Letitia Dean, Actress

What’s this? Sharon has fallen for the charms of the most inapproriate man in Walford?

There’s a saying – “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” It’s a maxim that’s especially true for Inside Soap

– and doubly so for Sharon Mitchell! Sharon was the co-star of Inside

Soap’s first cover, as she fell under the spell of her husband Grant’s mechanic brother, Phil. As the ‘Sharongate’ tape would tell it: “One minute I was looking at ’im, the next, we were rippin’ each other’s clothes off.”

Now, 999 issues later, Sharon is back on the cover with another shaven-headed hunk – 19-year-old mechanic Keanu – and this time it’s Phil who she’s cheating on!

“The great thing about Sharon is that she never really changes, does she?” laughs star Letitia Dean. “You meet people like her, who are stuck in a bit of a timewarp! I’m fortunate that the Eastenders writers know her so well. There’s so much history, and they know how the loose ends of her character can be drawn together.”

Danny Walters, who plays Keanu, is equally amused by the irony of the situation.

“We can safely say Sharon has a type when it comes to men!” he chuckles. “After Phil and Grant, I’m following in some amazing footsteps.”

While there’s big drama ahead, Letitia has always been sure of her character’s talent for survival.

“Sharon is like a phoenix!” she grins. “She always rises from the ashes!”

We’ll see you on issue

2000 then, Letitia!