Profile of Sam Mitchell on Famous Like Me

Samantha (Sam) Hunter is a fictional character in the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. She is played by English actress Kim Medcalf who, since 2002, is the second person to play the character, following Daniella Westbrook. Sam's brothers are Phil Mitchell and Grant Mitchell and she is the daughter to Peggy Mitchell.

Sam first appeared in the show in 1990, as a teenager. A year later, she eloped with Ricky Butcher, much to the disapproval of both of their families, but after just a year of marriage, Sam grew bored and left her husband and Walford to enter the modelling industry. She returned a few years later after being caught in bed with David Wicks.

After her stormy romance with Beppe di Marco ended, she left again (although in reality actress Daniella Westbrook had been sacked due to her drug addiction).

While Peggy was in Spain for the funeral of her estranged husband, Frank Butcher (who turned out to be alive after all), Sam (now played by Kim Medcalf) was ashamed after being caught in a lap dancing club by her mother. She came back to Walford, had a fling with her ex, Beppe, and began an affair with her brothers' enemy, Steve Owen, who was killed in a car crash when he and his wife, Mel, planned to flee to the USA with Phil's ex-girlfriend, Lisa, and daughter, Louise. It turned out that Steve just used Sam as a final act of revenge against Phil.

Mitchell Empire

At one point, she was left in charge of the Mitchell empire after her brother, Phil, went on the run. Her responsibility included Bridge Street Café, The Arches, the Snooker Hall and The Queen Victoria. Her long-term family lawyer, Marcus Christie, told Sam that Phil had contacted him and wanted Sam to sell everything and give the cash to him via Marcus so he could go abroad. It turned out that it was a lie, and once Marcus had the cash, he fled. By this point she had sold the café and The Arches to Ian, the Snooker Hall to an unknown character, When Sam was tricked out of all the Mitchell assets, and the pub to Den Watts (who was also in on the scam).

Her husband, Andy Hunter, threw her out of their house when she told him what had happened, and revealed to her that he had only married her for her money, and now she didn't have any, she was worthless.

She struggled to get back on her feet, even taking a job working in Ian Beale's chip shop. However, a bigger shock came after Andy's death when she found out he had left her nothing in his will apart from the engagement ring. His note read out: "To my wife, I leave her engagement ring so she can sell it, get her roots done and still be the dumbest blonde I had ever known"

Den's Death

Sam later teamed up with Zoë Slater and Chrissie Watts to get revenge on Den. However, things turned ugly when Den attacked Chrissie, leading to Den being hit over the head with Pauline Fowler's doorstop, making Sam an accessory to murder.

Subsequent to Den's death, Sam enjoyed a romance with Danny Moon and often used the knowledge of knowing what Chrissie done to blackmail her for money. With no way out, Chrissie submitted and began handing over large amounts of cash. Eventually after trading bitchy remarks and psychological games with each other, Sam realised she couldn't get away with Den's murder without help of Chrissie. They both agreed to call a truce and co-run the pub.

This lasted briefly as Sam still couldn't trust Chrissie, leading her to be sacked. Sam then had to face the humiliation of grovelling to Ian for her old job back. Also, when she realised Zoe was cracking up over thinking she was the real murderer of Den, Sam confessed to her that in fact Chrissie was the killer. Zoe's Mother, Kat also forgave Sam and promised to leave her alone.

Sam had believed that Den had still owned the pub until Sharon let slip that in fact Chrissie was the manager. This enraged Sam as she quickly clicked on that Chrissie would set about selling the pub to leave Walford. As she tried to have it out with Chrissie, she got drunk and began making threats which led to a catfight between the two. Chrissie then dragged her out of the pub and told her she was on her own.

Depleted, Sam stuck to drinking and lost her job at the chip shop. In a drunken rage, on the wedding of Sharon Watts and Dennis Rickman, she smashed up Den's grave in the hope of Chrissie finally being caught out. The plan backfired, and all evidence points to Sam, who is in prison on suspicion of murder.

Family

• Peggy Mitchell - mother
• Eric Mitchell - father (deceased)
• Phil Mitchell - brother
• Grant Mitchell - brother
• Mark Fowler Jnr., Benjamin Mitchell, Courtney Mitchell, Louise Fowler - nephews & nieces
• Billy Mitchell - second cousin
• Maureen Mitchell - second cousin-in-law
• Jamie Mitchell - second cousin once removed (deceased)

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