EastEnders fans ‘work out’ who Teddy Mitchell’s mystery wife is – and she’s a very familiar face
EASTENDERS fans think they’ve cracked the identity of Teddy Mitchell’s mysterious ex-wife.
Teddy (Roland Manookian) debuted in the BBC soap during the summer, alongside sons Harry (Elijah Holloway) and Barney (Lewis Bridgeman).
He arrived in Walford looking for his dad Stevie (Alan Ford) – and learned he has a half-brother, Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick).
Fans are aware Teddy was once married and have been trying to work out who his former spouse is.
Some reckon it’s none other than past character Annie Palmer, who was played by Loose Women‘s Nadia Sawalha from 1997 to 1999.
Ultimately, the character ended up relocating to New Zealand.
In an online forum, one person wrote: “Is no one considering Annie Palmer at all? It would make a lot of sense.”
Another chimed in: “I’m thinking it could be Annie Palmer!”
However, a fellow viewer refuted this theory, pointing out: “Would she be 60ish now too though so age might rule her out as Barney’s mother at least?
“The actress is around 60 so I presume the character is about that age too.
“Teddy would have been a teen in the mid to late 90s so if the boy’s mother is of a similar age she would have been a teen in that era too.
“It rules out a lot of past female characters so I hope they do go with a brand new character played by a cracking actress.
“It’d be better than trying to force an offscreen backstory onto a pre existing character.”
Some viewers previously thought Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman) could be the woman in question.
The character – who was imprisoned in 2005 for murdering husband Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) – recently made a comeback after 19 years.
Instead, of tying to Teddy, Chrissie’s return storyline saw her come face to face with rival Sharon (Letitia Dean) in prison.
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EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Meanwhile, viewers also saw her release – and surprise reunion with ex-boyfriend Jake Moon (Joel Beckett).
Before her return aired, a fan speculated: “Suppose Chrissie IS connected to Teddy is like an ex girlfriend/wife as she did have own life before she met Dirty Den in Spain or she’s the mother of one of his sons probably Barney?”
Another had agreed: “Teddy’s ex wife is gonna be Chrissie isn’t it?”
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