Outnumbered star Ramona Marquez, who played Karen in the BBC comedy, has given fans an insight into her ‘normal job’ and described how she faced nerves in her first week
Outnumbered fans were thrilled when Ramona Marquez, known for her role as daughter Karen on the hit show, returned to TV screens over Christmas after taking a break to pursue a “regular job.”
The actress has since become quite popular on TikTok and excitedly shared her latest career update with her followers. In a recent post, she shared a video of herself with the caption: “I just completed my first week tattooing in the studio! ! !” Ramona went on to show fans around her cute pink-themed workspace and even shared a glimpse of her tattooing her very first client.
Keen to showcase more of her week and her artistic creations, Ramona expressed how proud she felt: “So proud of myself for doing it despite being scared AF! !” She opened up about the challenges she faces due to severe ADHD, adding, “And having to deal with severe ADHD that makes things so much harder.”
She touched on the difficulties this can create, such as managing time and bookings: “Trying to remind myself that because of my ADHD I may make mistakes with timings and bookings.”
In her caption, the 23 year old further delved into her feelings about her first week, writing: “First week done. I was so nervous leading up to this week but it went so well. Despite a few adhdisms like forgetting my iPad and getting the time of a booking a little wrong, everything went so smoothly and I’m so proud of myself for dealing with everything so well,” and concluded with gratitude and anticipation for what’s to come.
Her fans were quick to offer support and congratulations in the comments, with one saying “so proud of you!!” and another chiming in with “Omg that’s amazing, wishing great luck in the tattoo career! !” reports the Mirror.
While many fans were thrilled about the show’s comeback, some labelled it as ‘depressing’ due to a cancer-related storyline. Ramona, responding to the feedback on her Instagram, said: “Thank you for all your kind messages it means so much to me … someone said there was a lot of negativity over on Twitter and that made me sad. So thank you for the love and support.”
Outnumbered first hit our screens in 2007 and ran for five seasons on the BBC, wrapping up in 2014. The show then returned for a special in 2016, with the Christmas 2024 special being the first in eight years. In the debut series, Ramona’s character Karen was just a tender age of five.
Ramona once joked on her TikTok, saying: “Everyone tells me that I look like the little girl from Outnumbered. “Probably because I am,” she lip-synced to a popular TikTok sound.
One fan gushed: “Still watch Outnumbered now, you were utterly amazing! My daughter adores you! ” while another penned: “You and the rest of the cast were ridiculously funny in outnumbered, I loved every episode. Hope your living your best life!”