Bianca Jackson

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EastEnders character

Bianca Jackson
Portrayed by	Patsy Palmer
Duration	1993–1999, 2002
Date of birth	17 July 1977
Marital status	Divorced
Occupation	Fashion student
Family	David, Carol, Liam, Robbie, Sonia, Billy

Bianca Jackson (née Branning, previously Butcher) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Patsy Palmer.

Firey red-head Bianca was never one to shy away from speaking her mind and her sharp tongue often got her into a lot of trouble. She had a rather stubborn streak and woe betide anyone who got on her wrong side. She tended to do what she wanted, regardless of the consequences, and this eventually led to her downfall.

1 Bianca's beginning
2 "Rickaaaaaay!"
3 Bianca's betrayal
4 Family
5 External links

[edit] Bianca's beginning

Bianca arrived in Albert Square late in 1993 with the rest of the Jackson clan - mother Carol, step-father Alan, half-brothers Robbie and Billy, half-sister Sonia and grandmother Blossom. Bianca, along with her inseparable sidekick Natalie Price, were soon causing trouble and making their presence felt on the Square.

Bianca always had a thing for older men and after a brief fling with slimy market inspector Richard Cole (Tricky Dicky) she set her sights on local car dealer David Wicks. However, unbeknownst to Bianca, David was actually her biological father, who had been estranged to her until now. Bianca tried several times to seduce David before he finally told her the truth, and a horrfied Bianca spent many weeks coming to terms with the news. However, despite her mother's misgivings, Bianca and David began to form a father/daughter relationship, which was often tested to its limits because of both David and Bianca's selfish and inconsiderate tendencies.

Bianca tried to kiss David, not realising that he is her father.

[edit] "Rickaaaaaay!"

Bianca soon set her sights on a new man, simple mechanic Ricky Butcher, and because Bianca always got what she wanted, the two were soon an item. However, things did not go smoothly for the couple. Sick of Bianca's bullying and demanding ways, best friend Natalie and boyfriend Ricky embarked on a secret affair behind her back. When Bianca found out she was furious and drove Natalie out of town. After much begging from Ricky, Bianca finally relented and took him back. However she never let Ricky forget his betrayal and even got revenge on him by sleeping with the womanising barman, Lenny Wallace. She soon regretted her dalliace however, when she feared she'd fallen pregnant to him. Thankfully, it was a false alarm, and the shock of nearly losing Ricky made her realise how much he meant to her and so in 1997 the two married.

That same year Bianca actually did fall pregnant with her first child and both Bianca and Ricky were over the moon. Tragedy struk however, when a pre-natal examination confirmed that Bianca's unborn child was affected with Spina Bifida. This led a distraught Bianca to make the decision to abort her unborn child, a decision which put a massive strain on her marriage, and Bianca grieved for a long time after.

Bianca ran a clothing stall in the Bridge Street market and spent most of her time nagging and screaming 'Rickaaaaay' at her husband, interfering in other people's business or gossiping and moaning to best-friend Tiffany Raymond. Bianca particularly disliked Tiffany's relationship with Grant Mitchell and the two often argued over the way he treated Tiffany.

In 1998 Bianca fell pregnant for a second time, and in true Bianca style the birth was fraught with drama. Whilst on a crusade to retieve Tiffany's daughter, Courtney, from her father on Christmas Day 1998, Bianca went into labour. Refusing to go to the hospital without Ricky, Bianca ended up giving birth to baby Liam in the Queen Vic, helped by her nemesis Grant. However, days later, disaster struck again for Bianca when her best friend Tiffany was run over and killed by Frank Butcher.

[edit] Bianca's betrayal

Bianca, Carol and Dan 1999

Over the next six months, Bianca took to motherhood, and even managed to patch up her differences with her old nemesis and Walford returnee Natalie Price. However, her happiness was short lived when her mother returned to Albert Square with her new fianceé Dan Sullivan. Unbeknownst to Carol, an underage Bianca had previously had a relationship with Dan before she moved to the Square, and it wasn't long before the two rekindled their torrid affair behind their partners' backs. The two put a halt on things when Carol discovered she was pregnant with Dan's child, and Bianca and Ricky made plans to move away to Manchester so Bianca could attend fashion college there. However, after finding an old photo of Bianca and Dan together, Carol demanded to know their history. Caught out, Dan told Carol that they once had a romance that ended years ago, and swore on the life of his unborn child that it was over. An angry Carol went to question her unsuspecting daughter about her untruths. Unaware that Dan had covered their recent affair with a lie, Bianca confessed that she'd been seeing Dan behind her back for months. It wasn't long before Ricky found out the truth too. Both Ricky and Carol decided they wanted nothing more to do with Bianca, and Bianca left for Manchester with baby Liam in September 1999.

In 2002 in a special spin-off episode, Ricky went to see Bianca and Liam in Manchester and it was revealed that she had become involved with drugs and was struggling to support her child while taking a college course in fashion design. She subsequently gave custody of son Liam to Ricky. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.