Perhaps she watched an episode of Krod Mandoon. You couldn't blame her for leaving him after that. Still, whatever her reason for returning, it won't come as too much of a shock to see Mandy's face again. More than maybe any other soap — with the possible exception of Neighbours, which is about to drag Harold Bishop out of retirement for the billionth time — EastEnders finds it difficult to cut its ties with characters for good. Just last year Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie returned to the show after a five-year break; older, wiser and — thanks to Strictly Come Dancing and Don't Forget the Lyrics — with more realistic career prospects.
And they're by no means alone. Patsy Palmer left EastEnders in , but by she'd been persuaded to return again. BBC1was so delighted by this that they filmed her massacring a Jackson 5 song and used it as a promo. Letitia Dean seems to embark upon five-year breaks whenever the mood takes her, before bouncing back with a new haircut and an even more breathless acting technique.
If the pattern holds, she'll be back on the show at some point next year with a mohican and emphysema. Even Dot Cotton managed to duck out of EastEnders during the Britpop years, before being welcomed back with open arms.
This must come as a blessed relief to any actor who leaves EastEnders. Even if their plans for transatlantic megastardom or a pop career falter after a couple of years, good old EastEnders will always have them back. And death isn't even an obstacle. Just look at Zombie Dirty Den, who returned in despite sustaining a fatal gunshot wound in He left again in after being bludgeoned to death with a metal doorstep and buried under several feet of concrete.
She blackmails Ian Beale, threatening to divulge that he visits prostitutes unless he employs her. Ian does not succumb, so Mandy survives by stealing, conning people and relying on charity. After Mandy is evicted from her squat, Kathy Beale allows her to live with her, but Mandy is eventually thrown out when she is caught spreading rumours that Kathy has been abusing her. Mandy ends up homeless and sleeping in a makeshift shanty. Mark Fowler and Steve Elliot eventually let Mandy stay with them, but Mandy's stirring contributes to the demise of Steve's relationship with Hattie Tavernier; Mandy and Hattie maintain an antagonistic relationship throughout their time together in Walford.
On Christmas Eve , Mandy receives a Christmas card from her mother, telling her she is visiting. However, Lorraine never arrives, so on Christmas Day, Mandy returns to Lorraine's flat but finds her mother's boyfriend, Gary, instead. He is abusive to Mandy and starts beating her, until she is rescued by Mark.
Mandy meets trainee footballer, Aidan Brosnan, in They begin dating, but Mandy is a bad influence on Aidan and encourages him to skip football practice, get drunk and use ecstasy. This results in an intoxicated Aidan falling and damaging his knee, and following a subsequent injury, Aidan is told that his career in professional football is over.
The loss of his dream hits Aidan badly, but by now Mandy has fallen for him in a big way, and when he returns to Ireland, she follows him.
Both soon return, having had a poor reception from Aidan's family. The young lovers are unable to find work so they begin sleeping on the streets and squatting. To get money, Mandy and Aidan beg and occasionally do odd jobs. However, Mandy loses control of Roly and he dies after running straight into an oncoming truck, devastating Sharon. Mandy later cleans Dr Legg's GP surgery, but after stealing prescription slips and selling them to drug dealers, she is sacked.
She then turns to 'clipping', acting as a prostitute then running off with the customer's money without performing the sexual service. However, the other prostitutes in Kings Cross beat Mandy and after she is arrested, Aidan makes her promise to stop. When Richard Cole starts a smear campaign against them, accusing them of being behind a series of robberies around the Square, everyone turns on them.
Aidan becomes depressed and on Christmas Day , he attempts to commit suicide by threatening to jump off the top of a tower block. Mandy manages to stop him but Aidan realises that Mandy is bad for him, and he returns to his family in Ireland. Mandy is distraught at losing Aidan. Whatever the situation, she could turn it to her advantage. In essence, Mandy was a survivor.
OK, she wanted a lot. And she wasn't prepared to earn any of them. Now we ain't saying she was a gold digger Actually, that's exactly what we're saying. Mandy was engaged several times, but no man got a ring on her finger. Ian Beale joined the queue in by proposing.
What a coincidence that Mandy would fall for one of the Square's most bankable residents! Despite Ian's best efforts, he never got her to the altar. Mandy wanted more from life than to be the fifth Mrs Beale. She left Ian a broken man. Main content.
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