Roxanne "Roxy" Mitchell (also Slater and Moon) is a fictional
character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, portrayed by Rita
Simons. Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie (played by
Samantha Womack) on 24 July 2007 and decides to move permanently to
Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger
of the two sisters. She is described as the "fire", as opposed to
Ronnie's "ice". Simons took a temporary hiatus in 2016, with Roxy off
screen from 1 January until 4 May 2016. 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 swimming pool along with Ronnie. Simons
returned in 2019 to record a voiceover as Roxy, which was broadcast on
3 May 2019.During Roxy's time on the show she has been married twice
â€" to Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) â€"
and engaged an additional three times â€" 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.
character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, portrayed by Rita
Simons. Roxy arrived in Walford with her sister Ronnie (played by
Samantha Womack) on 24 July 2007 and decides to move permanently to
Walford from Ibiza where they ran a bar together. Roxy is the younger
of the two sisters. She is described as the "fire", as opposed to
Ronnie's "ice". Simons took a temporary hiatus in 2016, with Roxy off
screen from 1 January until 4 May 2016. 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 swimming pool along with Ronnie. Simons
returned in 2019 to record a voiceover as Roxy, which was broadcast on
3 May 2019.During Roxy's time on the show she has been married twice
â€" to Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) â€"
and engaged an additional three times â€" 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.
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