Outnumbered’s Ramona Marquez – where is she now?

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by Marianna Manson |
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It’s something of a social phenomenon that we should be so inexplicably alarmed when the smaller and younger of our species grow.

Case in point: when we see that child actors from some of our favourite 00s shows are no longer children.

You’d think we’d be used to it by now – we’ve seen plenty of soap characters grow up on screen, from Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) to Chesney Brown (Sam Aston), and lots of actors from CBBC’s finest have gone on to have glittering TV careers in adulthood.

But there’s nothing quite like seeing an actor from a remembered TV program after years out of the limelight to remind you just how old you are.

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Outnumbered was a quintessentially British comedy sitcom that ran for five series between 2007 and 2014, in which hapless parents Pete and Sue Brockman (played by Hugh Dennis andClaire Skinner) are quite literally outnumbered by their three unruly kids, Jake, Ben and Karen.

It's almost been 10 years since we've seen them all onscreen together so we thought now is as good a time as ever to see what they're doing. And it’s fair to say Ramona Marquez, who played youngest child and only daughter Karen, has been living her absolute best life.

Who is Ramona Marquez?

Ramona was a child actor whose breakout role was playing Karen Brockman in UK sitcom Outnumbered. While it’s unclear what her job is currently, she’s certainly giving off student-y vibes and she recently contributed to a book of essays by activist Florence Given called Women Don’t Owe You Pretty.

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Where is Ramona Marquez from?

From her colourful and crazy Instagram, it looks as though Ramona lives in London – or at least spends a lot of time there.

Ramona Marquez on Outnumbered

Ramona is best known for her time playing butter-wouldn’t-melt Karen Brockman on Outnumbered, alongside her on screen brothers Tyger Drew-Honey (who played eldest child Jake) and Daniel Roache.

The absolute best bit about these telly siblings is that after seven years growing up on screen together, it’s clear they’re still the best of buds and hang out all the time.

CHECK OUT: Noughties kids' TV shows we still have nightmares about

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Doctor Who, 2005 - present

Doctor Who has always had a reputation for terrifying viewers. Right back from the 60's viewers would tune in anticipating scares. We often have to remind ourselves that it is, in fact, largely a show for children. And we would argue it reached peak terror in the 00's, specifically on 21st May 2005, when the infamous episode 'The Empty Child' was broadcast. This episode really took the horror elements of the show to a new level, introducing terrifying 00's CGI into the mix. The result was some truly traumatic body horror, and the introduction of the phrase "are you my mummy?" - honestly this episode was pure nightmare fuel and haunts us to this day.

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CREDIT: Youtube/CBBC

The Story of Tracey Beaker, 2002 - 2006

Tracey Beaker wasn't as much terrifying as it was completely traumatic. Whilst the show deserves credit for treading new ground in terms of what kids' TV show can talk about (and for creating a generation of "BOG OFF" screaming rebel children), the subject matter was nonetheless very dark. The scariest part was how realistic the show ultimately was. It tapped into real fears and anxieties of children, whilst remaining an engaging and educational show. So whilst it was, at times, a little terrifying, it was still a great show we're all glad we grew up on.

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CREDIT: CBBC

Sorry, I've Got No Head, 2008 - 2011

Sorry, I've got No Head was a hidden gem of a kids' TV show. It was a sketch show in the vein of Monty Python, that really leant into the bizarre (and occasionally into the terrifying). The bizarre concepts really made for some horrific viewing. The reoccurring sketch the show gets its name from features a headless man stumbling around, apologising. One of the scariest sketches features a terrifying dinner lady who threatened students with torturous punishments if they order 'the wrong meal' ( and every meal is 'the wrong meal'). The terror of this show really comes from its weirdness. It's basically a Mighty Boosh for kids.

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CREDIT: BBC

Trapped!, 2006 - 2010

Trapped! was such an iconic kids' TV show, in part because it featured real 00's kids. On the reality show a group of kids would make their way up a tower, one room at a time. In each room one child would be left behind (Trapped!), either an innocent child, or a saboteur who has convinced the other kids they are innocent. By today's standards the show doesn't sound super terrifying, however to a kid watching the show, it genuinely seemed like the kids were actually trapped in the rooms forever - the stakes really couldn't get any higher. The creepy man who presented the show also provided a fair bit of nightmare fuel.

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CREDIT: YouTube/ Boohbah - Wildbrain

Boohbah, 2003 -2006

From the creator of Teletubbies comes an arguably even weirder show (we know, we really didn't think that was possible either). Boohbah really dials up the weirdness of Teletubbies up to 11, leaving behind any sense of story and moving into a weird psychedelic realm full of science inspired shapes colours. The Boohbahs themselves are these weird fluffy ball people without mouths who hold hands and fly through the sky. Honestly this show was so weird it became purely terrifying. The intro sequence says it all, with a child creepily chanting "Boohbah, Boohbah" - we know it's a show for kids, but still the sound of a small child chanting something is just objectively creepy.

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CREDIT: Sky

What's New, Scooby-Doo?, 2002 - 2006

Scooby-Doo has terrified generations of young children. And even though the ghost or monster is always unmasked and revealed to be a person, there is still that sense every episode that the monster could be real. What's New, Scooby-Doo? was the 00's kid's version of the show and it really took the original concept and ran with it, producing some of our most traumatic memories from 00's TV.

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CREDIT: BBC

Mona the Vampire, 1999 - 2006

Another animated 00's gem was definitely Mona the Vampire. This series saw the titular character, Mona, playing make-believe as a vampire. Whilst the scenarios were 'make-believe', the show portrayed them as being as real to us as they were to Mona. This led to some truly terrifying situations that really traumatised us as kids. Outside of this, however, this show is a great (somewhat) forgotten gem, with arguably one of the catchiest theme songs around ("show us your fangs, yay Mona!").

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CREDIT: Prime Video

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, 2000 - 2006

When it comes to some truly terrifying Kids' TV, Grizzly Tales for Gruesome kids surely takes the crown. In what other show on this list (or perhaps ever) has there been a terrifying barber who cuts off the tongues of small children? Or a story about a child who torments spiders who is then punished by having spiders crawl inside his mouth to turn him into a giant spider? Honestly, this series was ridiculously terrifying for a kId's show - we really can't imagine it being made today. They really went ham on the cautionary tales, showing children being violently punished for making mistakes. The use of stop motion also gives this show extra points for creepiness.

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CREDIT: BBC

The Sarah Jane Adventures, 2007 -2011

Ok, we guess you could argue that Doctor Who isn't just for children... but this spinoff definitely was, it even aired on the CBBC channel. Whilst it was aimed at a younger audience that the original show, it didn't lose any of the creepiness. In fact with the introduction of the eyeless alien the Trickster who was able to erase you from existence, it was at times even more terrifying.

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CREDIT: YouTube/ CBBC

Raven, 2002 - 2010

As with Trapped!, Raven terrified us as the stakes seemed so high. Except the stakes were maybe even higher: if one of the real child contestants messed up they could have been wiped from existence - ouch. No wonder this show left us traumatised. It felt so real at the time, so of course we were terrified but few had the bravery to sign up to the show.

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CREDIT: YouTube/ Lazy Town

Lazy Town, 2004 - 2014

We didn't really question Lazy Town when we were kids. We kind of just took it for what it was. But looking back... this was a WEIRD show. Outside of the bizarre almost real aesthetics, the character design was super disturbing, from Robbie Rotten's rubber hair and strange prosthetics to the weird rubber puppets. Honestly it was hard to tell where the puppets ended and the live action cast began. For its weirdness alone, Lazy Town definitely belongs on this list.

Tyger recently posted a pic of the three of them looking edgy AF posing against a brick wall and captioned it, “Family #outnumbered”.

And Danny posted the same photo but captioned it, “No more of COVID keeping the fam apart”.

Is that not the cutest thing?

How old is Ramona Marquez?

Ramona was born in February 2001, making her very nearly 20 years old.

What else has Ramona Marquez been in?

Ramona’s biggest role to date was undoubtedly as Karen in Outnumbered, for which she was the first child actor ever to win a British Comedy Award for Best Female Comedy Newcomer in 2009 (she was just eight years old!).

Since then she’s had parts in the made-for-TV film Enid, about the life of children’s author Enid Blyton, as Princess Margaret in The King’s Speech and a bit part in The Best Exotic Marigold hotel. She won another award for her voiceover work on 2011’s Arthur Christmas, but her last TV credit was in 2016 when the cast of Outnumbered reunited for a one off special.

What is Ramona Marquez’s Instagram?

You can follow Ramona @princessmo__.

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