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Janet Mitchell (initially known as Petal), is the daughter of Billy and Honey Mitchell. She made her first appearance on 5 September 2006 and is portrayed by Grace.
Storylines[]
2006-2011: Birth, complications with down syndrome and departures[]
Janet is born on 4th September 2006, the day of her parents' wedding. Billy and Honey Mitchell had already agreed to name the baby Janet, after Honey's mother, Janet Bishop.
Despite her father's courage and love for her, her mother's fear of bringing up a child with Down's Syndrome wins out, and the pair put her up for adoption, giving her up to a foster family, Kim and Tony Smith, just prior to Christmas. Janet moves away with Honey and William, after Billy's relationship with Honey didn't work out. However, they still go to visit Billy every Saturday.
In July 2011, Janet and William meet their niece Lola Pearce.
2012-2017: Return and car crash[]
Janet returns on 24 February 2014, with her brother, William. Billy is devastated and burns Janet's passport to try and stop them from leaving. Honey remains determined, but decides to leave Janet with Billy, when she realises how well she is doing in the UK. Janet's school is doing a charity swim and a parent needs to swim but Billy can't swim, Honey's gone so Mick Carter has to face his fears.
On 25 December 2016, Janet shows Louise her doll’s house when she arrived at Phil's house for Christmas dinner.
On 6 November 2017, A guilty Tina Carter offers Billy somewhere to stay when he is kicked out after his hurtful comments about Honey and Janet.
2018-2023: Taking pat in pageants and doing modelling jobs[]
On 29 March 2019, Billy declares Adam Bateman "all right" when he takes out Janet and Will until he is called into work and offers to pay for their meal. Later in December, Janet claims she wants to do a pageant contest. Honey is shocked and refuses to allow her to take part in one. Honey is irritated when Janet turns up at the café with her hair styled by Karen Taylor. Two days later, Ash Panesar tells Honey to make sure that she does what she thinks is best for Janet over the beauty pageant contest. Honey later tells Billy that Janet is not taking part in the beauty pageant contest.
On 9 January 2020, Karen takes her temper out on Honey when she overhears her demeaning Janet’s enthusiasm for doing a pageant. The next day, the girls are getting ready for the pageant competition, but Honey worries that Janet isn’t going to be properly prepared. However, Janet’s performance is delayed when she’s overlooking her mother making herself vomit in the community centre toilets. Billy’s alarmed by the discovery, and after Janet wins the competition, expresses his concerns. A week later, Janet refuses to eat her lunch, concerning Honey. Honey is speechless when Janet tells her she is not eating because she wants to be like her. Billy is shocked when Honey tells him Janet is copying her and she cannot continue the way she is because of her. The next day, Janet and Will are saddened to hear Honey is going away.
On 11 March 2021, Jay and Billy argue over who will take Janet to her audition. Billy and Honey discover that Amy Mitchell has been posting nasty things about Janet on social media. A few months later, Billy meets Janet's agent Estelle, who takes an shine to him and invites him for a drink. As Janet's photo shoot comes to an end, Honey is surprised by a passing comment from another mother about how much the children get paid.
In May 2023, Janet wishes to see Lola, who is dying from a terminal brain tumour but Lola refuses to let the kids see her in such a state. Eventually, Lola lets Janet see her when she starts to feel a little bit better. Her distant relative, Phil lets her revise for her GCSE's in Peggy's. In August 2023, Billy announces that Janet has passed her GCSEs. In September 2023, Janet and her family go to The Queen Victoria pub to celebrate her 17th birthday.
2024-: Meeting Stevie[]
Some time later, in 2024, Janet’s estranged grandfather, Stevie Mitchell arrives in Walford hoping to build bonds with Billy and his grandchildren, when they first meet, Stevie shows Will more signs of attention and doesn’t interact with Janet as much - which frustrates Billy and causes him to remind Stevie to not single her out due to her condition. Stevie then shows love to Janet and they build a decent bond. Stevie’s stay is short-lived when he says farewell, telling Janet to look after Will.
Residence history[]
| Address | Years |
|---|---|
| 11A Turpin Road | 2006-2007 |
| 46 Albert Square | 2006-2007 |
| 31 Albert Square | 2007-2008 |
| 89C George Street | 2014-2017 |
| 27 Albert Square | 2015-2016 |
| 53A Turpin Road | 2017 |
| 5B Albert Square | 2019 |
| 18 Albert Square | 2018-2019, 2019 to present |
Background information[]
- On 30 August 2022, Billy Mitchell mentions that Janet's favourite song is "Dancing Queen" by ABBA.