Denise Johnson
| Denise Fox | |||||||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Diane Parish | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006– | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3149 11 May 2006 |
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| Introduced by | Kate Harwood | ||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
"East Street" (2010) The B&B (2012) The Ghosts of Ian Beale (2014) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Denise Wicks Denise Johnson |
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| Occupation | Post Office assistant Taxi driver Shopkeeper B&B worker Businesswoman |
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| Adoptive mother | Emerald Fox |
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| Half-sisters |
Kim Fox (adoptive) Daphne Fox (adoptive) |
| Husband |
Owen Turner (backstory) Kevin Wicks (2007) Lucas Johnson (2009–2011) |
| Sons | Raymond |
| Daughters |
Chelsea Fox Libby Fox |
| Stepsons | Jordan Johnson |
| Nieces | Pearl Fox-Hubbard (adoptive) |
Denise Celeste Fox (also Wicks and Johnson) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Diane Parish. She made her first appearance on 11 May 2006 and temporarily left EastEnders in early 2008 to give birth to her second child. Her exit coincided with the permanent departures of cast members Phil Daniels (Kevin Wicks), Kellie Shirley (Carly Wicks) and Matt Di Angelo (Dean Wicks). She returned to Walford on 6 June 2008. This is Parish's second role in EastEnders, as she previously played singer Lola Christie in 1998.
Introduced as a single mother to Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin) and Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu) who has come from an abusive marriage, Denise has gone on to marry two additional times. Firstly, to Kevin Wicks in 2007, who dies months later, and then to Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) in 2009, with them divorcing two years later after he is imprisoned for murder. She also embarks on a loveless engagement to Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), flings with younger men Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) and a drunken one-night stand with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) which results in a pregnancy. Denise's third child, a son, is born in 2017, but she gives him up for adoption, shortly before her mother tells her she is adopted herself.
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