Related: EastEnders star Diane Parish speaks out on socially distanced filming difficulties. Meanwhile, the soap star also weighs in on landing the role of Denise in EastEnders. We did a workshop. I was asked to come up, I came up and did that, I did that and nothing else. I screamed - I was like, Phil Daniels, Quadrophenia , he's amazing.
Phil and I just clicked," adds Diane. Digital Spy now has a newsletter — sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox. Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage.
Want up-to-the-minute soaps news, spoilers and gossip on your social feeds? Type keyword s to search. In , a younger sister, Janine Butcher , was born. Diane arrives in Albert Square in as the daughter of second-hand car salesman Frank Butcher and sister to Ricky Butcher.
Her mother June died in , and when her father remarries Pat Wicks and takes over as landlord of the Queen Victoria public house, she lives with them there. Later the family move out of the pub to run a bed and breakfast elsewhere on the Square. Problematic and strong-willed, she falls for the Butchers' lodger Paul Priestly in , much to Frank's annoyance. Diane takes the relationship more seriously than Paul, and she is devastated when he finishes with her to begin a fling with hairdreser Julie Cooper.
Paul and Julie do not last, and he immediately returns to Diane. Scorned, Diane cannot forgive Julie for taking Paul, and she plays various vengeful tricks on her as payback, such as sabotaging her salon's opening day and sending her a male escort to make her look desperate.
Julie responds by flirting with Paul to infuriate Diane further, and their feud culminates in a showdown in The Queen Vic one night, at which Julie humiliates Diane.
Paul quickly loses interest in Diane. Ignoring his reticence, Diane convinces herself that Paul is contemplating proposing marriage to her, so she is broken-hearted when he returns to his hometown in Leeds in December ; he leaves without saying goodbye. Feeling misunderstood and unloved after believing that her family have forgotten her 16th birthday, Diane runs away from home in January and joins the down-and-outs on the streets of London.
She is sinking fast when street-wise teenager Disa O'Brien takes her under her wing, showing her how to survive. Disa turns to prostitution for extra money, and Diane poses nude for photographs for a man named Matthew Taylor , who makes a sculpture of her. Diane also befriends Max Branning lookalike Jackson.
She eventually returns to Albert Square in March , after her father has been searching for months, but she struggles to adjust to life back in Walford. As a result of her time away, Diane develops an interest in art. When Taylor turns up trying to woo Diane, he deposits a life-size sculpute of her in Albert Square.
Livid, Frank smashes up the statue and confronts Taylor, further alienating Diane. Diane develops a friendship with Mark Fowler when he returns to his family home in , and enlists his help to find Disa, who is heavily pregnant and living in "Cardboard City". Disa refuses their help initially; after she gives birth, she abandons the child on Diane's doorstep on Christmas Day. Diane and Mark care for the baby in secret until they find Disa and persuade her to come home with them.
Diane takes care of them and attempts to help Disa bond with her child. Diane is keen for her relationship with Mark to progress, so his hesitance upsets her. Eventually he confesses that he is HIV-positive.
Gray Atkins Toby-Alexander Smith , however, will also be getting wed it would seem, as on-location pictures revealed that a double wedding will be taking place. Join the community by leaving a comment below and stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage.
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