He also asks her to help him sell the stolen jewellery, which she agrees to. Although EastEnders is a fictional drama we have, of course, taken great care to thoroughly research this storyline, which will reflect a [sic] issue close to the hearts of some of our audience. He is a charmer with an eye for the ladies, but is willing to stab anyone in the back. (u) denotes an uncredited appearance Something went wrong, please try again later. One fan posted: Is that a new actor for Ricky or has it just been a while since he's been on screen?, Another commented: "Oh my god Ricky's been recast?! 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. The businesswoman - who is played by actress Kim Medcalf in the BBC soap - ma After Sandy visits Dotty, Dot decides that she should live with her mother. Lily is conceived in September 2009 when Stacey stops taking medication for her bipolar disorder, causing her to act irrationally and sleep with numerous men, including Ryan. Carol defends Connor, but then finds out that he is in possession of stolen jewellery, and throws him out again. 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. June also saw the show's second birth of the year, that of Lily Branning, the daughter of Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) and Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott). Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. They realise he is just trying to get as much sex as he can and plan to humiliate him. During labour, the baby is starved of oxygen, but is born healthy and is named Lily when they come home. The character's appearances as a baby in 2010 are uncredited. He said further: "Sandy's arrival catches Dotty off guard and she'll be forced to confront everything she's tried to leave behind."[18]. Janet Mitchell (briefly known as Petal) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by child actor Grace,[1] who has Down's syndrome. In 2023, Lily Slater becomes pregnant with Ricky's baby, saying that he can never know. They go to visit him but find out he died three months previously. He is one of four characters created for the spin-off who also appear in the main show. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He admits that he likes her but she says she is married, so thanks Edward for the nice things he has done but tells him to leave and never return. "[70] Julie is Murphy's third role in the soap, having appeared in 1991 as Lorna and again as Trisha Taylor in 2005. The next month Leon breaks one of her commemorative plates and Fatboy tries to create a new one in the hope Grace will think it is real, but she does not fall for it. After the funeral, Connor goes to Carol's, angry that she banned him. In November, Kirkwood introduced Zainab's ex-husband, Yusef Khan (Ace Bhatti). Next week, spoilers reveal that Ricky decides to support Lily and tells her he will help her bring up their child. However, Billy gets angry, saying a child should know his parents and tells Julie she should never have come, so she leaves. [99] The baby's funeral was filmed on 25 November at St James' Church in Bushey. Stacey bans Whitney from seeing Lily, but later reconsiders when she realises how much Lily means to Whitney. But the teen let EastEnders fans scratching their heads as they are convinced he had been recast. Julie Perkins, played by Cathy Murphy, is a woman from Billy Mitchell's (Perry Fenwick) past. Liam tells him where he lives, and Harry gives them some money. Ricky Jr Eastenders Parents:-Ricky Jr Eastenders is a Fictional character Eastenders, who is known as the Son of Sam Mitchell ( Mother ) and Jack Branning ( Father). [70] The character is also described as a "cockney geezer bird [who] is more at home down the pub with the boys but underneath her robust layer, there's a little girl abandoned by her mum wanting to be loved. However, Alfie and Kat end their marriage and they share custody of Tommy. 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. Jack intervenes by trying to manipulate Lily into changing her mind by scaring her about the prospects of parenthood. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. At Vanessa's birthday party, Max's ex-wife Tanya (Jo Joyner) tells Vanessa that Max misses her and she should go back to him. Frankie Day has appeared in EastEnders since August 2018 as Ricky Mitchell, taking over the role from Henri Charles, who made his final appearance in the previous January. He explains that they are at fault for not telling each other they were seeing him. She says she will get help for her alcohol dependence and get her daughter back, who was taken away from her. Get a daily email direct to your inbox with our newsletter. Two more babies were born in December, James Branning and Tommy Moon, which triggered a long-running storyline for Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) and Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace). Social worker Fiona Payne (Sandra James-Young) tells Stacey and Martin she will be conducting further home visits. In EastEnders: E20, Grace tells Mercy that her friend Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) is a bad influence on her. The storyline involving the birth of Janet Mitchell has been criticised by the Royal College of Midwives, who claim the storyline was inaccurate and unrealistic. He asks her for a drink and then says he smells cigarette smoke on her. Social services visit Stacey and Martin and tell them they received a report about Arthur. Harry first appears when Vanessa returns home from seeing Max Branning (Jake Wood). Norwood's casting was announced on 25 November 2009. He goes upstairs and Peggy steals his clothes. Alfie is interviewed by a social worker, but Kat leaves the hospital unable to cope. He collects the collection money form the Launderette, leaving a note that gets lost, and plays at Tommy Moon's funeral. Sandy then returns to the club and causes a commotion, much to Dotty's shock. Ricky decides to help Lily and support her and their baby, despite Jack's opposition to this and then goes Lily and attempts to scare her about the reality of her situation into getting a abortion. In January 2023, he is revealed to be the father of twelve-year-old Lily Slater's (Lillia Turner) unborn baby following a one-night stand. [104], In April 2021, actor Crotty announced that he would be leaving EastEnders via Instagram. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. She is described as "funny, warm, sensitive and rather mysterious. Months later, Connor arrives at Billie's birthday party with four friends who bring plenty of alcohol. Julie spends the day helping Dot Branning (June Brown) at the laundrette and they become friends. Ronnie leaves alone, but Sam leaves Richard with Jack. But the character of Ricky has been played by the same actor, Frankie Day, since 2018, who took over the part of the youngster from Henri Charles, who played Ricky for two years. with Ricky Mitchell, also known as Ricky Jr . EastEnders fans were surprised to see youngster Ricky Mitchell back on the BBC soap, in the lead-up to the hotly anticipated return of his mum Sam Mitchell to Albert Square. There'll be lots of twists and turns"[75], In June 2011, it was announced that Danielle Harold had joined the cast, playing Julie and Billy's 15-year-old granddaughter Lola Pearce. Jean and Lily who know she is innocent and treat differently and tries to find a way to stop her mother going to prison and prove a point but Ruby continues with the claim and Lily and her siblings are upset with their mother being locked up and Lily decides to trick Martin and Ruby into letting them stay with them for a while even though many problems occur while there including lily been caught with drugs at school and nearly getting sent to prison along with her siblings by Ruby. Following a public brawl with Kat and Phil's ex-wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Phil kicks Sam out and Jack offers her accommodation in one of his flats so she does not have to leave Ricky again. When Stacey cheats on Martin with Max, Stacey leaves Walford with Lily, Arthur and her and Martin's daughter, Hope Fowler, in December 2017. Kenny's casting was announced on 25 November 2009. Lily announces to Stacey and Martin that she has decided to terminate the pregnancy as she is not ready to have a baby. Peggy tells Harvey that Pat cheated on her husband with Peggy's husband, and that anything she has said about the Mitchell family is a lie. In Wednesday's EastEnders (January 4 2023) Lily confessed to her mum, Stacey, and nan, Jean, that Ricky Mitchell is the father of her child. Kamil is not breathing when he is born, so Christian instructs Masood to perform CPR, saving the infant's life. [38] On the announcement of Mojekwu's departure,[34] it was revealed that Mercy's family would remain in the series. Here's everything you need to know. Connor meets up with Whitney and flirts with her. Ricky is left devastated by what's happened and being told he can't support Lily as planned. Ricky shuts himself in a cupboard and when he comes out, he says he dislikes being called "Richard" and then attends Scouts. "I had a call from EastEnders late last year asking me if I would be interested in coming back and returning as Sam Mitchell," she said. When Zainab decides to get remarried she sends for Kamil; Tamwar and his girlfriend Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill) accompany him on the flight to Pakistan before continuing in their travels around the world. Kat and Stacey visit Janine in prison to try persuade her to drop the false allegations she made against Stacey three years ago, so she can return home to her family. The teenager has been through a lot recently, following the return of his estranged. Later, Ronnie and Sam meet, and she gives Sam the money, telling her to take Richard back. [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". The Slater family has been thrown into chaos since they discovered that 12-year-old Lily was pregnant and she has since backtracked on her decision to have an abortion. Although he has taken a backseat from all the drama in recent months, Ricky will be pushed centre stage as fans eagerly wait for his mother's return when Kim Medcalf reprises the role of Sam Mitchell next week. She says she cannot make it so Harvey invites Pat who agrees. Jack initially does not want Amy or Ricky to know, but when they start asking questions about their whereabouts, Jack says they have "gone away" and are never coming back. In February 2021, Martin and Ruby want to take the children on holiday to initial the South Emirates. She considers smothering Janet with a pillow, but cannot do it. However, when Shabnam dodges the question of future children, Fatima confronts her, revealing she knows Shabnam abandoned her daughter on her doorstep seven years earlier. Although Denise pleads caution, a horrified Jack demands a meeting with Stacey and Martin immediately. Laila refuses to let Masood in as Yusef had told her Masood was dead, but Masood forces his way in and takes back his son. Patch|Mr Pickles|Posh and Becks|Pretty|Prince|Prince (2008)|Robbie and Georgie|Rolf|Roly|Rooney|Sammy|Starsky and Hutch|Sugar|Terrence|The Carter/Branning puppies|Tramp|Wellard|Wellard (II)|WillyWilly (II)|Ziggy |. Ricky Mitchell, aged 12, ends up fleeing home after a showdown with his father Jack Branning, amid the bombshell that he is the father of 12-year-old Lily Slater's unborn baby. EASTENDERS have confirmed a new actor is playing Ricky Mitchell after fans got confused by an 'impostor' during last night's episode. Sam hadn't had any contact with Ricky Jr until she returned in 2022 (with a different face to the last time we saw her), which explains why they have such a fractured relationship. Kylie tells Billie he must choose between the gang or Whitney. What age is Ricky Jr? [59] Lily was absent on-screen from August 2019 to September 2020, as part of Turners maternity leave. EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. When Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) goes to Balham looking for Billie, Connor and the rest of the gang attack her. When a midwife visits Ronnie, she is surprised at how quickly James' club foot appears to have gone. Owen originally left the role in 2000 to pursue a music career. Stacey and Martin later separate because of him being blackmailed and it is revealed that Stacey is living with another man but broke up with him. Get a daily email direct to your inbox with our newsletter. Grace attends a bible class with Mercy, held by Lucas. [7] His storylines revolve around his relationships with Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny) and Lucy Beale (Melissa Suffield). Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. But who is the dad of Lilys baby and how old is he? Heres what we know. After the choir's performance on Christmas Eve, Edward collects money for the church organ and becomes friends with Dot. The baby swap scenes are balanced with scenes of celebration elsewhere, to show "a community with a lot of love" in the hope it would "counter the inevitable darkness of this story. This left Stacey in a difficult position, due to the ongoing investigations into Lily's safety at home. We hope that this story will help raise the public's awareness of cot death, which claims 300 babies' lives each year. Kat lets slip about Stacey's true identity to Luke, who throws both Stacey and Lily out of the house. A week later, Martin marries Ruby without informing the children and the next week there is a confrontation and Lily hears Stacey mocking Ruby and even go for a night out not knowing their mother was assaulted after she got angry. Sometime later, Sam discovered she was pregnant but did not tell anyone except for close friend Minty Peterson. . Yusef arrives in Walford and immediately makes a strong enemy in Zainab's husband Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and continues to enrage him, leading Masood to kidnap Yusef, but Yusef gets his payback by turning Masood's family against him. Billy and Julie then start a proper romantic relationship as a couple and after her tag is removed she moves in with him, as well as getting a job on the flower stall. The following are characters who first appeared, or returned, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders during 2010 listed by order of first appearance. 1pm - 4pm, Marry You Three characters arrived in October: Greg Jessop (Stefan Booth), Tanya Branning's (Jo Joyner) fianc; Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd), Alfie Moon's (Shane Richie) cousin; and Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy), an old friend of Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick). Dot contacts Betty via email and Betty then contacts Edward and they agree to meet. Julie arrives in Walford the following week and surprises Billy by coming to his door. They win 1 million on a scratchcard and depart for a new life in Spain. Connor also starts working for Phil at his garage and starts seeing Whitney behind Carol's back. Ronnie's sister Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) accuses Julie of stealing it, though she did not. [101] Roz Laws from the Sunday Mercury called the plot "shocking and ridiculous" and asked "are we really supposed to believe that Kat won't recognise that the baby looks different? We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. However, they still go to visit Billy. [63] Two years later, Ricky was recast to Frankie Day, who made his debut in the episode broadcast on 13 August 2018.[64]. Don't miss out on the biggest soaps gossip! [21] Kylie appears between 24 February and 1 April, along with her fellow gang members Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene) and Mitch Gannon (Theo Barklem-Biggs). They later arrive in Albert Square and apologise to Whitney, and Billie insists he has disposed of the gun. He appears to get on well with Tanya's children, Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa), Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald) and Oscar (Charlee & Neo Hall), although her ex-husband Max Branning (Jake Wood) dislikes Greg. Ricky Mitchell was born in 2010, after Sam's affair with Jack. A doctor later informs Stacey that Lily has fallen pregnant at twelve years of age and she names Ricky Mitchell (Frankie Day) as the father following a one-night stand. Mercy is allowed to stay in the UK but decides to leave anyway over guilt at her deception. "[74] Fenwick discussed the storyline saying, "They were both 15 when Julie got pregnant, but Billy, like everyone else in the children's home, thought it was this carer who knocked him and the other kids about. Ricky later tells Lily that he will support her and the baby. 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 . Although he gave no details of the plot, he said that when he was offered the chance to return to the show to reprise his role as Alfie, he was informed of the storyline, which would be ongoing for "the best part of a year or maybe two years. [77] Julie's exit is sparked by the arrival of her granddaughter and when Lola gets into trouble, Julie takes the blame and leaves.[77]. Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) meets him with the jewellery, but Connor under-pays him and threatens him not to tell Phil. Sam left to live with Grant in Portugal and returned in 2016 when she left Ricky with his dad. He stated that it was an honour to work alongside Wallace and Richie, and thanked the producers of the soap for having him on the soap. Janet initially cannot feel her legs but makes a full recovery. Sam tells Stacey that they have rights over the decision too. The next day he tries his best to stop them finding out but eventually they realise what he has been doing, so he quickly leaves. Richard "Ricky" Mitchell (previously Branning) is the son of Sam Mitchell and Jack Branning, conceived on a one night stand. He sells a mattress to, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 23:27. We've never worked together before so I am looking forward to getting stuck into our fantastic rollercoaster of a story. Lily tells Stacey, resulting in Stacey furiously banning the Brannings and Mitchells from having anything to do with Lily's baby. 3 Dec 2022. 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. Upon Sam and Jack processing the news, they pay a visit to the Slaters and berate Stacey and Martin for their refusal to have Lilys pregnancy terminated. They haven't told me exactly what's going to happen, but I know they're going to be really clever with this story. Bex moves in with Stacey and Martin and the family move into a bigger house in September 2016. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. When Kat sees the baby in the hospital, she refuses to believe it is Tommy as he looks different, but Alfie convinces her it is because he has died. Billy and Honey had already agreed to name the baby Janet after their mothers. As Carol walks away, Connor apologises and says he will leave her alone. [83] An insider explained: "Carol doesn't really mean anything by it, but she makes a comment about Dot's relationship with Edward that really stings. She apologises for Mercy's behaviour when she continues to ask about false prophets and a passage that states that anyone who questions a priest should be put to death, causing Lucas to leave. The role of Jack Branning's son has been recast, with Frankie . Pat and Peggy begin to argue so Harvey leaves and escapes onto a tour bus. Kylie, played by Elarica Gallacher,[20] is a friend of Billie Jackson's (Devon Anderson) from his housing estate in Balham. Around the same time, she is raped by Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb) and after trying to tell her former husband Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements), she is sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Lola tells Julie that she will win if Billy is forced to choose between them, so Julie calls the police to have Lola taken back into care. Ricky Mitchell has appeared in 180 episodes of EastEnders in 2010 and from 2016 onwards. After they all go their separate ways, Jack is grabbed by two men and bundled into a car. He returned on 21 October 2011, however, after being informed by Lauren that Tanya has cervical cancer. Grace makes Mercy write Lucas a letter of apology, but Mercy bins it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She received critical praise for her comic timing in the role, and was nominated Most Popular Newcomer at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards. [67][68][69] On 1 November 2013, Michael died after being stabbed by his wife Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), although Michael's young lover Alice Branning (Jasmyn Banks) is framed for his murder by Janine. He later visits Dot when she applies for community meals for her husband Jim Branning (John Bardon). However, Martin returns when Bex attempts suicide. Realising Sam has allowed Ricky to do what he wants, Jack attempts to get him to end his bad habits of eating sweets and constantly playing video games by giving him healthy meals, throwing his games console in the bin and encouraging him to join scouts. The pair were the golden couple of Albert Square in the mid-1990s, when they ran . Henri Charles in 95 epiodes from June 2016 to January 2018. [73] Speaking about the role, Murphy said: "Like our characters, I've known Perry since I was 16 and he is a brilliant actor. 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.