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Whilst trying to retrieve Scarlett, she pulls her cardigan and accidentally throws it onto the open flame of the stove, starting a fire. Mick complies and he saves Janine before going back in the water to find Linda. EastEnders has always tackled difficult issues like drug-taking in a responsible way, mindful of its responsibilities to its younger audience. Mick dives in and saves Janine and their unborn child, and he goes back in to save Linda, not knowing that Linda has already managed to escape, and he becomes lost at sea and presumed dead. As Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) and Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson) chatted in the caf, Janine overheard Peter's plans to put in a bid to sponsor the Square's Christmas tree. In April 2022, she returns to support Mick during Tina's funeral, unaware that Linda is also there and recognises her. But another fan seemed to have figured her age out and believes the scriptwriters may have added an extra year on the character. Janine Butcher has been renowned as one of the best soap villains of all-time. After a long hiatus, Janine made a return to the soap earlier this year and has continued to cause havoc in the Square. CHARLIE BROOKS, an actress best known for starring in BBC soap opera EastEnders as Janine Butcher, has spoken openly about 'flirting with sobriety' before quitting alcohol via Instagram today. They apparently call a truce, but Janine then leaves in a car with Scarlett, telling Michael that she may never return. Scarlett then finds out Tommy is actually her older half-brother and not her cousin. Unfortunately, Mick is unaware that Linda has already made it to safety before he went back in the water to try and find her; Janine reunites with Linda and could only watch as the latter cries out for Mick's name to no avail, leaving the pair assuming that he is dead. When Janine catches Alice stealing jewellery from her house, Alice explains she is stressed because Michael is putting demands on her to see Scarlett, and she has been letting him do so. Marge is an elderly spinster who devotes her life to caring for her sickly 93-year-old mother, which is a massive strain on her. By then, Janine has begun seducing pub landlord, Mick Carter, in a relationship. ", In 2002, a storyline saw Janine using drugs and prostituting to fund the habit. Bath Participated in the 12th series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! What, that you might get a mention in a rag that nobody reads? she chuckled. However, Janine did not become a regular character until a year later, in June 1989, her arrival completing the Butcher family. Now not to be outdone, EastEnders is cranking up the Square's sex factor by kitting out Janine Butcher in an anorak over a red corset, suspenders, black stockings and knee-length boots. Janine is chased by Mick and Linda on the way to Dover, and after briefly stopping and attacking Mick, both verbally and physically, she once again tries to escape in the car. Linda is devastated when Mick decides to pursue a relationship with Janine. Janine decides to leave and moves in with Sonia in an attempt to gain Mick's attention. Because you wouldn't turn your back on her. She started secondary school with Sonia, Martin and Clare in September 1996, so should be 36/37 now, not 38. Evidently triggered by his comment, Janine replied: "Well it shows how much you know because I got my fingers in all sorts of pies. She gives the phone to Joey, who calls the police and Janine is arrested for Michael's murder, and is taken away by the police. "[17] Brooks hinted at possible trouble for the couple if Janine discovers that Ryan fathered a baby with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), saying "Janine will be absolutely destroyed when she finds out. 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She employs Danny Pennant (Gary Lucy), who buys a share in Michael's boxing club. They take a stroll around the hills and cliffs on New Year's Day 2004, but Janine cracks and admits everything. The jury later returns with a not guilty verdict for both Alice and Janine. Plotting to ensnare men who are either vulnerable or rich, Marry Barry Evans for his inheritance and later kill him. She wants Ryan all to herself, and the idea of a baby snatching his attention away would be devastating. In April 2009, whilst driving around the square, Janine accidentally knocks down Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace); moments later, Danielle dies and Janine is left guilt-ridden. I am an admin of this site. [32] In March 2009, Brooks won the "Best Bad Girl" award at the 2009 All About Soap Bubble Awards, which are voted for by the public, for her portrayal of Janine, saying: "I'm thrilled that viewers think I am so good at being bad! Desperate, on Christmas Day 2010, Janine visits Stacey; she stabs herself to try to frame Stacey for her own attempted murder, but Stacey escapes the country before arrest. Janine Carter (also Butcher, Evans and Malloy) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, introduced in 1989. / Wife ( m. 2016 ) returns in 1993, 1994, and 1997 the. Alice then leaves to answer the door, but realising Michael is still alive, Janine stabs him again in the stomach, killing him. She commented: "It's easy to assume that Janine is playing games or using him for sex, but [] Ryan clearly adores her too, so he may be the man to tame her wild ways. Janine calls the police and frames Stacey for attempted murder, but she escapes with the help from Ryan and fellow resident Max Branning. She rehires Alice as her nanny, unaware that she is still being manipulated by Michael, but fires her again when she tells Janine that she had sex with Michael. One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern. Janine is described by the EastEnders website as a "brutal minx whose motto is that money can buy happiness. She also shows little support for her brother Ricky Butcher after his marriage with Bianca Jackson ends in despair following her affair with Dan Sullivan whilst he was in a relationship with Bianca's mother Carol Jackson. In April 2004, Janine and Laura are seen fighting just before Laura dies after falling down the stairs. After a heart to heart with Linda, Scarlett is spurred to expose Janine for framing Linda for drink driving. In February 2014, Kat and Stacey visit Janine in prison and try to convince her to drop the false statement she made against Stacey four years ago. EastEnders fans are eagerly awaiting the return of iconic character Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) to the long-running BBC soap, with last Friday's episode kicking off the storyline . Janines backstory states that she was born just four years before her mother, June, died from cancer and she subsequently went to live with her sister Clare (Lucy Foxell; Caroline O'Neill). In 2010, when Ryan confesses his love for Janine, she recoils, but when he attempts to leave Walford, she admits she loves him too. She would leave a couple times, returning to the role until 2014, when she was written off. Charlene Emma Brooks (born 3 May 1981) [2] is a British actress. She uses Mick's grief to her own advantage and tries to help him overcome his bereavement by taking him to a grassland to vent his anger and he then kisses her, but she emotionally blackmails him by rejecting his advances. In 2001, Janine also has a relationship with Jamie's uncle Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) until he runs out of money. EastEnders fans were gobsmacked to find out Janines (Charlie Brooks) real age in last nights episode (Monday Nov. 22) as she announced that she was 38 years old. Shortly afterwards, Janine makes her way back to the square while Linda awaits for the authorities to arrive on the square. So will they fall in love? As his widow, Janine inherits Barry's estate and has him cremated in Scotland, denying his friends and family a chance to pay their respects. Janine later finds out about Stacey's affair with Ryan and she vows to kill them both. Janine gives Linda the money and she agrees to leave, but eventually decides to stay when she realises that she cannot leave her family, much to Janine's annoyance. Janine Butcher has made her return to EastEnders. (their real value was 850). In Brooks' third stint as Janine, her storylines included her impersonating a doctor, being in a custody battle for Scarlett with Kat, accidentally starting a fire which almost kills Scarlett and Kat's son Tommy Moon (Sonny Kendall), reigniting her feuds with both Kat and Stacey,[5][6] framing Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) for car theft, manipulating a separation between Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and his wife Linda (Kellie Bright) in order to have him to herself; regaining custody of Scarlett, starting a feud with Linda in which she frames her for a car accident, blackmailing Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith) into helping her bring Linda down, discovering she is pregnant with Mick's child and later marrying him before being widowed the following day during a car accident that she indirectly caused leading to her arrest and her fourth departure. She seduces Barry and moves in with him, but also sleeps with Paul. Pat refuses, but a conversation with Laura's mother Edwina Dunn (Gay Hamilton) forces Pat to tell the court what really happened. When Janine confronts Michael, he tries to strangle her, leading to Alice stabbing Michael in the back to stop him. She confronts him, offering him a suitcase of money and saying that if he really loves her, he will refuse to take it. Michael eventually tracks Janine down and she returns to Walford. They're known for playing two of the biggest villains ever to set foot in EastEnders' Albert Square. She however doesn't go to Australia, and visits Linda in hospital to keep up her caring pretence. Grace also likes to explore new places with her friends and family and, of course, watch and read about the latest films and TV series. before attempting to kill her third husband Ryan by poisoning him. After she hands over the cash, he threatens to call the police anyway. However, Frank returns to Walford in 1998, leaving Janine with Clare. 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