Jada Lennox was a close friend of Dennis Rickman and is the mother of his daughter Alyssa Lennox. She made her first appearance on 8 November 2021 and last appearance on 25 December 2022.
Storylines[]
Backstory[]
When Jada was young, she never got to go on days out, however her dad did take her on one day out to a theme park, they used coupons that cut out of a newspaper together. Jada went on all the rides until she felt sick. Melody Wiles’s mother had a big tub of coconut oil, however she wouldn’t allow her or Jada to use it so they covered themselves in Sunflower oil instead believing it would do the same thing. Because of this, they became known as Chippy for the next two years. Jada became friends with Dennis, and Dennis told her about how he hated his mother Sharon. Despite it being a close friendship, Jada and Dennis eventually had sex and Jada fell pregnant at fourteen. However, Jada was never able to tell Dennis about her pregnancy before he was killed and soon their daughter Alyssa was born. Jada recalls Dennis throwing a keyring he won at southern pier at her in year eight so she kept it, and how when Walford high announced his death, people she didn’t know were crying, including teachers Dennis hated. Jada bunked off school for the day after that.
2021-2022[]
After being pressured by her father to get a job to provide support for her daughter, Jada is left with no choice but to leave Alyssa on the doorstep Sharon's house. She left a note that read “Alyssa is yours. Please take care of her. I can’t do this anymore".
After this, Sharon is annoyed at Zack, assuming it’s his, however she takes her in till they can figure it out.
On November 8, Jada decides to see how Alyssa is doing and notices Zack drop her teddy. She later follows them home and leaves it on their doorstep. Jada is seen and chased by Zack and Sharon where she revealed Dennis is the father.
Jada decides to stay in walford to be apart of Alyssa's life and agrees to apply for joint custody of her with Sharon. However, after Sharon had a conversation with Phil Mitchell, she’s convinced to go for full custody. Zack later tells jada with good intentions, however Jada takes Alyssa and goes on the run for months
on 4th February 2022, Zack returns Alyssa’s toy giraffe to her after seeing her in Bethnal Green the Previous night, and convinced her to consider taking his offer of coming back to Walford.
Jada later accepts Zack’s offer, and while outside Walford East, Meets Will Mitchell. She bumps her pram into an oncoming car, however sharon saves her and let’s her move into 29B Albert Square for the day as they move into 43 Albert Square the next day.
After getting a job at Fox and Hair, Jada’s friends Chess Newland and Melody Wiles begin causing trouble for her and Will, the four go to the park where they drink stolen alcohol That will distracted the worker so Jada could steal, they later come to Jada’s party and start smoking drugs at fourty three. Will is about to take them, but Sonia Fowler shuts the party down before he does. When Jack Branning asks if anyone saw what happened to Butcher-Baker the previous night, Jada asks if there is a reward but decides to keep quiet.
In August 2022, Jada takes Alyssa to the Playground to celebrate her birthday, where she sees Stuart Highway buying from a dealer outside of his support group. She talks to him and later convinces him not to use them, however he puts them in Jada’s hand and runs away. Later at the Salon, Denise Fox asks Jada if she has two £10 notes for a £20 note, and when she opens her purse, the pills fall out, leading Denise and Linda Carter to believe they are hers, however she tells them some guy forced her to take them, and refuses to tell them it was Stuart, as she knows he is having a hard time. During this, Lily Slater steals the drugs. After she refuses to tell Linda who she got the drugs from, she fires Jada as she is the new Co-owner of the salon, leaving Jada furious. Janine Butcher hears the news that Jada was fired, and used the opportunity to get Jada to help her make Linda leave Walford, Jada agrees but doesn’t know that Janine was recording her. When Janine calls on Jada to put her plan into action, she refuses as she had a change of heart after seeing Linda bond with Annie Carter, however Janine offers her money and threatens to expose her with the recording if she refuses. Jada plants empty bottles of Vodka around the house and calls social services, they later arrive and take Annie away due to finding bruises on her due to her falling over a lot as she recently started walking. After this, Jada confesses to Sharon, who tells Jada to go to the police and change her statement, however as she returned Janine’s money to her in a book she lent her for Alyssa with a note saying sorry, Janine finds her and manipulates her into not telling the police. After this, Sharon tells Linda it was Jada that called the social on her. Whilst waiting for a bus, Zack Hudson tries to stop her leaving, however she tells him she was never good enough for his family and leaves on the bus to her Aunt’s, taking Alyssa, and the truth, with her.
On Christmas Day 2022 Jada and Alyssa returned to the Square to spend Christmas with Sharon. Whilst eating Christmas dinner, Jada revealed to Sharon, Martin and Zack that Janine blackmailed her into grassing Linda up to the social. Sharon takes Jada over the The Queen Victoria, where Janine and her now husband Mick Carter are spending Christmas with Linda. Jada reveals to them all that it was Janine who was responsible for Annie being taken off Linda, resulting in Janine throwing them both out. However Jada's revelation caused a domino effect of revelations about Janine to be exposed, leading to her arrest, as well as Mick getting lost at sea.
Residence History[]
| Address | Years |
|---|---|
| Unknown Estate | Until 2021 |
| 29B Albert Square | 2021, 2022 |
| 43 Albert Square | 2022 |
| Unknown | 2022 to present |
Background information[]
- On 31 May 2022, Sharon states that Jada is sixteen. However, in august, Jada states she is seventeen while on the phone. This implies her birthday is in June, July, or early August.
Quotes[]
Last line until 25 December 2022: “Thanks Zack, for everything.”