Mandy Salter List of EastEnders characters (1992)

mandy salter, played nicola stapleton, introduced on 12 march 1992, , portrayed teenage tearaway. featured in storylines homelessness, child , drug abuse. relationship aidan brosnan (sean maguire) 1 of prominent storylines featured in 1993. due character s devious behaviour, has been suggested mandy 1 of hated characters on television during tenure. mandy 1 of several introductions cast of eastenders in 1992. executive producer leonard lewis took tentative approach introducing new characters in 1992. introduced gradually, making initial appearance , joining programme full-time couple of months later. allowed producers , writers create new characters , see them brought life actors before committing them longer contract. mandy first appears in march 1992 school girl aged 15, abandoned mother in pat butcher s care. left series temporarily few weeks later; in storyline goes mother s flat, returns summer of 1992 regular character, squatting in soap s setting of albert square. stapleton quit role , mandy departs on-screen on 13 january 1994.

stapleton claimed has been asked reprise role @ various times, , although turned these offers down, in 2009 stated door has been left open mandy return. in june 2011, confirmed stapleton reprise role mandy , reappears 29 august 2011. in return storyline, mandy found working lap dancer ian beale (adam woodyatt), offers place stay in walford, , begin relationship. revealed mandy became pregnant ricky butcher s (sid owen) child before left walford in 1994, , gave birth premature daughter, kira, died shortly after birth. mandy , ian make plans marry, on wedding day refuses marry him, revealing has been forcing herself love him. ian begs stay mandy leaves in may 2012.