Glenda Mitchell

Glenda Mitchell

Glenda is the estranged mother of Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), and ex-wife of Archie Mitchell. Her backstory was revealed through other characters in the show. Like her sister-in-law, Peggy (Barbara Windsor), Glenda was swept off her feet by the charming Archie and in 1972, they married and had two daughters Glenda was very very young when she married Archie and had the girls very young too However, Glenda, who was once described by Peggy as brash and confident, was a different woman behind closed doors. During her marriage to Archie, she was transformed into a fragile, nervous wreck due to Archie's controlling and abusive ways, as well as his constant philandering. Her one confidant was her eldest daughter Ronnie, but after Ronnie's pregnancy was revealed in 1989, it proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back for Glenda as she helplessly watched as Archie controlled their daughter and as a result, she left him and emigrated to Australia. Since her departure from her daughter's lives, Ronnie has mentioned that Glenda sends them birthday and Christmas cards. Whilst Ronnie keeps hers, Roxy throws them away. Roxy cannot forgive Glenda for abandoning them, but Ronnie is more understanding as she witnessed the change that occurred in their mother