Honey Mitchell

Honey Mitchell
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Emma Barton
Duration	2005–2008, 2014–present
First appearance	Episode 3050 22 November 2005 (2005-11-22)
Classification	Present; regular
Introduced by	Kate Harwood (2005) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2014, 2015)
Spin-off appearances	The Queen Vic Quiz Night (2020)
In-universe information Other names Honey Edwards Susan Edwards Occupation Laundrette assistant Barmaid Market Inspector Shop assistant Family Mitchell Father Jack Edwards Mother Janet Edwards Husband Billy Mitchell (2006–2008) Sons Will Mitchell Daughters Janet Mitchell Aunts Caroline Bishop

Honey Mitchell (also Edwards) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Emma Barton. She made her first appearance in the show on 22 November 2005. Barton was axed from the show in April 2008, and the character left the show on 2 September 2008.^[1] Barton briefly reprised the role of Honey in 2014, appearing from 27 May to 6 June 2014; however, it was later confirmed in September 2015 that the character would be making a permanent return, and Honey returned full-time from 12 November 2015. She took a break in 2020, departing on 17 January. She returned in the episode broadcast on 24 September 2020.

Initial storylines included a relationship and marriage with Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), coping with her daughter Janet Mitchell (Grace) having down syndrome, being knocked down by a car before giving birth to Will Mitchell (Toby Walpole/Freddie Phillips) and her marriage breakdown and subsequent departure. Since her return, storylines have included a reconciliation with her ex-husband Billy, their daughter, Janet, being the victim of a hit and run, the breakdown of her relationship with Billy for a second time after he cheated on her with Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), a toxic relationship with her dentist Adam Bateman (Stephen Rahman-Hughes) which ended after he had a secret affair with Habiba Ahmed (Rukku Nahar) and several other women behind her back, which leaves her with low self esteem and suffering with bulimia. Honey enters into a relationship with Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick), has a friendship with Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) in which Suki realises she is a lesbian after she develops an unrequited crush on Honey, reunites with Billy after breaking up with Jay, and supports Billy’s granddaughter Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) through her terminal brain tumour.