Denise Wicks
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| Denise Wicks | ||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Diane Parish | |||||||||||
| Duration | 2006— | |||||||||||
| First appearance | 11 May 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1969 | |||||||||||
| Status | Widowed | |||||||||||
| Home | 18 Albert Square | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Post Office manager | |||||||||||
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Denise Celeste Wicks (née Fox, previously Turner) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is played by Diane Parish. She made her first appearance on 11 May 2006. It was announced on 18 August 2007 that Denise would temporarily leave EastEnders in early 2008 so that Diane Parish could give birth to her second child. Her temporary exit coincided with Kevin, Carly and Deano Wicks's permanent departures from the show.[1] She returned to Walford on 6 June 2008.
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[edit] Storylines
Denise Fox was first seen in May 2006. She works at Walford Post Office and has two daughters, Chelsea and Libby, who she is fiercely protective of. Despite a tempestuous first encounter with Kevin Wicks — Denise wrongly accused him of sleeping with Chelsea she had mistaken him for Grant Mitchell — an attraction developed and they began dating. Problems arose when Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner turned up looking to reunite with his daughter, Libby. Denise was opposed to this as Owen was an alcoholic with a history of domestic violence; however, with Libby's encouragement, Denise began to warm to Owen again. They slept together, which ended her relationship with Kevin. Owen's stepdaughter Chelsea, who had been victim to Owen's abuse, berated her mother for contemplating reconciliation. Denise loved Owen, but regretted sleeping with him, and when she told him, he beat her. Owen apologised profusely when he was sober, but Chelsea persuaded Denise to banish her stepdad from their lives, after which he turned violent again, beating Denise and taking Kevin hostage at knifepoint, until he was arrested.
When Owen's mother Liz Turner took Libby to see him in prison, she became upset and persuaded Denise to provide a character witness for Owen at his trial; he was subsequently given a suspended sentence, but upon his rlease he kidnapped Libby, phoning Denise to tell her that he was going to kill her and commit suicide. Denise rushed to Epping Forest where the police suspected Owen was, but this caused Owen to try and drown Libby and himself. Denise and Kevin found Libby unconscious, but she survived and Owen was imprisoned. In the wake of her family's ordeal, Denise reunited with Kevin and moved her family in with his.
In October 2006, Denise was shocked to discover that Patrick Trueman had been in a band called "The Five Hectors", as her father, whom she never knew, was also in a band of that name. A second member of the group died the same week and attending his funeral was a third band member, Aubrey Valentine. Any of the five band members could have been Denise's long-lost father, three of whom, Cedric Lucas, Dwight and Earl, had died, but the remaining two, Aubrey and Patrick, agreed to paternity tests. Aubrey conned Denise into believing he might be her father, but eventually confessed that it was an impossibility. Meanwhile, Patrick's test confirmed that he was not Denise's father, but after growing close to Libby, he pretended he was. Denise was horrified to discover the truth while holidaying with Patrick in Dorset, but despite her upset, she forgave him for lying.
[edit] Marriage to Kevin Wicks
When Kevin's ex-wife, Shirley Wicks, arrived in Walford, she caused numerous problems for Denise and Kevin. Shirley revealed Kevin's secret, that he was not the biological father of Shirley's children Deano Wicks and Carly Wicks, and in the wake of this, Kevin fled, abandoning Denise. Upset, Denise threatened to move away, but she was stopped by Kevin, who returned and proposed marriage. Denise initially rejected him, but eventually accepted. Shirley tried to ruin their wedding by turning up at the ceremony to inform Denise about a recent sexual encounter she had with Kevin; however, Kevin had already confessed and Shirley's attempt at stirring only encouraged her to go through with the wedding, though she kicked Kevin in the groin before saying "I do".
Throughout the remainder of 2007, Denise Wicks weathered various problems, including Chelsea and Deano's imprisonment for trying to frame Sean Slater, Kevin's dishonesty when he attempted to cover their crime, and a feud with her boss Zainab Masood, which caused Denise to lose her job and get reinstated several times. In December 2007, Kevin started selling cars for Phil Mitchell, who later discovered that they were cut-and-shut's and told Kevin to destroy them; however, Denise had already sold one to Yolande Trueman. Kevin tried to dispose of the car by stealing it on New Year's Eve, accompanied by Shirley Wicks, who was forced to go along by her ex-husband Kevin when she tried to interfere. They raced the car then planned to set it alight to make it look like the handywork of joyriders, but whilst driving at high speed, the car bonnet flew open and Kevin crashed, leaving him impaled by a metal pole. Shirley held his hand while he slowly died. Denise Wicks was devastated to receive the news of her husband Kevin's death and following his funeral in January 2008, she decided to travel the world with stepdaughter Carly one of Kevin's dreams and scatter his ashes.
[edit] Return
On the night of June 6, 2008, Denise returned to the Square. After leaving the cab she saw Patrick and Chelsea's dad, Lucas Johnson, pulling Chelsea towards the door. She was devastated by what she saw - Chelsea drunk and on drugs and Lucas from her teenage year fling, which resulted in the birth of Chelsea.
[edit] References
- ^ "'Kevin Wicks' quits 'EastEnders', Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2007-08-18.
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