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Character

Ethel

Ethel Skinner played by Gretchen Franklin

Ethel had amazing wigs, tea-cosy hats and pug dog Willy under her arm. She and Dot were friends for years, always falling out, but dependent on each other.

First Appearance:
19.02.1985
Last Appearance:
22.08.2000
Marital Status:
Deceased

"Oooh, where's Willy?!"

Willy Skinner

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Although husband Willy died years earlier, Ethel named her pug-faced dog after him!

Benny Bloom

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Ethel had several boyfriends after her husband died and enjoyed an engagement to Benny Bloom.

Eddie Skinner

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nephew

Kerry Skinner

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great-niece

Her 80th birthday party at the Vic.

Having her whole family wiped out by a bomb in the war.

On bbc.co.uk/eastenders

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