| Roxy Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Rita Simons (2007–2019, 2023) Elodie de Rohan Willner (2022 flashback) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2017, 2019, 2022–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3405 24 July 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 6688 27 April 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Diederick Santer (2007) Kate Oates (2019) Chris Clenshaw (2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | EastEnders: E20 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roxanne Lizette "Roxy" Mitchell (also Slater) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Rita Simons.[1] Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie (Samantha Womack) on 24 July 2007[2] and decides to move permanently to Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger of the two sisters.[1] She is described as the "fire", as opposed to Ronnie's "ice".[1] Simons took a temporary hiatus in 2016, with Roxy off screen from 1 January [3] until 4 May 2016.[4] Following the announcement that Womack would be leaving the series, Simons' departure was also announced. Roxy departed the series in scenes broadcast on 1 January 2017, when she drowned in a hotel swimming pool along with Ronnie.[5][6] Simons returned in 2019 to record a voiceover as Roxy, which was broadcast on 3 May 2019. A younger version of Roxy, played by Elodie de Rohan Willner, appeared in a flashback episode broadcast on 5 September 2022, which focuses on the Mitchell family in the 1970s.[7] Simons reprised her role on 27 April 2023 for a one-off appearance as a hallucination to her daughter, Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd).[8]
During Roxy's time on the show she has been married twice — to Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) — and engaged an additional three times — to Damian (James Hiller), Aleks Shirovs (Kristian Kiehling) and Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). Her major storylines have included the paternity of her daughter Amy Mitchell (Abbie Knowles), becoming Landlady of The Queen Victoria, becoming a millionairess before squandering all the money on frivolous spending, her popular friendship with Christian Clarke (John Partridge), a feud with Alfie's ex-wife Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), one-night stands with her sister's two husbands Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett), Dean's attempted rape of her, and becoming a drugs mule. The character has proved popular with viewers, with Simons winning the "Best Newcomer" award at the Digital Spy Soap Awards in 2008 for her role in the soap opera.
- ^ a b c "The Mitchell Sisters", The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 May 2007. Archived 10 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Samantha Janus lands 'EastEnders' role", Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 May 2007. Archived 22 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "01/01/2016 Part 2, EastEnders – BBC One".
- ^ "04/05/2016, EastEnders – BBC One".
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 January 2017). "EastEnders kills off Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell with a grisly swimming pool ending". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Minn, Hayley (2 January 2017). "Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell's EastEnders death explained: How they actually drowned". mirror. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Jaime Winstone set to play a young Peggy Mitchell as EastEnders announces flashback episode". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Harp, Justin (26 April 2023). "EastEnders return for Roxy Mitchell confirmed — but there's a catch". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 26 April 2023.