Poppy Meadow

Poppy Meadow is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was introduced by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood on 11 January 2011 as the best friend of established character Jodie Gold. She is played by Rachel Bright and appeared in the series from January 2011 until November 2011, when she left the show for a period of two years. In June 2012 Bright reprised her role as Poppy, moving into Walford and resuming her employment at the local beauty salon. Poppy’s storylines became more prominent, including a romantic relationship with Fatboy. The character was axed in September 2013 by new executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Poppy departed on 30 January 2014.

About Poppy Meadow in brief

Summary Poppy MeadowPoppy Meadow is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was introduced by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood on 11 January 2011 as the best friend of established character Jodie Gold. In June 2012 Bright reprised her role as Poppy, moving into Walford and resuming her employment at the local beauty salon. Poppy’s storylines became more prominent, including a romantic relationship with Fatboy. The character was axed in September 2013 by new executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins, and Poppy departed on 30 January 2014. The Guardian critic Stuart Heritage considered Poppy to be ‘perhaps the greatest television bit-part character of the modern age’ and several Daily Mirror writers gave Poppy positive reviews upon both of her returns. She is played by Rachel Bright and appeared in the series from January 2011 until November 2011, when she left the show for a period of two years. She also appeared in an episode of The Only Way Is Essex, which aired on BBC One in October 2012. She appeared in another episode of the series in March 2013. She left the series on 14 November 2011 but the possibility was left open for her to return in the future. She has appeared in a number of other TV shows, including The X Factor and The Voice, as a supporting character and as a guest star on The Voice’s version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in 2012 and ‘The X Factor’ on Channel 5 in 2013.

The actress has also starred in the film ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!’ as well as the TV series ‘Criminal Minds’, which airs on BBC1 in 2013 and 2014. She currently lives in Essex with her mother and works as a hair stylist in a beauty salon in Essex. Her storylines focus on her friendship with Jodies Gold and their intertwined love lives. She has a relationship with Tyler Moon, who she dates to make her ex-boyfriend Julian jealous. She starts a relationship with Fatboy, after her sister Tansy tells Poppy that she loves her boyfriend, but it is later revealed that she is not successful in her relationship with him. The two start a relationship and declare their love for each other a few months later. In April 2013, Poppy moves into a house with Tanya Branning and her sister’s boyfriend, Anthony Cross. She later moves into Dot Cotton’s house after being offered a place to stay by Cora Cross. In May 2013, she starts a new friendship with Alice Cross and Anthony, and begins a new relationship with her sister Alice Branning. In August 2013, the two start dating and she moves into the Cross house. In September 2013, Fatboy acts as a high-flying businessman in an effort to make herself look good in front of her younger sister. In October 2013, he acts as her boyfriend in an attempt to make himself look good to make a good impression.