlear implant in 2014 to improve her hearing.

Despite Maiya's hearing difficulties Maiya is following in her mum's showbiz footsteps and her goal is to bag a role in the West End.

Rita has previously spoken about her devastation when little Maiya was diagnosed as deaf as a baby.

"When we were told that Maiya, at five months old, was deaf. It was shattering and I was in complete denial. Tests revealed she has enlarged vestibular aqueducts — a genetic deformity of the inner ear," she recently said.

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The proud mum with her twins, Maiya and Jaimee (Instagram)
Since starring on I'm A Celeb Rita has been in panto and theatre (Instagram)

I'm A Celeb's Rita Simons finally reunited with lookalike twin daughters

The former EastEnders actress has revealed in the past how her two daughters communicate with their own special language while Rita and Theo have also learned sign language.

Rita regularly posts adorable pictures of her daughters and celebrated them becoming teenagers six weeks ago.

She wrote in the post: "How and when did these two become 13? Can’t wait to come home and see my babies on their birthday."

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