Tiffany Mitchell (EastEnders)
| Tiffany Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Martine McCutcheon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1995–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1084 24 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 1719 4 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Tony Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Barbara Emile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Blood Ties: The Life and Loves of Grant Mitchell Tiffany's Secret Diary | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tiffany Mitchell (also Raymond) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Martine McCutcheon from 1995 until 1999. The character was created by writer Tony Jordan. She was introduced as a school friend of Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) in January 1995.
In 1996, after getting herself a job as barmaid of the soap's pub, The Queen Victoria, Tiffany got pregnant by former pub landlord Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp). They later started a relationship and got married, having a daughter called Courtney. However, the relationship suffered a lot due to Grant's constant mistreatment of Tiffany. The final blow occurred towards the end of 1998 when Grant had an affair with Tiffany's mother, Louise Raymond (Carol Harrison).
Tiffany was a prominent and popular character during her tenure. At the end of 1997, McCutcheon announced she would be quitting the role in order to pursue a musical career. Producers made the controversial decision to kill the character off, an act that McCutcheon publicly criticised as she had hoped to return at some stage. A book released in December 1998, documenting Tiffany's time in the soap, was a number-one bestseller.