Angie Watts

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Angie Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Anita Dobson from the first episode of the series in 1985 until 1988, when Dobson decided to leave, and the character was written out. Angie is well known for her cheeky banter, her perm and turning to alcohol during her stormy marriage to cheating Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), which ended when he handed her divorce papers on Christmas Day 1986, in an episode watched by a record-breaking 30.1 million viewers. Despite being the loud and feisty lady of Walford, and having a close relationship with her beloved adopted daughter Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), she does not have much real happiness during her time in Albert Square. Alcoholism claimed her life in April 2002 when she died off-screen from cirrhosis of the liver, 14 years after her last appearance prior to that date. Angie made an unannounced appearance as an apparition on 19 February 2025 during the show's 40th anniversary, reprising the role for the...

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