[7] Dot later leaves a message to Sonia as she believes that Martin is the thief. Bianca notices Sonia has continuously avoided talking about Martin and Rebecca. "[3] A source told entertainment website Digital Spy: "Everything's being kept hush-hush about the Jacksons' return at the moment, but there are certainly a load of questions to be answered. Not knowing she is pregnant, Sonia goes into labour and gives birth to Martin's daughter. Sonia and Martin receive their divorce papers. When Martins mother Pauline Fowler finds out that Martin is the dad, she wants custody of Chloe, which Sonia is against. When she returns, she tries to confess to her class but collapses before she can do so. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Standby for trouble. Having arranged for Rebecca to appear at the Queen Vic, Charlie calls Sonia. Bex tries to warn Louise that they cannot be trusted but Louise accuses her of being jealous because she has no friends of her own. They give Dot Branning fifteen minutes to persuade Sonia to give Rebecca back before they phone the police. Sonia begins nursing training and she and Martin live with Pauline but struggle to cope with her interference. Sonia and Martin and their daughter Rebecca leave Walford as a united family for the United States. Upon realising Sonia and Martin are in a relationship, George blackmails Sonia and threatens to report Martin to the police unless she gives him 10,000. This makes Sonia distraught and preoccupied with Rebecca. Sonia is supported by Tina but Sonia backs away when Tina goes to kiss her as Sonia is unsure of her feelings. After this, Preston returns to America after being convinced that Michelle does not need him; Bex is glad that he has gone. 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". Tomorrow the teen will be rushed to hospital in an ambulance, and Sonia will be relieved when Bex wakes up. After having her breast lump checked, Sonia is given the all-clear. 1. Sonia is released and decides to leave Walford for Manchester. Appalled, Martin refuses Sonia access to Rebecca. Although I do have to tell mum hes back first.. 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. Appalled, Martin refuses Sonia access to Rebecca. Shakil suggests to Bex they send explicit photos of themselves to each other instead of sex. Sharon Hadrian writes: "It was the first time in over a decade that a lesbian couple had been depicted in the East London drama, lending cautious optimism to the idea that the BBC was finally integrating its traditionally heterosexual soaps [] Lesbian fans, meanwhile, are struggling to care at all after being led on by the show's failed attempts at writing a decent lesbian story line [] Despite their troubles, Martin and Sonia got married in 2004 and given their past many fans believe they are meant to be together. Sonia discovers that she may still be in love Martin and agrees to go on a date with him. Yeah, I cant wait for Bex to meet him now, Sonia said. One distraught viewer wrote on Twitter: "Very powerful sat in tears very well done #Eastenders. Their departing storyline was the culmination of the death of Pauline Fowler, following actress Wendy Richard's high-profile resignation from the serial in 2006. [10] She was spotted doing improvisations at the Anna Scher Theatre School by Tony McHale and EastEnders' Casting Advisor Jane Deitch. Although Bex thought she had deleted the photos and had not sent them on, they had been backed up automatically. Time to make a u-turn."[23]. Bex hears a rumour that Louise had sex with Keegan at the party, so she tells her to take a pregnancy test, but Martin catches Bex purchasing the test for Louise and wrongly assumes it is for herself. Duration Clare, the daughter of Debbie Tyler (soon Debbie Bates ), arrives in Walford in 1993 when her mother moves in with her new partner Nigel Bates. A swastika is graffitied on Dot's door which causes Dr Legg to fall into a panic attack. The famous duff duffs sounded as Sonia screamed her daughter's name. Page Links: When Margaret has a fall and dies, Rebecca is given to Martin - with him now having sole custody of her and changing her name to Rebecca Fowler. The nurse, who is still getting to know her estranged father Terry Cant, reaches out to her family to tell them he's arrived in Albert Square. Not knowing she is pregnant, Sonia goes into labour and gives birth to Martin's daughter. "Bex's story really hurts and hits home for me, been in that frame of mind and feeling like there's no way out, planning the same thing as Bex, but not getting as far as Bex as my loved ones clocked on, hard to say it out loud, you're not alone, I promise #EastEnders ," wrote another. Martin then reveals that Kush Kazemi is Arthur's father to everyone in the pub, including Bex. In January 2018, it is discovered that Stacey has slept with Max, which subsequently fractures Martin and Stacey's relationship. Sonia and Robbie, who has also returned, move in with Dot to help care for her. They lock Tiffany in and finally release her when she agrees to speak up about the drug ring. Sonia is supported by Tina but Sonia backs away when Tina goes to kiss her as Sonia is unsure of her feelings. Sonia blames Dot's new lodger Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) for the attack and threatens to report him to the police if she comes anywhere near No. 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. On Christmas Day 2006, Pauline dies just before emigrating to America. Jamie Mitchell (2000-2001; deceased) Naomi Julien (2006) Tina Carter (2014-2016; deceased) Gethin Pryce (2017) Ethan (2021) Reiss Colwell (2022) Bex works alongside Michelle at the caf and she snaps at Michelle when Madison and Alexandra make remarks about them and Preston. Ricky suggests getting Bianca out of the country but Sonia tells him she that Bianca has decided to give herself up. Romances Pauline's granddaughter Rebecca suspects that Sonia has caused Pauline's death, following a confrontation between her and Pauline leading Sonia to slap her. The next morning Sonia entered her room, knocking the note onto the floor as she opened the curtains. Pauline eventually finds out and tells Martin that she is dying from a brain tumour to stop him moving in with Sonia. During her childhood, she becomes close friends withClare Tyler(Gemma Bissix) and the two are inseparable until Clare falls in with the wrong crowd at school and starts bullying Sonia but they reconcile before Clare leaves in 1998. Sonia and Dot care forHarold Legg(Leonard Fenton) when he becomes ill and he moves into No.25. Rebecca will be with her mum when Sonia returns to Walford in the. Good luck with that one," Kathy told her. The police and social services visit Bex, Martin and Stacey to ask about explicit photos Bex took of herself. The . 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'. Sonia is furious when she learns this and animosity in the Fowlers' home puts a strain on Martin and Sonia's relationship so she spends her time with a colleague,Naomi Julien(Petra Letang); feelings develop and they begin an affair. Everyone's so pleased to have them back. Pauline also interferes and visits Rebecca with Martin. She is the third ofCarol Jackson's (Lindsey Coulson) four children and the result of her mother'sone-night standwith Terry Cant, whom Sonia never knew. Bex is upset when Shakil changes his online status to single. And Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) made a reference to her mum and daughter meeting him soon too in a recent episode of the BBC soap. It is revealed the next morning by Dotty Cotton that they had slept together. Pauline responds with fire, threatening to cut her son from her life. This vitriolic response to Sonia and Naomi's relationship could have been a pivotal moment had the program's producers used the opportunity to prove either the quality of their relationship or to reinforce Sonia's parenting abilities. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Martin starts a relationship with Stacey Branning and moves in with her and her daughter Lily Branning. Sonia becomes depressed and begins to neglect her work and drink alcohol, until Gus helps her straighten her life out. Sonia also visits Bex's school but does not mention Louise is part of the bullying when Bex asks her not to, which gives Louise hope that they can be friends again. Sonia's niece Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith) is involved in a drug ring and Sonia discovers this when Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) informs her. He managed to sell a pair of boxing gloves, and Kathy Beale watched on as Sonia approached, catching Terry boasting about his skills. Sonia begins nursing training and she and Martin live with Pauline but struggle to cope with her interference. A swastika is graffitied on Dot's door which causes Dr Legg to fall into a panic attack. And how will Robbie react when he learns of his beloved Wellard's death? This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. ", Another posted: "Heartbreaking episode tonight. [9], Various members of the family began to appear sporadically from November 1993 onwards, but in episodes that aired early in 1994, the Jacksons moved from Walford Towers, a block of flats, to the soap's focal setting of Albert Square. Cassidy confirmed the baby is due in "summer" 2016. 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Sonia returned as a permanent character on 14 January 2014, as part of a storyline that saw her mother Carol (Lindsey Coulson) develop breast cancer. She has played Sonia Fowler in EastEnders since 1993, appeared in the BBC Two sitcom-horror Psychoville and was a contestant on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing and the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother . Outside the church, Sonia bumps into Reiss Colwell, who reveals he was Dot's great nephew. Sonia returns from Kettering and wants Bex to move in with her and her brother, Robbie Jackson and Dot, however, Bex wants to remain with Martin and Stacey. Immediately afterwards, Shakil sees Bex and Louise talking and assumes Bex is telling Louise about it, so he ignores Bex and refuses to tell her if they are still together. After Ricky and Bianca's wedding, Sonia decides she must make a fresh start with Martin and leaves again. Sonia tries to build bridges with Pauline but an argument ends with Sonia slapping Pauline. 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. Bex sees the video of this online and calls Sonia in tears, who returns to Walford and announces that she wants Bex to live with her. In 2000, Sonia discovers that she is pregnant at 15 and gives birth to a daughter Rebecca Fowler ( Jasmine Armfield) whom she puts up for adoption. The following day, Sonia walks in on Dot slapping her granddaughter Dotty Cotton (Molly Conlin) across the legs, leading to Dot's arrest, though she is released without charge. "[9], Early on in the character's narrative, Sonia was given a trumpet to play, which she did badly, infuriating her family and neighbours. Fianc About Posing as friends of the Millers, Margaret allows the Fowlers into their home where they meet Rebecca. She is Dot's step-granddaughter as Sonia. A devastated Sonia rejects Rocky although she does form a warm relationship with Rockys partner Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth). Sonia leaves Walford with Martin and Rebecca in February 2007. Bex stops Louise from truanting after being teased over a video posted online by Keegan of the bus crash and Louise gets Bex to promise that she will not resume her relationship with Shakil. Bex confronts Shakil about his ignoring her and Bex admits to Shakil that she did not want to break the law and feared the photos being shared, but apologises for hurting his feelings. 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 |. [4] Cassidy took maternity leave in 2016 and Sonia left on 20 September 2016 for her dream job in Kettering. She discovers that Rebecca witnessed the slap and tries to silence her daughter, but Rebecca tells Dot at Pauline's funeral. Your dads showing Billy how its done, said Billy. Patsy Palmer, who returned to EastEnders as Sonia's sister Bianca, publicly called for the actress's return: "I would love her to come back. Despite the bullying storyline, Cassidy said that she and Bissix were good friends during their time together on the soap. In the EastEnders spoilers for next week, Patsy Kensit is new in town playing the estranged mum of terminally ill Lola, but will she attend her daughter's wedding? Updated: 18:17, 17 Jul 2021 EASTENDERS' Sonia has sparked speculation her mum Carol and daughter Bex are returning to Walford. Martin is frantic, but days later Sonia returns and she is arrested on a murder charge; however, that same night Dot uncovers the identity of Pauline's real murderer Pauline's husband Joe Macer (Ray Brooks), who had argued with Pauline on Christmas Day and struck her over the head, causing her death. Sonia and Martin (now played byJames Bye) separate and Sonia starts to feel isolated and depressed. 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