William ‘Will’ Mitchell is the son of Billy and Honey Mitchell and brother of Janet Mitchell. He made his first appearance on 13 November 2007 and is portrayed by Freddie Phillips.
Storylines[]
On the 20th March 2007, Honey found out that she was pregnant again and told Pat Evans, but asked her not to tell Billy. Pat persuaded Honey to tell Billy. He was distant initially but came round, following a heart to heart and he admitted to being concerned, like her, that they would love the new baby more than Janet if it didn't have down syndrome. Honey reassured him would never happen.
After this, the two agreed they want the baby and gradually told their family. The baby was due on 12th November 2007. On that same day, Honey was knocked over during an incident at The Queen Vic involving Jase Dyer, Terry Bates and Terry's gang, and she went into labour. When the baby was born, it seemed that he was stillborn because he wasn't breathing but he pulled through. Honey wanted him after her father and felt guilty about being happy that he did not have Down's Syndrome. William left Walford with Honey and Janet on 2nd September 2008 when Billy lied to her about giving Jase's money to charity, which has led to his death.
It was revealed a few days later that they are living with William's grandfather Jack Edwards. On 18th September 2008, both Janet and William returned when Peggy decided to have a family photo taken. On 25th December 2008, he and Janet returned again for Christmas but weren't see on-screen. In April 2009, when it was revealed that William had a bug and was ill, Billy went to see him leaving his family who were torn apart by Danielle Jones true identity and her subsequent death to see William. William reappeared the following month, along with Janet for Billy's fiftieth birthday party.
Honey has since taken William to live with her in Canada, as he has been spotted by a model agency. Toby Walpole played William from when he was a baby up until his appearances on the 6th June 2014. In November 2015 William returned with his mum Honey Mitchell, he later found out that the modeling agency in Canada had chosen not to renew his contract. In 2016 Will was bullied by Dennis Rickman Jr including Dennis stealing Will's trainers, Jay Brown finds out and forces Dennis to apologise to Will and return his trainers. Dennis does what Jay says and never bullies Will again.
In 2022, Will developed a crush on Jada Lennox and began to do things to impress her and her friends Melody Wiles and Chess Newland including drinking and smoking drugs. Nothing would become of Will's crush with Jada and she left the Square later the same year.
In July 2024, Will tells his grandfather Stevie Mitchell when he is being catfished and blackmailed by Kyle and he and Mo attempt to sell stolen toasters to raise the £300 that Will needs. Honey Mitchell shuts down the sale as they don't have a proper pitch and they are forced to give away the money to Lola's charity fundraiser. Later in the evening, it becomes apparent that the charity money has been stolen and Phil quickly blames Stevie. Stevie confronts Will, who he believes has stolen the money, and Will pushes him, resulting in him being hospitalised.
Whilst in the hospital, Phil continues to try and blame Stevie and Teddy, Stevie's secret son, shows up. Billy later confronts Stevie about stealing the charity money and Will confesses to his wrongdoing.
On 28 August 2024, it’s stated Will got grade 8’s and 9’s on all his GCSE’s, and has got in to his college choice of health and social care.
Background information[]
- On 18 January 2018, Billy told Mel that Will was born 10th November 2007.
- On 13 September 2022, Will corrects Honey when she calls Elsa from Disney's Frozen “Arya” by stating Arya is a Game of Thrones character, implying he is a Game of Thrones fan.
Residence history[]
| Address | Years |
|---|---|
| 46 Albert Square | 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 |