Amy Mitchell

Amy Christina Margaret Mitchell (née Slater) is the daughter of Roxy Mitchell and Jack Branning. For the first few weeks of her life, she was raised as Sean Slater's daughter as it was unknown she was actually Jack's. It turned out that the baby was Jack's and Sean abducted her and left EastEnders after falling into an icy lake but surviving. Amy was born two months premature and was put on a ventilator from birth.

She is named after her presumed-deceased cousin (now known as Danielle Jones), the daughter of Roxy's sister, Ronnie. Her mother initially decided to raise Amy with her friend Christian Clarke, after Sean missed Amy's birth but changed her mind when she and Sean reconciled. Jack asked Roxy for a paternity test, aware Amy may be his daughter. It transpired that this was so on Christmas Day 2008, which led to Sean abducting Amy,although she was returned to Roxy, by Sean's sister Stacey, on New Year's Day.

In November 2011, Ben and Jay Mitchell are instructed by Roxy to look after Amy while she went out with Kim Fox and Christian Clarke. When Amy tries to teoth Jack and Roxy. After the interviews, Bev reveals that Jack is going to have custody of Amy, leaving Roxy distraught. Roxy has tried to see Amy but Jack and prevented her. When Amy falls over in the park, Roxy is furious at Jack for getting distracted. At the court hearing, it is revealed that Roxy has won back custody of Amy and Jack will have to hand her over.

On New Year's Day, Amy went away to Ibiza with her mum and Ronnie. Amy returned (now Abbie-Louise Knowles) weeks later with Roxy.