Bianca Butcher
Famed for her big mouth,
quick temper and 'unique' sense of style, Bianca Jackson is Walford's
original girl next door. She doesn't mince her words and you don’t want
to get on her wrong side!
| First appearance: | 16th November 1993 |
| Address: | 31 Albert Square |
| Occupation: | Market stall holder |
Underneath
Bianca's strong and fiery exterior, there’s a soft and vulnerable
person who’s loyal to the end. You just have to dig beneath a few layers
to find it…
Rickaaaaaay!Bianca Butcher
- Likes: Chicken tikka
- Dislikes: Having the bedroom window left open when sleeping
- Usual drink: G&T
- Children: Tiffany, Morgan and Liam. Before Liam came along, Bianca aborted daughter Natasha in November 1997 due to health complications (spina bifida)
Like many of The
Square's residents, Bianca has had her fair share of problems, including
having her kids taken into care and finding out that boyfriend, Tony,
had been abusing Whitney. Not to mention the marital problems...
In 2011, Bianca went to prison for assaulting Connor Stanley but returned home to her delighted family in time for Christmas. 'Normal' family life resumed, but this wasn’t to last long, as Bianca’s beloved Pat died and she discovered that her loving husband had cheated on her with Mandy Salter. The final straw was the revelation that Ricky and Mandy had a baby years ago, which he withheld from her. Bianca kicked him out – but not without tears!
Desperate for extra cash after Ricky's departure, Bianca took out high risk cash loans to keep her family life afloat and as normal as possible. But this wasn’t to be. Struggling to keep up with her payments, Bianca was caught stealing from the market; bringing about her downfall. Being on licence, Bianca was quickly banged up back behind bars.
But now she’s out and back on The Square with her family, she’s more determined than ever to turn her life around... but has her time in prison affected her more than she's letting on? Behind her brave face, Bianca’s fears of going back inside mean she’s terrified of putting even a little toe wrong. But can she keep up the golden girl act, especially with son, Liam, starting to stray from his best behaviour himself? The last thing Bianca wants is Liam ending up behind bars too, and she’ll do just about anything to try and stop that from happening…
In 2011, Bianca went to prison for assaulting Connor Stanley but returned home to her delighted family in time for Christmas. 'Normal' family life resumed, but this wasn’t to last long, as Bianca’s beloved Pat died and she discovered that her loving husband had cheated on her with Mandy Salter. The final straw was the revelation that Ricky and Mandy had a baby years ago, which he withheld from her. Bianca kicked him out – but not without tears!
Desperate for extra cash after Ricky's departure, Bianca took out high risk cash loans to keep her family life afloat and as normal as possible. But this wasn’t to be. Struggling to keep up with her payments, Bianca was caught stealing from the market; bringing about her downfall. Being on licence, Bianca was quickly banged up back behind bars.
But now she’s out and back on The Square with her family, she’s more determined than ever to turn her life around... but has her time in prison affected her more than she's letting on? Behind her brave face, Bianca’s fears of going back inside mean she’s terrified of putting even a little toe wrong. But can she keep up the golden girl act, especially with son, Liam, starting to stray from his best behaviour himself? The last thing Bianca wants is Liam ending up behind bars too, and she’ll do just about anything to try and stop that from happening…
Played by Patsy Palmer
- Patsy enjoys dancing and has produced her own video to encourage people to dance themselves fit!
- In her spare time Patsy likes walking her dogs on the beach.
- She enjoys painting, working mostly in acrylics.
- Like a number of other East Enders, Patsy starred in Grange Hill as a child.
- She also appeared in an advert for spot cream!
- Another early role for Patsy was in a West End production of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
- In the years since we last saw her in Walford Patsy has appeared in the TV series McCready and Daughter and Do or Die.
- She's toured with the one-woman musical Tell Me On A Sunday and took the lead role in Steppin Out. She also performed in the play We Happy Few at the Gielgud Theatre.
- In 2005 Patsy took part in Strictly Come Dancing, raising money for Children in Need.
