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Denise Celeste Fox (previously Turner, Wicks and Johnson) is the daughter of Emerald Fox, half-sister of Daphne and Kim Fox, mother of Chelsea, Libby and Raymond Fox, as well as being the grandmother of Jordan Fox. She is also the ex-wife of Owen Turner and Lucas Johnson, widow of Kevin Wicks and the ex-civil partner of Jack Branning. Her first appearance was on the 11 May 2006. She is portrayed by Diane Parish.
Storylines[]
2006-2011: Arrival and marriages to Kevin and Lucas[]
Moving to Walford, Denise has a fierce encounter with Kevin Wicks; however, an attraction develops, and they begin dating. Denise's former husband, Owen Turner, an alcoholic, tries to reunite with their daughter, Libby Fox and he later kidnaps her. He tries to drown himself and Libby, but she recovers, and Owen is arrested. Denise, who never knew her father but knew he played in a band called "The Five Hectors", thinks that Patrick Trueman maybe her father as he was in the band but a DNA test proves that he is not. The identity of Denise's father is never discovered, but Aubrey also eliminates himself. In 2007 they marry and she becomes Denise Wicks.
Denise returns but is angry to discover her daughter Chelsea is using drugs and in contact with her father, former drug addict Lucas Johnson. Denise is initially hostile, but she warms to him when she sees he has changed and they eventually reunite. Denise proposes to Lucas, but he is married to Trina. Denise helps Jordan come to terms with his mother's death, with them believing it to be an overdose. With Trina dead, Denise and Lucas can marry, though further complications arise when Owen is released from prison. He desperately tries to show Denise that she cannot trust Lucas, but they marry regardless and she becomes Denise Johnson. When she refuses to submit to God, he strangles her. Kim and Denise later buy the house next door and transform it into a bed and breakfast.
2012-2017: Relationship with Ian, Lucy's murder and poverty[]
When the B&B opens, Denise is angry that Kim flirts with the customers, leaving all the work to her. Denise moves in with Ian and his children, and they are then joined by Cindy Williams, daughter of Ian's dead former wife. However, Ian fails to do this and Denise is devastated to learn that Ian intended to lie to frame Max on Carl's orders. They come to their senses when Cora Cross catches them. Denise agrees to abide when Ian admits he has taken her for granted and encourages her to go with Libby to Spain to celebrate Chelsea's birthday. Denise knows that Ian had sex with prostitute Rainie Cross on the night Lucy died. She considers that Denise has been stealing alcohol from the shop but does not report it if Denise returns the value. The rest of the family poorly receives Jordan, but Denise defends him after he pushes her in frustration, he leaves when Patrick says he is just like Lucas. Denise revisits Lucas, and he wants Jordan to visit too. Social worker Hilary Taylor tells Denise that JJ's mother, Amelle, is alive. Denise knows she is eighteen to nineteen weeks pregnant, meaning Phil is the father. Denise soon realises that Kim still sees her as a mother figure since Emerald abandoned them as children and thinks that if Denise can give up her son, then she can leave Kim, so Denise tells to consider herself abandoned. Carmel later confronts her over this, but Denise slaps her when she remarks Raymond, ending their friendship.
2018-2023: Relationship and civil-partnering Jack and taking in Raymond[]
Denise is later hired by Kim as a nanny to Pearl. Denise and Kim agree not to find out, but Kim gives in and fools Denise that the results say they are not sisters, but is delighted when Kim states they are. In 2019, Denise starts dating Jack Branning and are very happy together until Denise finds out her son she had put up for adoption was left an orphan after his adoptive parents and sister were killed in a car accident. This leads Denise to visit him in hospital and became attached to him. Raymond's grandmother, Ellie Nixon becomes suspicious of this after Denise claims to be a friend of Raymond's mother, Lydia Dawkins. She tries to keep this whole situation a secret from Jack and especially from Phil Mitchell. However, Jack finds out and so does Phil. When Phil discovers his son was left parentless, he becomes set on getting him back. He asks Ritchie Scott to sort out the paperwork for Denise to adopt him back but she isn't happy. Denise doesn't want to confuse Raymond and have his life turned around again but after Jack tells her to go for it she does. Jack tells Denise they should break up as he doesn't think having a third Mitchell baby under his roof is a good idea so Denise moves back in with Patrick with Raymond. In November 2020, Kim Fox returns and discovers Raymond is back under Denise's care and is confused and pushes Denise to get back with Jack because they're so good together. Jack and Denise reunite in January 2021 following the return of serial killer and ex-husband, Lucas Johnson. He returns with their daughter, Chelsea, who is planning to get her dad locked up again and take him for everything. However, when a drug plan goes wrong, Chelsea is left fearing when Denise is kidnapped and Jack believes Lucas has kidnapped her again but it turns out to actually be Chelsea's ex-boyfriend, Caleb Malone, who is in charge of the drug plan. When Chelsea and Lucas plan to carry out their mission after Lucas helped find Denise, Chelsea is left scared when Lucas tells her that he put the drugs in her bag to teach her a lesson about being truthful and is relieved when she has her bags checked and realises Lucas only told her that to make her understand how dangerous it is to carry out these plans. When it's Lucas' turn to get checked he hands himself in and shows the police the drugs and is arrested. Chelsea visits him before he cuts ties with everyone and they make up and promise to love each other.
In March 2021, after everything that had happened, Jack proposes to Denise and the couple get engaged. He told her he never wants to lose her again and wants her and Raymond to move in and for them to be a family. Through Chelsea's relationship with murderer, Gray Atkins, Denise tells Chelsea she's moving too fast with him and should slow down but when Chelsea sees Gray's violent outbursts, she dumps him and he sets his sights on Whitney Dean again. However, when Whitney witnesses his violent outbursts she too dumps him and he goes running back to Chelsea, who revealed a few days earlier that she is pregnant with his child. The pair get on again and Gray drunkenly proposes to Chelsea who tells him no. When Denise finds out about her pregnancy she is overjoyed about being a nana but has other things on her mind. She found out from Phil that Kim's husband, Vincent Hubbard, was killed in 2018 by Aidan Maguire. Phil tells her to keep this hidden from Kim as if Aidan ever found out she knew, he would kill everyone close to her. Meanwhile, after Chelsea rejects Gray's proposal he tells Chelsea to get out and raises his voice. As she goes to leave, she falls over in pain clutching her stomach. When she is rushed to hospital, fearing she has had a miscarriage she is given the all clear and Chelsea admires Gray's generosity of being there for her. The couple grow closer again after this and Chelsea tells Gray that she will marry him and be a family.
In November 2021, Chelsea wants to get married on Christmas Day which happens to be the same day that Jack and Denise are getting married. Denise is annoyed because of how fast they are moving and wants that day to herself but Chelsea ignores her and books it anyway. Chelsea eventually wants to make amends with her mum and they plan to have a double wedding. On 25 December 2021, Denise married Jack. Chelsea also went ahead with her wedding to Gray but found out about him murdering his late wife, Chantelle Atkins, from Whitney. Chelsea tried to leave but was unsuccessful and got into a heated argument with Gray. Her waters broke (at twenty four weeks) and Denise's grandson, Jordan Atkins, was born. After the Fox family report Phil to the police for his involvement with Vincent's death, he decides to kidnap Raymond and run away with him and when Denise decides to call the police, Sharon Watts tells her about the possibility of them both losing Raymond due neither of them having legal custody of him. Despite this, Denise decides to call the police anyway and Phil is arrested, with Raymond being returned back to her.
After finding out that Gray murdered Chantelle, Tina Carter and Kush, Denise supports Chelsea; however when Chelsea decides to have Jordan adopted, Denise is devastated and manages to persuade Chelsea to not go through with the adoption after they have a heart-to-heart. When Phil's sister and Jack's ex-fling, Sam Mitchell returns, Denise is angered when she threatens to take her and Jack's son Ricky away from them to Spain (despite dumping Ricky on Jack years prior to this), if they do not help her scare off Jonah Tyler. In order to repair her relationship with Ricky, Jack allows Sam to move into 27 Albert Square. However, Sam causes mischief when she finds out about the money Phil gave Denise to purchase Fox & Hair and her involvement in knowing about Vincent's death, and tries to blackmail Denise into giving her £50,000 in order to buy Ruby's. Despite throwing Sam out of the house, Denise reluctantly agrees to pay back the money. When Denise sees a video of Jack and Sam kissing, she is initially furious with both Sam and Jack, however she eventually forgives Jack and they reconcile.
Jack begins to neglect Denise in early 2023 after becoming increasingly stressed due the the ongoing family issues involving Amy's self-harming, which begun in 2022, and Ricky getting Lily Slater pregnant. Because of Jack's negligence, Denise decides to kiss Ravi Gulati after he gives her attention and listens to her issues. When she tells him that them kissing was a mistake and that she loves Jack, Rani is angry, and subsequently flirts and gets with with Chelsea in order to make Denise jealous. When Jack doesn't make an effort on Valentine's Day, until Amy forces him to, Denise is left feeling hurt. After hearing Jack and Sam laughing about this, Denise decides to go with Ravi to a hotel, but she cannot sleep with him due to her guilty conscience, and rejects him once again, which causes Ravi to continuously harass Denise. When Callum Highway is investigating a case, he stumbles across video footage of both Denise and Ravi meeting together at the hotel, and realises what is happening. He warns her to end her affair with Ravi, and Denise finds out about Jack and Callum working together to bring down Ravi. After accidentally telling Ravi, he then blackmails Denise, threatens to tell Jack about their affair unless Denise tells him about the case. When Denise ignores him, Ravi starts flirting with Chelsea again and Denise tries to warn him off. Ravi further tells Denise that he will continue to be in a relationship with Chelsea unless Denise gives him the evidence about the case.
When Kim is given Denise's phone, Ravi sends more threatening texts about their affair. Shocked after seeing the texts, Kim crashes into The Argee Bhajee with Denzel Danes in the car. After she recovers, Denise is forced to tell Kim the truth and she agrees to keep their affair a secret, however after Ravi's son Davinder Gulati overhears Denise and Ravi talking about the affair, he tells Denzel, who tells a worried Amy. This causes Amy to drink and she refuses to go to school, which causes Denise to ask Amy about what's going on. When Amy reveals that she knows about Denise and Ravi, Denise admits to the affair which causes Jack to throw Denise and Raymond out. In order to help with Amy's ongoing anxiety and self-harm, as well as Ricky's problems, Jack allows Denise to stay close with the two, but finds it difficult to fully forgive her, although he eventually does and Denise moves back in.
Denise and Kim visit Lola Pearce on 31 May 2023 to say goodbye to Lola before she dies from her terminal brain tumor and on 1 June 2023 Denise and Jack see George Knight in the Square and Jack recognises him, Jack tells Denise that George is an ex professional boxer, Jack also tells Denise that he once seen George beat a man within an inch of his life. On 27 June 2023 Denise attends Lola's funeral. Denise is busy sorting out paper work before family therapy, Jack reminds Denise why they are in therapy in the first place. Denise nearly misses the therapy appointment after an argument with Kim, Denise later goes to apologise to Kim and Howie tells her about her panic attacks. Denise is late home after seeing Kim, angering Jack he tells her to sleep on the sofa. Denise tells Jack she is sorry for what happened with Ravi but she is sick of being sorry for everything else and will not apologise for seeing her sister, Jack then walks off.
The next day Kim has her court hearing, Jack attempts to apologise to Denise for kicking off the night before and then asks if he can go to court with Denise. Denise accepts Jack's apology and the two go to the salon with Kim, Jay, Ben, Callum, Billy and Honey where they celebrate what would have been Lola's twenty seventh birthday. Denise unveils a chair with Lola's name, Jack is later angry when he realises Denise has taken £500 from his account. Jack accuses Denise of using it for a weekend with Ravi and the two argue again with Denise telling him she needs it for Kim's therapy, Denise then tells Jack not to come to the court later. At the court Denzel defends Kim, telling the court that Kim has already been punished enough and that he doesn't want her to go to prison. The lawyer working against Kim then proceeds to show a CCTV recording of Kim and Denzel's crash, the video causes Kim to have a panic attack. However, the court think Kim is faking it due to her having no medical history of panic attacks and they have Kim arrested. Jack and Denise finally fully reconcile when Jack has a conversation with Patrick and Jack then helps Denise visit Kim in prison, when Kim is released from prison Denise frequently visits to support her.
When Whitney and Zack start looking at houses to move out and Ravi finds out they can't afford it he secretly gives Zack a deposit, when Denise discovers that Ravi is moving in with Chelsea Denise disapproves and secretly steals Ravi's laptop and watches footage of Ravi killing Ranveer Gulati. However, Ravi catches her and destroys a laptop and pins her against a wall but Denise manages to escape and runs over to Chelsea's house and tells Jack, Chelsea and Suki that Ravi killed Ranveer. Ravi then turns up and denies Denise's accusation however to Ravi surprise Chelsea believe him and dumps him and kicks him out of the house. Suki also believes Denise but pretends with Ravi that she doesn't and later visits Denise and asks to know everything. Chelsea goes to see Denise and tells her that her and Ravi are over and she is going to see to see Libby for a few days but warns Denise to stay away from the Ravi and the Panesar's due to then being dangerous, Ravi later sees Chelsea and attempts to reconcile but Chelsea refuses to talk to him. Denise and Suki later report Ravi to the police for killing Ranveer but the police refuse to arrest him due to lack of evidence, Denise and Suki later plan to record Ravi confessing to Ranveer's murder. However, Ravi overhears them. The next day Suki attempts to record a confession from Ravi, however during their conversation Suki receives a phone call from Kheerat. Ravi then tells Suki that he has had his contacts in prison break Kheerat's leg and if Suki carries on then he will have Kheerat killed, when Suki informs Denise of the Ravi's threat Denise cancels their plan.
When Denise returns from a holiday she is furious with Jack when it's revealed that Sam is living in their house and it's also revealed that Jack didn't tell Denise that her estranged former son-in-law Dean has returned. Jack later asks Sam to move out and him and Denise get back on track, however they later argue again and Denise and Jack break up, Jack later has sex with Stacey. The next day Denise meets Jack in an attempt to save their marriage, however Jack admits to his one-night-stand but tells Denise that it was a random woman that he met in the Vic. Denise agrees to give their marriage one more chance for the kids but tell Jack that nothing is fixed yet, Denise later discovers that it was Stacey that Jack slept with after she sees him return a necklace to her that she'd accidentally left at Jack's. Denise attempts to leave Jack but Amy self-harms again and a furious Jack demands that Denise stay with him for Amy's sake.
On Christmas day 2023 Denise attends Sharon and Keanu's wedding with Jack, Bernadette tells Phil that Keanu was behind Albie's kidnap, Phil interrupts the wedding and tells Sharon about Keanu being behind Albie's kidnap. Sharon then punches Keanu and tells him that Albie is Phil's son leaving both men shocked. Later that night at the Vic Sharon, Stacey, Suki, Kathy, Denise and Linda meet up for a drink in the Vic, Suki tells Stacey, Linda, Sharon, Denise and Kathy about her conflict with Nish and Eve. One of them insists that Suki calls Nish and informs him to come and talk with her at the Vic and that he won’t do anything because they’d all be there to protect Suki, she then agrees with the idea and calls Nish. It doesn’t take long for him to arrive. When Nish gets there, he is greeted by the six women but asks them to go away and let him and Suki talk in private. They decline and say that they need to be there for Suki. Suki then expresses her true feelings to Nish and that their marriage is over and that she doesn’t want to be with him anymore. Nish refuses to come to terms and Stacey imperatively tells Nish that he needs to understand that Suki doesn’t want him anymore. Nish pleads with Suki to give him another chance and that he’ll make her happy. Suki turns around stating that she can’t bare to look at him. Suddenly, Nish fiercely grabs Suki and attempts to take her away but the women defend Suki and all pull on him to get her off, Nish swings his arms and hits Linda in the face, giving her a thick lip, she then goes to make a call. The remaining women still try to save Suki but all panic as Nish punches them all off, Kathy grabs onto Nish but yet again he powerfully pushes her off. At this moment, Denise realises that they’re out of options and grabs a glass bottle and charges at Nish, smashing it on his head, saving Suki and sending him unconscious. Linda puts the phone down and walks back in, shocked to see Nish, Suki worriedly looks at Nish although Kathy is confused to Suki’s reaction. Stacey goes down to Nish’s body to check him over but her hands get covered in blood. Denise shakes and panics as she looks at a so-thought dead Nish. Sharon then goes down to Nish, checks his pulse - “He’s dead” the women all believe him to be dead but they are quickly interrupted by Keanu walking in. Keanu then demands to see Albie but Sharon makes it clear that Albie isn't his son and threatens to call the police on Keanu, Keanu in a fit of rage begins to strangle Sharon. The women try to get Keanu off of her but can't, Linda then picks up a meat fork and stabs Keanu in the back killing him. Sharon, Denise, Stacey, Suki, Kathy and Linda are all left in shock and debate what to do with Keanu's body. Stacey and Kathy want to call the police and ambulance but the rest of the women want to get rid of Keanu's body, The women then hide Keanu's body underneath the floor board of the recently burned down café. The women then call an ambulance for Nish and he is rushed to hospital and put in an induced coma, the women blame Nish's attack on Keanu when interviewed by the police however the women's stories are inconsistent as they fail to mention Keanu finding out that Albie is not his son and Kathy accidentally tells them that Suki has been cheating on Nish with Eve. Even though the women didn't agree to mention that, Tom remembers that while drunk he saw Sharon going into the café and tells Kathy that he thinks that she is hiding something and goes to have a look in the café. When Tom refuses to drop his suspicions the six women suggest to Kathy that she reports him to the police for setting fire to the café.
2024-: Psychosis and reunions with Ravi and Jack[]
The women become panicked when they see a group of builders attempting to enter the café, Suki later discovers that Vinny called them. Suki then tells the builders that theirs been a mistake and that she'll pay them for the inconvenience. Denise is later due to go out for a meal with Jack, Amy and Ricky but misses the date after Suki arranges a meeting with the six women and they decide they need to move Keanu's body. Suki then receives a call that Nish is awake, Denise is relieved that he is alive but the others are worried if he might remember everything. Denise then meets the six women in barrel store and they discover that Sharon has fled The country, they decide they need to move Keanu's body from the café because of builders attempting to get in, Linda then starts drinking again. The next day the women sneak into the café and an argument starts when Linda freaks out about having to move Keanu's body, Denise grabs Linda and Stacey attempts to separate the scuffle but accidentally pushes Denise into the hole under the floor boards of to Keanu's body. The women help Denise out of the hole and then come up with the idea that instead of moving Keanu's body then pour concrete into the hole sealing the hole and hiding Keanu's body, The women then successfully hide Keanu's body but are unaware that when Denise fell her necklace fell on to Keanu's body and was buried in the cement. Denise realises her necklace is gone the next day and begs the other women to help her destroy the concrete and get the necklace back, however the women refuse to help her. Denise and Jack attend couples therapy and afterwards Jack runs into Stacey on the Square and she asks how it went, Jack says that it went horribly as Denise wouldn't open up. Jack once again tells Stacey that he thinks Denise is hiding something.
Nish later breaks in to Stacey house and accuses her of trying to attack him on Christmas day, Stacey insists it was Keanu but Nish tells her that he remembers that Keanu wasn't there. Nish then corners Stacey and she grabs a knife to defend herself, Jack then enters the house and orders Nish to leave, Stacey and Jack then share a kiss but both pull away away a guilty Jack leaves. When Denise continues to be distant with Jack, Jack and Stacey sleep together after a court hearing where Lily and Ricky are given full parental custody of Charli. When Jack returns home Denise believes that Jack has been investigating Keanu's death, Denise takes Jack's phone and almost discovers flirty texts between Stacey and Jack. Denise later visits Lucas in prison, Denise asks for advice on how Lucas can live with himself after his murders, Lucas tells her that if she has done it she must confess. Denise and the other women discover that the café floor boards are being dug up because of a leak, Denise prepares to hand herself in but is told by Suki that the café floor boards are no longer being dug up, however the women face a new problem when Keanu's mother Karen returns looking for Keanu, although the ladies manage to convince Karen to leave Walford, saying that they hadn’t saw anything.
Denise starts hallucinating and seeing Keanu haunting her, in mirrors and sitting on chairs beside her. After some time, Denise pays more visits to Lucas and even tries to seek help in God via The Bible. Stacey also visits Denise to try and see what is up, and Denise opens up, saying she can see Keanu. Stacey relates back to the past and tells Denise to get professional help. When Linda informs The Six ladies that her son, Johnny Carter, knows about the murder, Denise spirals down further and begins branding Johnny as ‘The Devil’ despite this, they are faced with another triumph when the murder weapon goes missing. Denise, severely becoming unstable, turns her house upside down looking for it - knowing that she hadn’t actually taken it.
Denise continues to lash out at her family and reads The Bible endlessly, after ‘Keanu’ demands her to. Lucas is shocked to see Denise visit him once again, but this time, she appears much more agitated and psychotic. Lucas becomes quite concerned. Later that day, Denise tells herself she isn’t safe from Johnny, or ‘The Devil’ and packs her bag and leaves with Amy. Out in the woods, Denise notices Amy is making a phone call and chucks it out of the window, claiming that ‘The Devil’ will find them. Panicked, Denise walks off into the unknown, abandoning Amy and tightly gripping The Bible. Jack is disturbed by a phone call from Lucas who informs him that Denise is truly unwell and needs support from her husband. Jack and Stacey rush out to the forest. A unknown man offers to help Denise, although she hallucinates and sees Johnny’s face, she shouts out words from The Bible and runs away.
Denise runs away although Jack finds her and brings her home to Chelsea. Mental Health Services arrive and section Denise for showing signs of Psychosis. Denise states it’s for the better to go into hospital and that leaves calmly. In the ward, Denise recovers and allows Stacey to visit her. Stacey admits to Denise that she’d told Jack about the truth behind Nish’s attack. Denise becomes anxious although later discharges herself the next week and tells The Six that they’re done and to cut contact. Denise tries to live her life as normal, with her family becoming less concerned. Some time later, Jack and Stacey’s long-lasting affair is revealed by Martin and things turn physical. Chelsea supports Denise and allows her to stay at 1 Albert Square. Denise later decides to divorce Jack and move in with Chelsea full time. Denise makes a pledge to cut all contact with The Six, and states that she never wants to deal with the situation ever again - and is determined to repair her mental health.
As the dust settles, Sharon returns after almost 3 months away and attempts to dispose of the weapon but fails. Not long after, the floor caves in at the cafe, so Denise and Stacey make the decision to retrieve Denise’s necklace before the builders find it. Jack gets suspicious and sneaks into the cafe and catches them with the hole dug up and demands to know what’s in there. Denise reveals it’s Keanu and has to plead with Jack to not go to the police - he then tells them to leave whilst he deals with it. Bernadette and Alfie then enter and see the hole and a body, thankfully, Jack retrieves the necklace, undetected. The police to arrive to the scene and The Six are quickly put under pressure. Things go from bad to worse as they identify the body as Keanu.
Denise panics and is fearful that she will have another episode of psychosis. However, the police look in Sharon's direction and Denise is in the clear. The Six are desperate for a plan so they frame Dean, especially after discovering he had tampered with daughter, Jade Masood's medication and his rape to Linda in 2014. The plan goes successfully as they plant evidence and Dean is charged, and Sharon is free. Denise eventually moves out of Chelsea's and goes to Phil's so that Raymond can have a better relationship with his father and better family stability - this initially goes well.
Meanwhile, Keanu's funeral happens a few weeks after the body discovery. Denise gets agitated when Kim gossips about Karen. Denise chooses to not attend the funeral and leaves the guilt in the past. Some time later, Denise discovers that Yolande is struggling whilst attending Jordan's baptism. Denise checks in with Yolande, though she struggles to open up - and tries to continue. Despite this resilience, things go from bad to worse when Yolande runs away and goes missing. Denise searches for her with family although Yolande returns independently. She then decides to be honest with her family and reveal that she was sexually assaulted by Pastor Clayton. Denise is angered by this and attempts to go after the Pastor, however Yolande stops her and wants the police to deal with it. Therefore, Denise stands by Yolande when she needs support and dealing with the police.
Denise also notices a decline in Phil's moods and when he snaps at Raymond repeatedly, Denise moves out and takes Raymond away, not guaranteeing any visits for Phil. Phil pleads with her but she doesn't allow him to and insists that he goes and be miserable on his own. The Six face their next challenge when Linda is planning to retract her witness statement as part of false hope via Dean - Denise is agitated by this. Denise later plans to finalise her divorce with Jack - however they are stopped when Amy is rushed to hospital after a Crush at Peggy's.
Denise stays around to support Amy, but later rushes to court and is shocked to see Sharon arrested and Linda running away. Thankfully, Linda reappears and things go smoothly. But in the meantime, Denise notices Chelsea is acting suspicious and questions her over the crush. Chelsea later admits that she was responsible for it, which scares Denise. Chelsea later seeks advice and guidance from her mother, and Denise encourages her to come clean, else the guilt will haunt her.
Denise goes round to Jacks meaning to tell him that Chelsea caused the crush however Amy interrupts this conversation. Jack asks her what she was saying before and Denise says that she came to invite them to Denzel's party. Later at the party, Denise encourages Jack and Penny to make amends after their argument. After the party Denise goes to the house to check up on Amy which leads to Jack trying to win her back and saying he loves her. He kisses her however initially she rejects his advances but then they end up sleeping together. Next morning Denise is leaving the house when Chelsea sees her at the door and warns her not to tell him about the crush. Later that day Jack invites her round and when she gets there Penny, Jack and Amy are arguing and Denise reveals it was Chelsea who caused the crush.
Kill count[]
Connected murders and deaths[]
- Vincent Hubbard (20 April 2018) - After Phil Mitchell showed her a video of Vincent being shot dead, Denise agreed not to tell anyone if Phil brought her the salon.
- Keanu Taylor (25 December 2023) (association) - When Keanu is killed by Linda Carter in defence of Sharon Watts. Denise helped cover up the crime by helping move his body to underneath the floor boards in the café.
Attempted murder victims[]
- Nish Panesar (25 December 2023) (defence) - Smashed a glass bottle across Nish's head in defence of Suki Panesar after Nish attempted to drag her back to the Panesar home.
Fight count[]
Slaps[]
- Kevin Wicks (30 May 2006)
- Chelsea Fox (28 July 2006)
- Chelsea Fox (10 September 2007)
- Chelsea Fox (9 June 2008)
- Lucas Johnson (31 October 2008)
- Keegan Baker (21 February 2017)
- Carmel Kazemi (9 May 2017)
Total: 7
Individual characters slapped: 5
Total slaps: 7
Employment history[]
| Occupation | Years active |
|---|---|
| Manager at Minute Mart | 2011-2014 |
| Cleaner at The Queen Victoria | 2015-2016 |
| Assistant at Minute Mart | 2015-2017 |
| Hairdresser/Manager at Fox & Hair | 2019 to present |
Residence[]
Quotes[]
- To Kevin Wicks (when arriving in 2006; first line): "You dirty old leach." (11 May 2006)
Background information[]
- During EastEnders' 40th Anniversary, viewers could interactively choose who Denise's new partner would be between Jack Branning and Ravi Gulati. On 20 February 2025, a LIVE episode revealed that Denise's new partner would be Jack, hence their 2025 reconciliation.