Grace is not mentioned since. Vanessa meets Harry and he says he will do anything to hurt Vanessa, even keeping Jodie from her despite no longer feeling anything for her. However, she later changes her mind following a heart-to-heart with Kat. Stacey has Ryan's name added to Lily's birth certificate, but Ryan lies to Janine about where he's been all afternoon and Janine does not tell him that she knows. [39] In October 2011, Thomas received a special mention at the Screen Nation Awards, which celebrate the best British Black talent.[31]. Grace collects the jumble instead, leaving Dot upset. However, Stacey doesn't tell Ryan, and in June 2010, she goes into labour alone but Ryan finds her and takes her to the hospital. New executive producer Bryan Kirkwood introduced the character to EastEnders in his first episode on 4 June 2010, this time played by Ellen Thomas. Sam shows signs of finding it hard to cope with her son, who is left at Jack's house to bond with him and Jack's daughter Amy Mitchell. When Darren catches Harry about to spray-paint a car, he stops him and Harry tells him that he is not Jodie's father. Hidden a text on his phone, "Left Amys bday party to see a mate. After being talked down by Martin and Whitney, Ryan hands Lily back over to Martin, devastating him and he promises Lily that he will return to see her again. Ricky Mitchell; EastEnders character: Portrayed by: Uncredited (2010) Henri Charles (2016-2018) Frankie Day (2018-present) Duration: 2010, 2016-present: First appearance: . Ryan insists they return Lily to her mother in Walford. However, Charlie joins a party downstairs in The Queen Victoria public house. EastEnders - how old is Ricky Jr Mitchell? Sam decides to stick around in Walford and proceeds to blackmail Jack into letting her stay with him and Denise, so she can be closer to Ricky. [35] She also appeared in series 3 of E20[36] along with Mercy's younger sister, Faith Olubunmi,[36] who Grace sent to Nigeria to get back on the straight and narrow, but she returns to the UK and is worse than ever.[37]. They haven't told me exactly what's going to happen, but I know they're going to be really clever with this story. He is pleased to see her but she realises she was only with him because of her grief over Billie. Ricky and Amy are left confused, so continue to question Jack and his brother Max Branning until their step-grandmother Dot Branning explains to them with sensitivity that they have died. There was a chilling theory that in a dark twist the father could be revealed as a relative, Freddie Slater. Dot contacts Betty via email and Betty then contacts Edward and they agree to meet. However, following the charging of Stephen Griffiths with the murder of three prostitutes in Bradford, the decision was made to reshoot the scenes to remove the prostitute references, less than a week before the scenes were due to air. Laura-Jane Tyler from Inside Soap praised the character, saying "how sweet is Shabnam's Auntie Fatima? We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Zainab is then taken to hospital where she and Masood name their son. Bhatti has praised the cast for being so welcoming to him. Faith later holds a party at Grace's house and she has sex with Fatboy but they are caught by Grace. However, Billy soon contacts Julie again, and she helps him sell stock on his market stall. Santer introduced five new main characters in January, three from the online spin-off EastEnders: E20, Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny), Leon Small (Sam Attwater) and Fatboy (Ricky Norwood), as well as two members of the long-established Mitchell family, Glenda Mitchell, played by Glynis Barber, and her son Danny (Liam Bergin). His arrival and casting were announced on 26 December 2009. ",[102] although this comment was made prior to the episode where Kat didn't recognise 'her' baby. He says Pat as he prefers a more intelligent woman. Jack confronts the Slater's who reveal Lily wants to keep the baby. He appears from 23 November 2010. He is one of four characters created for the spin-off who also appear in the main show. Following this, Grace makes appearances in EastEnders: E20, where Faith continues to ask her for a place to stay, but Grace refuses. Ricky, who is the son of Sam Mitchell and Jack Branning, lives with Jack and his half-sister Amy after Sam left him in Jack's care and returned to her life in Portugal. Grace overhears Dot Branning (June Brown) planning to collect jumble for her church. [73] Speaking about the role, Murphy said: "Like our characters, I've known Perry since I was 16 and he is a brilliant actor. He arrives on Albert Square to talk to Dot and she agrees to hear him out, but she ends up telling him again to leave her alone. They agree and make plans for Sam to bring Richard and his belongings over to Jack and Ronnie but Sam does not arrive. When Jack was revealed as the daddy, Ronnie, whom he was with at the time, paid Sam to leave with the baby. When Lily refuses to eat her tea, Stacey physically takes Lily to go upstairs in the presence of Carmel, who refuses to leave Stacey with Lily and Arthur. Edward Bishop, played by Frank Barrie,[80] is the leader of the local church choir, who appears between 3 December 2010[80] and 24 May 2011. Ronnie goes to Sam's and tries to persuade her not to give Richard up saying that it will be the biggest mistake of her life. He invites her round the next week, and Jay notes that she has made an effort to look good for Billy. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, "Exclusive: Leon, Zsa Zsa to leave 'EastEnders', "Bonus Scoop: More from 'Enders Glenda Mitchell", "Another shock pregnancy for 'EastEnders', "Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood, 'EastEnders')", "EastEnders casts Martha Cope as Dotty Cotton's mum Sandy", "Janine's arrested after a search of her flat", "Lucas sees Jordan digging at Trina's tree", "Eastenders, Sue Atkins, Michael Winner and Piers Morgan on Balham! "[72] Her profile on the EastEnders website additionally describes her as straight talking, good, tough, kind-hearted with a good sense of humour and vulnerable. In July 2022, Lily tracks down Kat's estranged daughter, Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) on social media and invites her to Kat's wedding to Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). [22] A writer on website Balham People expanded on this, saying that the writers had not researched Balham properly. Liam tells him where he lives, and Harry gives them some money. Carol rants at him, blaming him for Billie's death, and bans him from the funeral. "[28], Kene revealed in January 2011 that his role in the soap has meant he is recognised by fans on a daily basis. He constantly tries to make amends with Zainab and is mistakenly accused of having an affair with her; Zainab's entire family abandons her when they find out Yusef stayed the night with Zainab, immediately seeing the wrong side of it. Their marriage is short-lived, as Sam grows bored and starts to look for entertainment elsewhere; she leaves Ricky in February 1993 . He later interviews Pat for the same reason, but Peggy plies them with free drinks and Pat gets drunk. However, it is Glenda's and Carol tries to call Connor to ask him to move back in. Lily tells Stacey and Martin that she injured Arthur. Matt Wilkinson The trio soon move back in with Kat, Jean and Kat's grandmother, Mo Harris (Laila Morse). Jodie's cat goes missing and while everyone looks for it, Harry slashes Vanessa's clothes, and when she goes to throw them away, she finds the cat dead in the bin. "[95] He said it would be "the biggest soap story in probably the history of soaps,"[95] and that he and Wallace were excited to be involved. The dad of Lily Slaters baby is Ricky Mitchell who is the son of Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf). A week later, they both decide to call him on the same day. He says she needs to be cleansed and forces her to pray, but she attempts to fight back. Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) meets him with the jewellery, but Connor under-pays him and threatens him not to tell Phil. However Jay then confronts him again and beats him up, retrieving the cash owed in the process. He asks Liam Butcher (James Forde) and his younger half-brother, Morgan (Devon Higgs) if he knows Max. Janet Mitchell; EastEnders character: Portrayed by: Grace: Duration: 2006-2011, 2014-present: First appearance: Episode 3217 5 September 2006 () Classification: . She returns on the eve of Shabnam and Kush's wedding and helps Shabnam, Carmel, Stacey and Denise with the wedding preparations. When community meals are cancelled, Fatboy, Mercy and Kim bring Dot much food, so Edward arrives and throws them out. Lily is delighted when Stacey comes home after spending time in a mother and baby unit with Arthur. Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. Fatima later visits again with Shabnam's wedding dress and makes alterations to it to conceal her pregnancy bump. For newscaster Kai Jackson, see. When Carmel questions her relationship with Masood, Fatima is forced to reveal that she is just his sister-in-law, stopping short of revealing that her marriage is over. [70] She made her first appearance on 14 October 2010. Jodie Gold, played by Kylie Babbington, is Vanessa Gold's (Ze Lucker) daughter. She hasn't told her son Ricky Mitchell yet! In October 2017, Carmel notices bruises on Arthur's arms and Lily tells Carmel that Stacey was responsible, despite him actually injuring himself at hospital. Lily Slater confirmed that the father is Ricky Mitchell. Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Julie arrives for Ronnie's wedding where 20,000 goes missing. When Edward takes Jim to the park and the bookmakers, she is angry, feeling it could affect Jim's health. Billy is devastated and burns Janet's passport to try and stop them from leaving. [30] In May, it was nominated for 'Best Storyline' at the 2011 British Soap Awards, under the title "Ronnie swaps her baby for Kat's". Ricky Jr will be questioned by the police in. Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor This episode was uploaded to BBC iPlayer at 6am but was still shown at the regular time of . Grace is surprised when Mercy's sister Faith Olubunmi (Modupe Adeyeye) arrives from Nigeria and moves in with her. Shabnam then walks in on them kissing and leaves in shock. After the choir's performance on Christmas Eve, Edward collects money for the church organ and becomes friends with Dot. Grace puts some shirts in a broken washing machine, which annoys Dot, and after Grace gets it open Dot is still not happy. However, Jack interrupts and tells Connor to watch out as he has a score to settle. [18] On joining the serial, Cope said: "I have watched EastEnders since it began and I'm beyond excited to join such an iconic show and having a great time playing Sandy. He wonders if she is seeing someone else, and after he watches Vanessa go upstairs to bed, he moves an ornament back to where it was before Vanessa moved it when she came home. He also practices boxing. [2] In May 2015, Fatima visits after being contacted by her niece Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar) to find her a husband for an arranged marriage, frustrated at her boyfriend Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) inability to commit. Shots of Ronnie touching James's cold hand were reportedly edited out and the sound of Tommy crying was toned down. Lola goes back to the care home when Jay gives her a day to confess the truth, and is persuaded to come back by Billy. Sam then left to live with Grant in Portugal and changed Ricky Jr's name back to Mitchell, but her motherhood struggles were apparent when she returned six years later in 2016. [59] Lily was absent on-screen from August 2019 to September 2020, as part of Turners maternity leave. Stacey uncovered the truth when she spotted Ricky Jr. - played by Frankie Day - waving at her daughter. [4] Fatboy is described as having "invented all manner of personas since he was seven years oldin an attempt to avoid being his real self. Although Kat struggles to bond with Tommy at first and refuses to say his name, she soon adjusts and she and Alfie have Tommy christened; his godparents are Jean and Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). 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