Roxy Drake made her first appearance on 10 December 2001. She is portrayed by Tracy Brabin.
Storylines[]
Roxy is a pimp, she grooms Zoe Slater, who has run away from home and is living on the streets. Roxy finds Zoe a flat to live in. However, Roxy forces her to prostitute herself to pay back her debts. Roxy and fellow prostitute Kelly Taylor dress and make-up Zoe, but Zoe gets drunk on whiskey and vomits on her first client, much to the anger of Roxy. The following day Roxy demands that Zoe sleeps with the next client who is waiting downstairs, Zoe refuses which angers Roxy even more she threatens Zoe and starts to become violent, Zoe manages to escape Roxy's clutches and goes back on the streets.
On Christmas Day 2001 Roxy finds Zoe at a nearby homeless shelter. Zoe's mother, Kat Slater has also been looking for Zoe along with Anthony Trueman. They find Roxy attempting to force her into a car. Roxy tries to prevent Kat taking Zoe. This leads to Kat headbutting Roxy in the face which breaks her nose. A bloodied and humiliated Roxy then gets in her car and drives away, and has not been seen since.
List of appearances[]
- 11 December 2001
- 13 December 2001
- 17 December 2001
- 18 December 2001
- 21 December 2001
- 24 December 2001
- 25 December 2001 - Part 1