{"id":44144,"date":"2024-01-18T20:59:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1962752"},"modified":"2024-01-18T23:26:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:26:34","slug":"eastenders-star-kim-medcalf-on-sam-mitchells-exit-and-how-she-can-repair-things","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-star-kim-medcalf-on-sam-mitchells-exit-and-how-she-can-repair-things\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star Kim Medcalf on Sam Mitchell\u2019s exit and how she can \u201crepair things\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Everywhere she turns, Sam feels like she\u2019s getting it wrong and it\u2019s not the right fit for her.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lewis Knight\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 19:59 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Kim Medcalf has revealed she has hope for her character Sam Mitchell and her relationship with brother Phil in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The blonde bombshell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-unannounced-sam-mitchell-kim-medcalf-exit-explained-newsupdate\/\">departed the BBC One soap once again<\/a> in sad scenes on Thursday (18th January 2024) and these have been confirmed to be Sam\u2019s final scenes.<\/p>\n<p>During her final storyline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-sam-mitchell-return-newsupdate\/\">Sam returns to Walford<\/a> needing Phil\u2019s help bailing her out of a debt to a drug lord and later works for him for free to pay off her debt and be close to her son Ricky Branning (Frankie Day).<\/p>\n<p>However, sick of being verbally bullied by Phil and then learning he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-sam-mitchell-kim-medcalf-interview-sal\/\">cut her out of her inheritance from their late Aunt Sal Martin<\/a> (the late Anna Karen), Sam was furious.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-spoilers-sam-mitchell-game-changing-discovery\/\">she learned from Alfie Moon<\/a> (Shane Richie) that Phil had cheated on his now-wife Kat (Jessie Wallace) with Lola\u2019s mum Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-blackmail-threat-sam-phil-newsupdate\/\">Sam blackmailed Phil for her money<\/a> or she\u2019d tell Kat.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Sam Reveals Phil's Affair! | Walford REEvisited | EastEnders\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7uHMiR8pGlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Despite Phil paying up, a further fight saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-scandalous-reveal-sam-phil-mitchell-newsupdate\/\">Sam publicly expose her brother\u2019s infidelity to a crowded Queen Vic<\/a> and end his marriage.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath, the Mitchells turned their back on Sam and she was warned to leave Walford \u2013 and she did after a tearful farewell to son Ricky.<\/p>\n<p>In a new exit interview shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, actress Kim Medcalf has discussed waving goodbye to Sam Mitchell once more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1962863 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Mitchell-18th-Jan-3b78e0f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell behind a sparkly microphone and in front of a glittering curtain for EastEnders.\" title=\"EastEnders Sam Mitchell 18th Jan\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>We\u2019ve just seen Sam leave Walford in dramatic fashion. What\u2019s this stint on the show been like for you?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cIt\u2019s been brilliant, as always! It was perfect timing for me and worked really well that Sam was coming back for another short stint. That\u2019s the beauty of this character \u2013 I love that she comes in, disrupts things, and then leaves the debris behind her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThis time, she\u2019s been chucked out the back of a van, taken \u00a3100k from Phil to pay back a drug dealer and then blown up his marriage to Kat!<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of drama with Sam, and it\u2019s never plain sailing. Hopefully, she\u2019ll be back again some time for another stint of causing chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-sam-mitchell-kim-medcalf-should-return-comment\/\">Why EastEnders should bring back Kim Medcalf\u2019s Sam Mitchell as soon as possible<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Do you think the relationship between Sam and Phil is broken irrevocably?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cFunnily enough, I don\u2019t! I think it\u2019s feasible that there could come a point in the future where Phil admits that Sam might have been wrong in how she did it, but the situation was all caused by his error. Sam didn\u2019t make up the fact he slept with Emma \u2013 she just exposed him and his deceit. If Phil had a moment of introspection, he might think, \u2018This isn\u2019t about Sam, it\u2019s about me.\u2019 So, if I\u2019m being positive, I believe there is potential for them to repair things. The Mitchells are a family who go through a lot and are used to this drama between them. Right now, it feels very broken, and Sam realises it\u2019s best to cut her losses and try to start again somewhere else. But if you think about what Grant and Phil have done to each other, this is nothing!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1962865 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Sam-Peggy-194c461.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell in front of an imager of Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders.\" title=\"EastEnders Sam Peggy\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell in front of an imager of Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>Is it hard for her to leave Ricky?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cIt is, and her decision isn\u2019t about not loving Ricky enough because she genuinely adores her son. It\u2019s just that Sam realises she\u2019s not welcome in the Square thanks to Phil, and she doesn\u2019t have a purpose. Everywhere she turns, Sam feels like she\u2019s getting it wrong and it\u2019s not the right fit for her. Plus, she can see that Ricky is thriving, and he\u2019s got Jack, Denise, Lily, and the Slaters, so she knows he\u2019ll be okay. Sam does love Ricky \u2013 he\u2019s what she\u2019s most proud of in her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>What are your favourite things about playing Sam?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cI love playing Sam because she is so liberated. Sam just says what she sees; not many of us do that because you\u2019d cause chaos! I don\u2019t think she is hugely devious. Instead, she\u2019s kneejerk in the moment. Sam doesn\u2019t have that filter others have, and that\u2019s fantastic to play. I respect her honesty.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (2828 \/ 4242));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=600%2C400 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=900%2C600 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1200%2C800 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C371, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1112%2C741 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1668%2C1112 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2224%2C1483 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1773019 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/416284-8ce8859.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"4242\" height=\"2828\" alt=\"Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell looks at James Farrar as Zack Hudson.\" title=\"416284,EastEnders\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Sam supported Zack Hudson (James Farrar, left) during his HIV diagnosis last year.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>Do you like to see Sam\u2019s softer side?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThe writers have been great in showing her vulnerability, too. Sam is truly gutted when she is saying goodbye to Ricky. She\u2019s also had great moments with Zack, where she\u2019s been his ally through the HIV storyline. So, we\u2019ve seen that there are vulnerable and caring sides to Sam, but she just doesn\u2019t take any nonsense, and she\u2019s not massively diplomatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s it been like working with Steve McFadden and Jessie Wallace on Sam\u2019s exit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cIt\u2019s been so good! Any time you get a chance to work with them, you feel thrilled. I said to Jessie the other day that working opposite her immediately elevates any scene because she\u2019s so brilliant. Steve is amazing and has been doing this for such a long time. When I\u2019m doing a scene with him, I feel like he is my brother because it feels so real.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (2901 \/ 4285));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C203, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=600%2C406 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=900%2C609 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1200%2C812 4x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C376, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1112%2C753 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1668%2C1129 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2224%2C1506 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1951885 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/457448-a3c9987.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C420\" width=\"4285\" height=\"2901\" alt=\"EastEnders,10-01-2024,6837,Phil Mitchell (STEVE MCFADDEN);Kat Moon (JESSIE WALLACE);Sam Mitchell (KIM MEDCALF),****EMBARGOED TILL FRIDAY 29TH DECEMBER 2023****,BBC PUBLIC SERVICE,Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron\" title=\"457448,EastEnders\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Sam certainly caused issues for Phil (Steve McFadden, left) and Kat Mitchell (Jessie Wallace, centre) this time around.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>What have been your Sam highlights over the past 20 years?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cI loved all the drama with Andy Hunter, where he marries Sam for her money and the Mitchell empire! There was a big scene where Sam finds it out and bursts out crying, and Andy looks at her in this really cold way and says, \u2018My god, you are ugly when you cry.\u2019 I remember that really well because that was such a good moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cIt was great being involved in Dirty Den\u2019s exit storyline and working closely with Tracey Ann Oberman and Michelle Ryan. The dynamic of the three of us was great.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cI\u2019ve loved all the stuff with Sharon and Kat this time around. Again, these are three strong women going for each other, so that\u2019s been brilliant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cI love the friendship between Sam and Zack. Also, it\u2019s been great to have that experience of Sam having a child on the show and to play a different sort of mum to the one I am in my real life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (413 \/ 620));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Chrissie-Sam-Zoe-7a462e8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Chrissie-Sam-Zoe-7a462e8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=600%2C400 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/EastEnders-Chrissie-Sam-Zoe-7a462e8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200, 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