Bex asks Stacey how to know if you're having sex right and explains how Shakil is behaving towards her. "Its not about selling the stuff, its about selling yourself," Terry bragged. Sonia tries to build bridges with Pauline but an argument ends with Sonia slapping Pauline. She first appears when Martin Fowler ( James Alexandrou) and his friends pretend to have a stag party to get free drinks. Stacey and Whitney Carter stick up for Bex, ordering Preston to leave. Sonia and Gus begin a second romance, which ends due to Sonia's lingering feelings for Martin. Sonia and Dot care for Harold Legg (Leonard Fenton) when he becomes ill and he moves into No.25. Bex goes busking but almost backs out when she sees a group of girls laughing. She also reluctantly allows her childhood friend Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooksj to live with her in Dots house for a few months and supports her when Janine falls pregnant. In January 2018, it is discovered that Stacey has slept with Max, which subsequently fractures Martin and Stacey's relationship. After Louise gets drunk and is sick, she staggers outside, coughs up blood and collapses, panicking Bex, Madison, Alexandra, Keegan, Travis and Dennis, who are watching. Mother Terry decided to prove that he could do a better job, which he did as he managed to sell a pair of boxing gloves. Martin sends Rebecca, who now wants to be called Bex, to live with Sonia so she can spend more time with her mother. Sonia and Martin face further upset when they discover that their daughter's adoptive parents have died in a car crash. Bex is told she can return to school, but when Martin returns her phone, she only receives abuse so decides to do an apprenticeship, which Martin disagrees with her doing. After making peace with Martin, she takes a taxi and is about to leave Walford when she sees Martin and Rebecca obstructing the road; Martin has decided that he wants to go with Sonia. Natalie Cassidy However, Sonia becomes obsessed with her daughter and abducts her, locking herself in her house with the baby. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Sonia has been featured in storylines including affairs, feuds, bereavements, family problems, teenage pregnancy and a cancer scare. Pauline responds with fire, threatening to cut her son from her life. She reveals to Ricky and Carol that Bianca has been hiding out with her at a B&B and is not in a good way. Subscribe to EastEnders . EastEnders' Sonia Fowler dropped a hint that her mum Carol and daughter Bex will be returning to Walford - where they would join Sonia's dad Terry. On her 36th birthday, Sonia meets Tom "Rocky" Cotton (Brian Conley) who is masquerading as her father, Terry but is actually working in cahoots with Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) to con Sonia who is in control of Dotty inheritance since Sonia has power of attorney. Within moments of stepping into the East End the cockney, who also goes by the name Rocky, dropped hilarious one-liners and was entertaining punters in Ruby's nightclub. Lesbian website AfterEllen.com was also critical of the storyline that saw Sonia experimenting with her sexuality and then returning to her heterosexual orientation shortly after. It is only when they admit who they really are that she tells them to leave. Step-granddaughter Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) is first to hear the news, and viewers know that the beloved character's funeral has already been filmed. Bianca Jackson Martin plans to propose to Stacey and Bex gives him her blessing but is glad when they decide not to marry. Jack made his first appearance on the. Female Sonia confides in Carol about her marriage problems and Carol advises her to try to stay together for Rebecca's sake. Gethin subsequently resigns his job at the school and leaves Walford, and Sonia tells Bex that she has done nothing wrong. Watch the NEW series of Albert Squared, the EastEnders gameshow, here https://bit.ly/3tILL6ZRemember the day Sonia went into labour without knowing she w. Your dads showing Billy how its done, the cafe owner replied. Bex tells him that she is not ready for sex and she talks about it with Louise, who tells her Shakil will not wait for long. [24], "Sonia Jackson" redirects here. He tells everyone in The Vic about Sonia and Tina, but Sonia ends their relationship. View our online Press Pack. Cassidy is quoted as saying "To be invited back to EastEnders is such an honour and I am very, very excited that Sonia is coming back. She rejects a phone call from Martin and gets very drunk. Plus the truth about Ricky Jr. The flirtatious ladies man has been seen flirting heavily with Denise, who is married to police officer Jack Branning. [10] Sonia departed on screen in February 2007, along with her former husband Martin, as his actor, James Alexandrou, also left the serial. Sonia receives a lucrative job offer at a private hospital in Kettering and, having realised she no longer loves Tina, ends their relationship. She recovers well but decides to defer Oxford for a year, and once her life is back on track, she makes the decision to go travelling, which Sonia is unhappy about. Feeling neglected, Naomi ends their relationship. Out of concern for Janine, Sonia calls her former brother-in-law (and Janines brother) Ricky back to Walford. It follows heartbreaking scenes on Thursday night as Bex, who is played by Jasmine . 2 December 1993 In 2005, Neil and Sue are killed in a car crash and Rebecca moves in with Sue's mother, Margaret Wilson. Sonia and the Brannings try to help Tiffany and promise to pay off the drug dealers that Tiffany and her friendEvie Steele(Sophia Capasso) owe money to, in order for Tiffany to stay. Martin's aunt and godmother, Kathy Beale tries to justify his actions, but Bex refuses to forgive Martin or Stacey until she watches Shakil kiss Louise as part of the Christmas play. She tells Louise she has not sent the photo and thinks Shakil is not interested in her when he ignores her. In 2010, Cassidy said one of the reasons she decided to leave the show was because of Sonia's affair with Naomi Julien (Petra Letang), saying it was wrong for the character. Meanwhile, Martin has a heart-to-heart with Carol. Bex is humiliated when Martin sees the video. Liam follows them to Walford and tries everything possible to break Nigel and Debbie up. As a result, perhaps, the writers wrote what was expected of them [] there was hardly room in the script for any affection or sympathy at all; instead, their relationship was written around its impact on Martin and the other Albert Square residents. When Martin learns the truth about Arthur's paternity, he goes to stay with his sister Michelle Fowler in America and when he returns, he intends to leave for good. However, the subsequent COVID-19 lockdown means that she is busier than ever at the hospital, which leaves Sonia stressed and exhausted. Kieron McCarron/Jack BarnesBBC Sonia immediately makes her way over to the club, unaware that Terry has arrived in Walford and found himself at Ruby's too. The troubled teen was visibly emotional at a surprise party held in the Queen Vic to celebrate her imminent departure to Oxford Uni. First cousins Cassidy commented, "I thought I was out of a job [on EastEnders] forever!". The patronising trumpet player (by Janine Butcher) Moaning Myrtle (by Dotty Cotton) She misunderstands him and gets into his bed, naked. On 1 December 2022, Sonia receives a phone call from Ireland with the news that Dot has passed away. [7] Dot later leaves a message to Sonia as she believes that Martin is the thief. 25 with her and Bex. Despite pleas from Rebecca's adoptive parents, it is Sonia's step-grandmother,Dot Branning(June Brown), that persuades Sonia to return the baby. As a result, Sonia is arrested in the middle of her funeral. In 2021, Sonia is led to believe that she has reunited with her father Terry, whom she never knew. View our online Press Pack. Sonia Fowler discovers her daughter Bex Fowler's suicide note on tonight's EastEnders in heartbreaking scenes. 1993-2007, 2010-2011, 2014- After Tina drunkenly humiliates Sonia at an awards ceremony and Sonia rejects her, Tina has sex with Sophie Dodd (Poppy Rush) and regrets it, but before she can tell Sonia, Sonia reveals she has found a lump in her breast. Afterward, Naomi faded into the background and Sonia ended up back with Martin, seeming to forget entirely about the same-sex attractions she once had [] It was a sad but not unexpected ending to a rare chance for the BBC to acknowledge lesbian sexuality in its programming and for viewers to witness a positive lesbian relationship that didn't ruin anybody's life [] Sonia or Naomi [] had the potential to develop a loving depiction of lesbian sexuality but were failed by the show's writers and, arguably, the BBC's institutionalized homophobia". Their slow introduction was a deliberate attempt by the programme makers to introduce the whole family over a long period. EastEnders viewers fell in love with London comedian Brian Conley as he debuted in the BBC One soap on Tuesday (May 18).. Terry Cant arrived in Walford looking for his long-lost daughter - Sonia Fowler, and she had no idea!. "Having worked closely with Samaritans, our wish is that by telling this story we can encourage others in Bexs position to realise theres always help and theres always Bex takes Louise Mitchell to school on her first day and when Louise has a fight, Jay Brown collects her and the girl she had a fight with turns out to be Jay's girlfriend, Linzi Bragg. Margaret dies and Martin takes custody of Rebecca and Pauline tries to stop Sonia having any contact with Rebecca. In last night's episode, Terry tried to show off his salesman skills after observing Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) on his stall. With Dominic [Treadwell-Collins] as executive producer, it's such an exciting time for the show.". The reaction of Rebecca's guardian, Margaret, was especially hurtful. On Friday, Sonia rushed her. "She wants to do well in life and make her parents proud, but it's this determination that will be the making or undoing of her.". Sonia is originally arrested for her murder, however, it transpires that Pauline's husband Joe Macer (Ray Brooks) is her killer. Martin is heartbroken when his marriage ends and the situation is complicated further by Rebecca, who, on Margaret's request, is spending more time at the Fowlers'. When Pauline is found dead later that day, Sonia fears that she caused her death. 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 |. As her marriage to Jack hits the rocks amid her stepdaughter Amy's self-harming battle, Ravi has been eyeing up Denise and receiving . Sonia steals the money from Dot's bank account. Duration Martin moves in withStacey Branning(Lacey Turner), while Sonia and Tina embark on a full relationship. Bianca notices Sonia has continuously avoided talking about Martin and Rebecca. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. She is also the mother of Sonia, Robbie, Bianca and Billie. She begins a relationship with Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder) who is later killed on Christmas Day 2002. Grandmothers Though Carol and Alan were not initially married in the serial, and though Alan was only the biological father of Billie, the whole family took on Alan's surname. The teen, played by Jasmine Armfield, has been battling intense . BBC 16 Jun 2021. Five years ago, Simon and his friends brutally beat up Ben and boyfriend Paul in a vile homophobic attack. Bex apologises but Gethin reassures her, however, he says he can no longer tutor her and says a relationship would be illegal due to the fact he is her teacher and insists he has no feelings for her. KNOW the signs & LOOK for them, ASK people TWICE if they ARE ok, ASK if theres anything you can do, BE patient & BE understanding. Sonia reads about the crash in the newspaper and she and Martin, who are now married, are concerned for their daughter and decide to track her down to make sure she is well. When Bex discovers Shakil has bought condoms, she cancels her 16th birthday party to avoid him. She accompanies Martin on a visit to the hospital to see Stacey. Bex is found locked in the cupboard and she is encouraged to perform following her ordeal. Pauline also interferes and visits Rebecca with Martin. EastEnders' Sonia hints mum Carol and daughter Bex are returning to Walford, Sonia made a remark about introducing her dad to Bex and Carol, Carol Branning has not been seen on the Square since 2015, Sonia's daughter Bex Fowler is currently in India, EastEnders spoilers tease a deadly showdown is on the cards for Ben Mitchell. She forgives him but Martin's behaviour continues and he is injured during an attack so Sonia throws him out. Pauline eventually finds out and tells Martin that she is dying from a brain tumour to stop him moving in with Sonia. 37 Unfortunately, they did neither of these things. Michelle tries to make amends with Bex, who reminds Michelle of what she has lost. Bex and Louise make amends and Bex decides to go the prom with Shakil. He tells everyone in The Vic about Sonia and Tina, but Sonia ends their relationship. April Branning Suzy Branning 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Sonia forgives Tina for the humiliation, but Sophie tells Sonia that Tina cheated and their relationship ends, but they soon reunite. Last week, the character attempted to take her own life after months of secretly struggling with events in her life, including her upcoming move to Oxford University. After having her breast lump checked, Sonia is given the all-clear. Shakil tells Louise that he has seen Bex and Travis together and Madison and Alexandra tell Louise they believe Bex has been after Travis for a while, but when Louise confronts Bex, she insists they are just friends. During a conversation with Carol, Sonia reveals she and Martin are no longer together and she and Rebecca are back living in London while Martin remains in Manchester. Martin returns to Walford and Sonia is angry with Martin for being absent. Natasha Butcher (deceased) Tiffany Butcher-Baker Whitney Dean (adoptive) Bex is upset and Shakil comforts her. She discovers that Rebecca witnessed the slap and tries to silence her daughter, but Rebecca tells Dot at Pauline's funeral. Gethin gets drunk and Bex's great-uncle, Jack Branning, Gethin's landlord, evicts Gethin when he finds out about the kiss. When she was a thirteen, with David Wicks, he wanted to hitchhike one summer, into Europe. On 29 December 2020 it was announced that Cassidy would take an extended break from the show, with Sonia set to leave the Square to return in spring 2021. Appalled, Martin refuses Sonia access to Rebecca. After having her breast lump checked, Sonia is given the all-clear. EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One, Don't miss out on the biggest soaps gossip! For the academic, see, Last edited on 29 December 2022, at 16:23, List of LGBT characters in television and radio, "EastEnders: Carol Jackson visits daughter Sonia spoiler pictures", "Natalie Cassidy to take extended EastEnders break as Sonia exits", "EastEnders' Sonia does the unthinkable to Dot but repulsed fans spot plot blunder", "Natalie Cassidy bemoans lesbian storyline", "Natalie Cassidy to return to EastEnders as Sonia Fowler", "Natalie Cassidy returns to EastEnders as Sonia Fowler in dramatic New Year storyline", "Sonia's back in EastEnders and she exposes Louise's part in Bex's bullying", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sonia_Fowler&oldid=1130320771, This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 16:23. Rebecca will be with her mum when Sonia returns to Walford in the New Year. Margaret decides to make the Fowlers' Rebecca's legal guardians but does not include Sonia when she finds out about her lesbian fling. Sonia is better known for her problematic marriage with Martin Fowler (James Alexandrou/James Bye), which ends in 2006 when Sonia begins an affair with nurse Naomi Julien (Petra Letang). When she returns, she tries to confess to her class but collapses before she can do so. But it doesn't mean Sonia won't be back". Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Shakil persuades her to carry on, but she is stopped by Martin. Several months later, followingMadison Drake(Seraphina Beh),Alexandra D'Costa(Sydney Craven) and her former friendLouise Mitchell(Tilly Keeper) continuously bullying Bex, Sonia returns after Bex phones her in tears. hope and we hope that others will be encouraged to start a conversation if they are worried about someone they know.". The Millers change Chloe's name to Rebecca. An upset Sonia tells Stuart that she blames herself for what happened to her daughter, although she is being treated in hospital and has regained consciousness. Sonia is offered a job in Kettering and Martin and Stacey agree for Bex to live with them. Bex moves in with Martin and Stacey, but struggles to cope with the overcrowding until they move into Sonia's old house. Sonia and Martin receive their divorce papers. At Martin and Stacey's reception, Bex and Shakil kiss, seen by a jealous Louise. When Bex claims to have a new boyfriend, Gethin starts tutoring her again. Linzi gets upset when Jay is adamant things are over, and Bex comforts her. She admits to teachers Mrs Robyn Lund and Mr Gethin Price that Louise, Madison and Alexandra were responsible for her attack and sending the photo, but Louise, Madison and Alexandra deny knowledge of either incidents and Bex ends her friendship with Louise, but Linzi offers her support. email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 02077824220. Bex later calms down and she says an emotional farewell. Frank|Freddie Mercury|Freida|Genghis|Gilbert|Gloria|Gumbo|Heathcliff|Hercules|Joey|Joey|Lady Di|Lionel|Lovebirds|Mandoo|Marge|Marge (II)|Marilyn|Musty|Neville| This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [9] Other storylines included a period where Sonia was bullied by her friend Clare Bates (Gemma Bissix) after she fell in with the wrong crowd at school. A swastika is graffitied on Dot's door which causes Dr Legg to fall into a panic attack. Sonia forgives Tina for the humiliation, but Sophie tells Sonia that Tina cheated and their relationship ends, but they soon reunite. [9], In 1997, the actress who played Sonia's mother Carol decided to quit EastEnders. Martin tells Bex that Arthur is still her brother, and Bex later explains to Stacey that she hurt her father. [11], Despite Cassidy's departure being specified as a "break", Cassidy commented in 2008, "I feel that door's closed now and I need to go and do other stuff [] Maybe in nine years I might go back. Something went wrong, please try again later. After Bex tells Sonia that she has had sex, Sonia, Sharon Mitchell and Honey Mitchell, talk to her and Louise about the pressures and consequences of sex, but Bex reveals that she has not had sex. He lies to her that he loved Carol but Sonia is unwilling to build bridges due to Terrys treatment of Carol when they were together- however, Sonia does warm to him until she finds out the truth. Tina's mother Sylvie Carter later moves in with Sonia and Tina, but Bex does not cope looking after her when Sonia and Tina are not around. Sonia receives a lucrative job offer at a private hospital in Kettering and, having realised she no longer loves Tina, ends their relationship. And after Clare left the Square [in 1998] I was gone for another eight months. Terry was trying to show off his salesman skills after watching Billy Mitchell on his market stall. Tomorrow the teen will be rushed to hospital in an ambulance, and Sonia will be relieved when Bex wakes up. Bex left EastEnders just last year after she decided to go travelling, while Carol has not been seen on the square since 2015. When Louise is sent home, she invites Bex round, but Madison and Alexandra turn up so Bex does not go to Louise's house. Fearing imprisonment Sonia goeson the run, abducting Rebecca. Bex goes round to Shakil's whilst his mother Carmel Kazemi and brother Kush are out and they have sex. Sonia, who is a nurse, was recently rocked by the shock arrival of her. Louise is taken to hospital with paralysis and Sharon tells Louise about Bex finding her. [17], Sonia returned permanently on 14 January 2014. Natalie Cassidy announced her EastEnders comeback as Sonia in October. Later, Bex goes to the caf where Kathy asks her to serve Alexandra and Madison their drinks. Uncles Rebecca saw Sonia slap Pauline before her death and believes that Sonia killed Pauline. Her father, Liam Tyler was abusive towards Debbie, which led to them separating. With Paul not able to live his life like he should be, the fact his killer is able to get back to normal just does not sit right with Phil Mitchell's son. Bex is then tricked by them into putting mud covered in chocolate in her mouth, which the film and tell her it is cat faeces. Half-Brothers Although I do have to tell mum hes back first.. Elsewhere, EastEnders spoilers tease a deadly showdown is on the cards for Ben Mitchell, as he plots revenge on former lover Paul Coker's killer. EastEnders fans are predicting a steamy revenge love triangle for Ravi Gulati as he sets his sights on Denise Fox and her daughter, Chelsea.. When the school closes early, Bex, Louise, Shakil and Keegan take a bus home, but the driver suffers a heart attack and drives through the market and into the viaduct. Jay's best friend, Ben Mitchell - the father of Lola's daughter Lexi Pearce - has been touched by how devoted Jay has been. Martin then reveals that Kush Kazemi is Arthur's father to everyone in the pub, including Bex. [9], In April 2006, it was announced that Cassidy would take a break from EastEnders, saying "it's time to try new things. When Alexandra sees Bex in the local shop, she knocks the sugar she is buying out of her hands and sticks chewing gum in her hair when she goes to pick it up. However Sonia is cleared and she, Martin, Rebecca and Pauline's dog Betty reunite to start a new life away from Walford. Sonia meets Bex's teachers before returning to Kettering. Although Jay has not had sex with Linzi, Bex states that Thelma's accusations are true. On Valentine's Day, Bex receives a card and believes Shakil sent it, however, she realises Louise, Madison and Alexandra played a prank on her. EastEnders spoilers follow. Sonia and her family move to Albert Square. Unknown to Louise, Madison and Alexandra plan to take revenge on her because they blame her for being reported to the school. 25. Since her return in 2014, Sonia's storyline has included divorcing Martin, coming out as bisexual, a cancer scare, an on-off feud with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), relationships with Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Gethin Pryce (Cerith Flinn), supporting Bex through her attempted suicide, briefly reconciling with Martin and stealing money from step-grandmother Dot Cotton (June Brown) to help pay off Martin's hit-and-run victim who had been blackmailing her. EastEnders has revealed newcomer Rocky's big secret, after Sonia made a shock discovery on his phone. Son Boring old bag Stacey kicks Martin out and Sonia agrees for him to move into No. They later warn Bex that she can never escape them, and gain access to Bex's home by telling Stacey they are her friends and they smash her guitar. Rebecca's father is Martin Fowler (James Alexandrou), who was last seen on screen in 2007. She barricades herself inside her house, leaving Neil and Sue, understandably upset about Sonia's actions. Posing as friends of the Millers, Margaret allows the Fowlers into their home where they meet Rebecca. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Bex took an overdose on tonight's heartbreaking episode of EastEnders, The teenager was found unconscious in bed by her mum Sonia, Sonia panicked when she couldn't wake her daughter, She screamed as she called out to Bex who was unresponsive, Bex kept bursting into tears at her farewell party but no one seemed to notice her pain, She went home to take an overdose of tablets, She even wrote her mum and dad a suicide note, EastEnders viewers in tears as Sonia discovers lifeless daughter Bex after she takes overdose in suicide bid, Kerry Katona seen with bright pink hair as she runs errands in 200,000 Lamborghini in Cheshire, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Bex tells Sonia that she is feeling upset since her boyfriend Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) was killed and that she isn't ready for university, and Sonia supports Bex's decision. "It is so easy for someone to feel ALONE in a room full of people. 7 Bex took an overdose on tonight's heartbreaking episode of EastEnders 7 The teenager was found unconscious in bed by her mum Sonia 7 Sonia panicked when she couldn't wake her daughter. Convinced that Shakil is encouraging Keegan, Louise gets Bex's phone and sends Shakil's naked photo to her friends Alexandra D'Costa and Madison Drake and Bex is left distressed when she finds out what Louise did and that the photo has been sent to another person.
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