She even claimed that a DNA test had confirmed Ricky was the dad, but a suspicious Bianca called the clinic and discovered Sam had lied about this. In October 2016, Billy, Honey, Will and Janet move into the flat above the funeral parlour, where Billy is made a partner in the business. Ricky was born on the 2nd September 2010, making him 12-years-old. Kylie is then sentenced to 15 years in prison. A week later, they both decide to call him on the same day. [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]. Here's everything you need to know. Julie is accused again when she wears an expensive coat that she found, that the real thief, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), bought. [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. 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. Although Denise pleads caution, a horrified Jack demands a meeting with Stacey and Martin immediately. Dot later decides to tell Dotty about her mother, who wants to see her. Are EastEnders' Lily and Stacey's Lacey Turner and Lillia Turner related in real life? Lilly tells Stacey about her conversation with Jack and she bans Ricky and his family from having anything to do with his and Lily's child. They go to a party where Billy invites Julie to his relative Ronnie Mitchell's (Samantha Womack) wedding and she accepts. When Sam Mitchell (played by Danniella Westbrook at the time) was last in EastEnders, she departed Walford and left son Ricky in Jack Branning's (Scott Maslen) care. [22] A writer on website Balham People expanded on this, saying that the writers had not researched Balham properly. She tells Shabnam that she does not keep in touch with the child's adoptive parents but assures her that she is in good health. Sam becomes pregnant after having an affair with Jack while in a relationship with Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen). He comes to Walford several weeks later, looking for Max. Christian calls for an ambulance, but the baby starts to come so Christian passes on instructions while Masood delivers the baby. 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. When Faith returns home drunk, Grace slaps her telling her to leave. In the Kat and Alfie series Redwater, which began airing from May 2017, he is played by Henry Proctor. At the reception, Stacey sees Julie wearing her shoes and confronts her, and Roxy empties Julie's bag looking for the money, revealing Julie has filled it with food. The son of Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf), Ricky Jr. (Frankie Day) has been forced into the background. EastEnders' Ricky Jr, full name Ricky Mitchell, is currently at the centre of shocking scenes involving 12-year-old Lily Slater who learned she was pregnant this week. ", A fourth wrote: "Ricky's made an appearance with a new head, Sam Mitchell's return must be very close!". He appears from 23 November 2010. She considers smothering Janet with a pillow, but cannot do it. Sam fell pregnant in 2009 while she was in a relationship with Ricky Butcher but she was also having an affair with Jack Branning. In EastEnders: E20, Grace tells Mercy that her friend Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) is a bad influence on her. "made in 13 December 2010 episode about Peter Beale (Thomas Law), feeling that it was racist. He was nominated for the Favourite Male TV Star and the Emerging Talent award. The next day, Ryan declines an offer to hold Lily, and walks away. We are really excited about seeing him on TV. The original storyline was criticised by Ruth Deller of lowculture.co.uk, calling it flawed and unrepresentative of the real Balham. Jack has brought his son. Richard "Ricky" Mitchell (previously Branning) is the son of Sam Mitchell and Jack Branning, conceived on a one night stand. Masood manages to get Laila's address and goes to retrieve Kamil. Ricky later tells Lily that he will support her and the baby. Ricky Mitchell has appeared in 180 episodes of EastEnders in 2010 and from 2016 onwards. Greg Jessop is the fianc of Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner), making his first appearance on 1 October 2010. Stacey uncovered the truth when she spotted Ricky Jr. - played by Frankie Day - waving at her daughter. Ricky Jr was born on September 2, 2010, making him 12 years old. Ricky was born on the 2nd September 2010, making him 12-years-old. Kylie, Connor and Mitch return a few weeks later and take Billie for drinks where they are told to leave by Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). Eastenders Recent Episode Lily Slater is pregnant and the baby's father of Ricky Mitchell. Lily and Arthur are placed in Carmel's care until social services have investigated. He tells Connor to sell it by the end of the week. Supportive, understanding, calm and reasoned, she's the loving mother the Masood kids never had!"[3]. A scene showing Kat in blood-soaked pyjamas after haemorrhaging was also edited. [40] The character first appears on 4 June. It is carried out and Sam receives a phone call with the results which she claims confirmed Ricky was the father, however a suspicious Bianca contacts the DNA testing clinic and is shocked to discover that Sam lied and Jack is the father of the baby. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. [106], "Kai Jackson" redirects here. Viewers will know that Ronnie has had a difficult past, losing both her daughter and father in the last couple of years. "[70] Julie is Murphy's third role in the soap, having appeared in 1991 as Lorna and again as Trisha Taylor in 2005. EastEnders BBC EastEnders fans heartbroken by Ricky Mitchell's kind gesture towards pregnant Lily Slater, 12 The young lad offered to support his friend and their baby News By Charlotte Bateman 09:57, 25 JAN 2023 Ricky Jr offered Lily help after she revealed her pregnancy (Image: BBC) Ronnie's attempts to explain that the baby is Tommy are all misunderstood and Kat demands that the baby be taken away from her. She says she will get help for her alcohol dependence and get her daughter back, who was taken away from her. Ryan insists they return Lily to her mother in Walford. EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. ", Another fan asked: "Could Ricky actually be Lily's baby Daddy? Although Grace is not seen on-screen after this, she still lives locally and is mentioned on occasion. Honey then refuses to let her daughter be named Janet, as she does not visualise her daughter's future that way. Kat lets slip about Stacey's true identity to Luke, who throws both Stacey and Lily out of the house. Carol's daughter Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) still does not trust Connor however, and accuses him of manipulating her mother. Ricky later tells Lily that he will support her and the baby. 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. Sam tells them the result is positive for Ricky, but Bianca double checks and discovers it is her uncle Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), and when she confronts Sam, she reveals that her cousin and Jack's fiance, Ronnie (Samantha Womack), pressured her into lying. [23] The Balham People writer feared that viewers who do not know the area would make "subconscious erroneous judgements almost by osmosis. He visits Dot after buying flowers from Walford market to take to his wife's grave. "[44] The character is 19 years old on her arrival and Jodie is Babbington's first television role. [76], On 21 June 2011, it was revealed that Murphy had left EastEnders. Grace later gives Dot her CV to give to her boss, and Dot says there is not a job for her but Grace tells her that Jesus disagrees. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Richard "Ricky" Mitchell is the son of Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook/Kim Medcalf) and Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), . When Sam feels that she is struggling to cope, she asks Jack and Ronnie to take Richard. EastEnders teen Ricky Mitchell flees home in the fallout to a showdown with his dad Jack Branning, over 12-year-old Lily Slater's shocking pregnancy. Soap fans have been left horrified by the plot, with it since revealed who Lily slept with - with Ricky Mitchell, also known as Ricky Jr, confirmed to be the dad by Lily. Lily later tells him, resulting in Ricky blurting it out to Sam. However, she later changes her mind following a heart-to-heart with Kat. The character was announced on 15 June 2010 and appears from 23 June. Billie chooses Whitney, so Kylie takes revenge by trying to shoot him during a family party. Grace says she will not be teaching again as she was dismissed from her last job. EastEnders' Ricky Jr, full name Ricky Mitchell, . "[50][51], Harry Gold, played by Linal Haft, is Vanessa Gold's (Ze Lucker) husband and stepfather[53] to Jodie (Kylie Babbington). While they watch, Edward holds Dot's hand, but she pulls away. He asks Liam Butcher (James Forde) and his younger half-brother, Morgan (Devon Higgs) if he knows Max. But who is the dad of Lilys baby and how old is he? Ricky is left devastated by what's happened and being told he can't support Lily as planned. He takes Vanessa's jewellery and calls her a prostitute, saying that he will let Jodie stay with her if they have sex. Harvey has a sheet around him but Pat snatches it off him before he leaves humiliated. EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Matt Wilkinson He struggles to tell them that Jack has died, and that Honey is in a critical condition. Kat tells Lily that when Zoe is ready to make amends, she will be there, likewise with her sisters, Lynne (Elaine Lordan), Belinda (Leanne Lakey/Carli Norris) and Little Mo (Kacey Ainsworth).[62]. Billy says this does not matter to him. Jack then tries to manipulate Lily into changing her mind by scaring her about the prospects of parenthood. In September 2020, Lily (now Lillia Turner) returns with Stacey and Hope after it is revealed that Stacey had been pretending to be Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) by buying things using her identity, as revenge for Ruby's affair with Martin in Stacey's absence. Richard 'Ricky' Mitchell - also known as Ricky Junior - is Sam Mitchell's son. [4], Grace received a nomination at The British Soap Awards 2016 in the "Best Young Performance" category.[5]. [22] A writer on website Balham People expanded on this, saying that the writers had not researched Balham properly. However audiences start to see that bad side to Yusef as he starts to show violence towards Zainab in the events running up to Christmas 2011. We hope that this story will help raise the public's awareness of cot death, which claims 300 babies' lives each year. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer. They win 1 million on a scratchcard and depart for a new life in Spain. Bianca tells Phil that Connor should pay, so Phil beats Connor, but is interrupted by Carol. He later visits Dot when she applies for community meals for her husband Jim Branning (John Bardon). The character left EastEnders on 12 August 2011, after Tanya's affair with Max was revealed by Max's fiance Vanessa Gold (Ze Lucker). Later, Ronnie and Sam meet, and she gives Sam the money, telling her to take Richard back. At Kylie's sentencing, Connor sees Carol and compliments her on her new hair, and asks if she would come back to his. When he goes to the toilet, Pat reveals that she has slept with Harvey and Peggy reveals that she has not. He then waits for Peggy and she asks him the same question, to which he says he would have chosen Peggy as he prefers a woman with class. However, it is Glenda's and Carol tries to call Connor to ask him to move back in. [2], The BBC say a great deal of research was undertaken such as talking to families with children who have Down's syndrome, and liaising with a senior midwife as well as the Down's Syndrome Association. Despite insisting that the baby is Ricky's son and even naming him "Richard" after him, Jack, Ricky, Bianca and Ronnie still insist on a DNA paternity test. Two days later Grace worries when Fatboy does not come home, and finds he stayed with Dot. Last seen in the square in 2016 after the death of her mother Peggy. Dot thanks her for her honesty. 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. Masood later contacts Zainab and refuses her access to Kamil unless she comes back to Walford. 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. She explains that he was taken away from her a week after he was born, and says he probably had a better life. Lily also notices that Zoe is in London and arranges for her to meet with Kat at Peggy's bar that evening, however, Zoe ignores her message and does not turn up. Something went wrong, please try again later. EastEnders airs the return of Sam Mitchell on the BBC soap this week, and she's soon ruffling feathers in Walford. An argument ensues, where Sandy berates Dotty and Dotty discovers needle tracks on her arms, confirming she is using again. He first appeared on screen in August when Ricky hurt his ankle playing football. When a midwife visits Ronnie, she is surprised at how quickly James' club foot appears to have gone. They agree and make plans for Sam to bring Richard and his belongings over to Jack and Ronnie but Sam does not arrive. Ricky Jr's age in EastEnders and who plays him amid Lily Slater baby storyline. 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. Grace is also upset when Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) and Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) prank call her and then break her hanging basket. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Grace makes Mercy write Lucas a letter of apology, but Mercy bins it. Fatima Inzamam is the wife of Inzamam Ahmed (Paul Bhattacharjee) and mother of Jamila (Sara Aisha Kent) and Ali (Omar Kent). She phones social services to report Stacey for neglecting Lily but the social worker, Maria de Costa (Judy Browne), can see that Lily is fine and notes that the allegation was false. In October 2021, eleven years later, Sandy returns and gatecrashes a private party at Ruby Allen's (Louisa Lytton) nightclub and ordered to leave by Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota). Happened and being told he ca n't support Lily as planned # x27 ; Ricky,... 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