On Christmas Day 2005, Sharon is stunned to discover she is pregnant. Sharon's trust in Phil is tested when he confesses his part in Dennis' fatal altercation with Johnny in 2005, but she nevertheless remains with him and together they buy a new bar: The Albert. They adopted Sharon when she was three … Described as a "teenage temptress" Sharon was criticised for flashing her mini-skirted legs at pub customers and fondling the bottom of a barman, Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt). The song was a modest success, reaching number 12 in the UK singles chart in November 1986. She was also nominated in the category of Best Couple (shared with Nigel Harman). EastEnders spoilers: Tamwar Masood set for shock return as Nancy Carter reaches out? Sharon enlisted the help former lover Phil to retrieve her son. Sharon and Jack's romance is complicated by Phil, who is determined to reignite a relationship with Sharon. I found out at Christmas [2000], so it was a fantastic present. "[59], Sarah Ellis of Inside Soap said that the magazine's staff had never been so excited as they were when they heard Sharon was returning in 2012. [100], Letitia Dean has been nominated for multiple awards for her portrayal of Sharon. She sees from his house that he must be wealthy, and realises that the two already lead separate lives; she gives up the search. Sharon was aware that her brother was called Dennis Rickman and that he too grew up in Walford. On Christmas Day, a new liver is found for Phil and his surgery is successful. Despite Phil's attempts to explain himself, Sharon dismisses his excuses as she grows ever more tired of his neglect of her. She was pretty rough on Sharon because of her drinking. With Arthur’s youngest son Martin back on the Square, what better way to unite old and young characters than by making them related? An early controversial storyline involving Sharon revolved around her desire to take contraceptive pills to persuade Kelvin Carpenter (Paul J. Medford) to date her. After Mel’s son, Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter) escapes from prison, holds Louise hostage and shoots Ben, Phil tells Sharon to refuse Mel from using the E20 accounts to fund his funeral, leaving Mel devastated. She is disgusted when she discovers that Gavin handed Sharon to Den as a business trade. [85] Sharon's return storyline was marked with seven episodes being broadcast over a period of a week (the typical weekly output at this time was four) and it coincided with EastEnders' return to BBC1 following its brief departure to the network's sister channel BBC2 to allow for coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. After a misunderstanding over the age at which Keanu can become a cab driver, Sharon discovers he's only 19, younger than she believed him to be. Keanu confronts her in the Vic toilets, saying he still has feelings for her, but Sharon denies she feels the same. Discussing this, Dean said, "[Sharon's] tougher and seems to know what she wants. The discovery of his existence comes after Sharon discovers that she has a brother through her adoptive father Den Watts and another woman during the 1970s. I think she never really thought it through beforehand. Sharon discovers that Phil has been drinking again, which, after trying to take alcohol from him, leads to Sharon's ear being cut. [5] As the casting directors were only looking for real East End actors, Dean falsely claimed that she was born and raised in Hackney, east London. Dean returned to filming on 6 June 2012. Even so, that doesn't stop her going after something that she really wants [...] Sharon came through to become a nice girl behind the streetwise image [...] with her blonde hair and bright make-up she adds a cheerful touch to drab Albert Square. She starts dating [51] Painton stated that although it is now virtually unknown for women to have difficulty conceiving again following a termination, if their doctor instructs a course of anti-biotics to stop infection, then it is important to take the medication. Shortly after Danny's death, Johnny is arrested for the murders of both Andy and Dennis after his daughter Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) forces him to turn himself in - threatening to disown her father otherwise; Johnny ends up getting sentenced to life imprisonment, and later dies of a heart attack in October 2006. Brothers Phil (Steve McFadden) and Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) were introduced by executive producer Michael Ferguson, as he wanted to bring in a couple of young men who would bring an air of danger to the show. [52] A love triangle storyline featured initially as Tom battled for Sharon's affections with her former lover Phil Mitchell. Sharon confronts the vandals alone and they critically injure her; she is hospitalised with a ruptured spleen. [81] Tabloid newspapers claimed Sharon was returning to "fill the gap" left behind by Jessie Wallace's character, Kat Slater, who at the time was on a hiatus. When Sharon starts to intervene in Johnny's personal affairs in an attempt to warn him to stay away from Dennis, he throttles her and proceeds to give Sharon an ultimatum; he will kill Dennis unless they leave Walford by midnight on New Year's Eve. Given he has just discovered his son Mick isn’t actually his, how lovely would it be to find out that Sharon is his daughter. Sharon soon comes face to face with Kathy; the resulting row culminates in Sharon's face being pressed against a car by Kathy. Upon release from the hospital, Sharon fears being attacked again. Anita Dobson who played Angie Watts, [Sharon's] mum, took me under her wing. [8], Sharon Rickman biography provided by the BBC (2012)[9], Described by the BBC as "slightly spoilt, over-dramatic, blousy, but ultimately kind-hearted",[10] Sharon has been classified by Rupert Smith, author of EastEnders: 20 Years in Albert Square, as a "drama queen",[11] a "strong passionate [woman] who [goes] to pieces where men are concerned and always [comes] back for more". You could not fault the central performances, though. After Angie dies, Sharon returns to Walford in April 2002 to bury her mother. Could he have had a youthful fling that resulted in Sharon? [60] Letitia Dean has discussed Sharon's reaction to Den's comeback: "Sharon put her father on such a pedestal, when she found out that he had been alive for all those years and never contacted her — once — it absolutely devastated her, it rocked her world [...] She couldn't believe that he would be so selfish because she was his princess. Pearl sees her as something of a rival... Tracey's set on a course which is almost inevitable. It might shock a few people as she's [Dennis's] sister—not blood sister, though. "[44], Sharon's exit on 6 July 1995 surrounded the continual fall-out from the Sharongate saga. However, their happiness is threatened when Dennis' resolved issues with Phil leads him to become embroiled into a conflict against his enemy and the square's crime kingpin: Johnny Allen (Billy Murray). They plan to marry but Duncan bores Sharon and she ends the engagement. She is shocked when Grant's daughter Courtney Mitchell (Alice Nokes) tells her he is not coming, but she coincidentally then finds him outside the police station. However, an EastEnders' spokesperson said "There is no link between Letitia's return to EastEnders and Jessie not being around at the moment. Phil then discovers Michelle's letter, learning that Grant fathered her baby 21 years previously. 3 thoughts on “Shannon Watts House, Biography Wiki, Family, Husband, Age【 Bio 】” Robert Jun 4, 2019 at 12:51 am . Gavin is the third husband of Kathy Sullivan (Gillian Taylforth) and is also revealed as the biological father of Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean). [59] Berridge's writers concocted a story whereby the body that was recovered in 1990 was misidentified as Den's; Den fled to Spain to escape the mobsters and allowed his family to believe he was dead until he was traced in 2003. Sharon is jealous of Keanu's friendship with Hayley Slater (Katie Jarvis), and spitefully takes Phil's car back from him although Keanu later reassures her there is nothing between him and Hayley. [41] In a 2012 nationwide poll of 1,000 people published in Inside Soap, 'Sharongate' was voted as the greatest soap opera moment of the past 20 years. 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