Rainie Cross
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Tanya Franks | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2014–2015 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3409 2 August 2007 |
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| Last appearance |
Episode 5019 19 February 2015 |
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| Introduced by |
Diederick Santer (2007) Bryan Kirkwood (2010) Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2014) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Barmaid Cleaner Prostitute |
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| Father | William Cross |
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| Mother | Cora Cross |
| Sisters | Tanya Branning |
| Half-sisters | Ava Hartman |
| Nephews | Oscar Branning |
| Nieces |
Lauren Branning Abi Branning |
Lorraine "Rainie" Cross is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, played by Tanya Franks. Introduced as the drug-addicted sister of Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner), Franks has had three separate guest stints in 2007 (two episodes), 2008 (four episodes) and 2010 (seven episodes) and between 12 April and 8 December 2011. Rainie returned on 16 June 2014, when she was revealed as Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) mystery phone contact, having been with Ian on Good Friday, the night of Lucy Beale's murder.
Described as "the slightly broken sister who's one step away from a vodka bottle", Rainie's storylines have often centred on her addictions to drugs and alcohol. During her seven episode guest stint in 2010, Rainie was involved in a highly criticised crack cocaine storyline with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden). It was branded "inappropriate" and "horrid" by the Daily Record. EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy (who plays Sonia Fowler) also criticised the storyline, saying she was "shocked", but Franks defended the storyline, though she herself was not surprised that viewers had complained.
In January 2015, it was confirmed that Rainie would return for the conclusion of the Lucy Beale murder storyline.
Rainie first appears at Tanya's house claiming that she is no longer using drugs but Tanya catches her attempting to inject heroin and gives her a choice—take £500 and never see Tanya or her children again, or stay the night and get help with her problems. Rainie leaves with the money without Tanya noticing but ignores the ultimatum, returning the following year. Tanya is in an emotional state, having recently split from her husband Max Branning (Jake Wood). Rainie returns the money to Tanya and says she is not using drugs, so Tanya allows her to stay but she tests positive for cannabis so Tanya asks her to leave.
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