Little Mo Mitchell
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| Portrayed by | Kacey Ainsworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Tony Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | John Yorke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 September 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 26 May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Barnstaple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Barmaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maureen "Little Mo" Mitchell (née Slater; previously Morgan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kacey Ainsworth.
Named after her loud, wayward grandmother, Little Mo couldn't have been more opposite. She was a very 'mousy' character, often shy, and immensely kind-hearted despite all the pain she went through.
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Storylines
Life with Trevor Morgan
The first love of Little Mo's life was Trevor Morgan. Their marriage was rocky, due to his severe mood swings. He was also physically and emotionally violent towards her, manipulating her so she couldn't bring herself to leave. He would always turn on the charm after beating her so she was convinced that he loved her and she loved him. Trevor isolated her from her family, who despised him. She forgave him many times for his behaviour and even agreed to start a family with him until he raped her for buying a hat and planning to go to her sister Lynne's wedding. Realising she couldn't bring a child up in that environment, Mo went back on the pill. Mo finally left Trevor after discovering that he had deleted an answerphone message from her younger sister, Zoe, who had run away from home.
On New Year's Eve 2001, timid 'doormat' Little Mo attacked Trevor, hitting him repeatedly with an iron when he attacked her. She went home, thinking he was dead but when she and her sisters returned to the Fowler house, he was gone. Mo was prosecuted and found guilty of attempted murder but she was released after Trevor did a deal with the Slaters - he wouldn't give evidence against Mo if Kat didn't press charges for him assaulting her.
Trevor terrorised Mo after she moved on and planned to divorce him, taking Mo and his baby son, Sean, (not Mo's child but that of Donna Andrews) hostage in the Slater house, which accidentally caught fire. Fireman Tom Banks saved Mo and the baby. When he went back for Trevor, they died in an explosion.
Life with Billy Mitchell
Billy and Little Mo bonded over their respective bad pasts. Mo had survived an abusive marriage and Billy survived an abusive childhood. They became friends during Mo's marriage to Trevor and they started dating when they realised their feelings for each other on Mo's release from prison, Billy admitting his feelings for Mo during Trevor's trial when Mo admitted that part of the reason she stayed with Trevor was that he was the only man who ever noticed her that way, prompting Billy to admit his feelings for her. Trevor did his best to wreck things but Billy proposed to Mo by spelling out 'MARRY ME' in alphabet macaroni and she accepted. After Trevor's demise, the pair married on Christmas Day 2002.
Shortly before their first wedding anniversary, her new friend and Charlie's darts-playing buddy, Graham Foster, raped her in The Queen Vic late one night. She told her family, and her dad, Charlie, attacked him. As Graham hadn't taken precautions, Mo was tested for STIs after reporting him to the police and Mo's tests showed that all Graham had given her was a baby. Billy and her family were shocked and disgusted when she refused to have an abortion, insisting that the baby was innocent of his/her father's crimes and shouldn't be punished for them. She and Billy separated and Mo left the Square. She returned for Graham's trial and told Billy that she named her son Frederick William (Freddie for short), wanting to name him after good men. Following Graham's conviction, she and Billy reconciled but it didn't last due to Billy seeing Graham every time he looked at Freddie. They divorced amicably and remain good friends.
Life after Billy
Following her split from Billy, Little Mo and Freddie moved in with the Slaters. She and Alfie Moon, estranged husband of her sister, Kat Moon, developed feelings for each other but separated when Little Mo discovered Alfie was dating Kat behind her back. Alfie and Kat reconciled and left the Square to start a new life.
Since February 2006, it was observed Mo was having difficulty caring for Freddie. Mo reported Freddie was teething but refused to medicate him, meaning she had trouble getting him to sleep. Freddie sustained a head wound from a fight with Bobby Beale so a health visitor visited Mo and Freddie. Little Mo misinterpreted this as questioning her parenting ability and was extremely hostile. Mo constantly took Freddie to see Dr. Oliver Cousins, who later moved her on to another GP's patient list because he was interested in her romantically. The pair started dating in April 2006.
Freddie's injury and Dr. Cousins
At the end of April 2006, Mo and Billy received their divorce papers. Two days later, Mo and Oliver planned a night away in Brighton, but after a car crash caused by Deano Wicks and Carly Wicks, she got cold feet, telling Oliver that she couldn't leave Freddie. On her return, she found him unconscious. Freddie was rushed to hospital, and doctors discovered a head injury. Social Services were then involved, suspecting Mo had caused Freddie's injury. Thinking back, Mo realised that Ben Mitchell was responsible. She confronted him at the Vic and shook him violently. The Mitchells warned Mo to stay away from Ben, almost costing her her job at the Vic. However, her father persuaded Peggy to give Mo another chance. On May 8 2006, Mo returned but was constantly warned by Phil and Grant. Ben saw her when helping himself to some crisps and ran away so Peggy fired her. She tried convincing people that Ben had caused Freddie's injury but no one believed her, not even her own father. He soon realised his mistake and begged her forgiveness for doubting her.
After extensive tests, the doctors discovered Freddie had a low platelet count, due to an infection. This meant any minor injury could lead to serious complications as his blood wasn't clotting properly. Mo was cleared of harming Freddie by the authorities but local residents still thought she was responsible. This was confirmed when Ian Beale was reluctant to let her hold Bobby. Knowing people would always suspect her, she decided to leave. Feeling guilty, Ben Mitchell finally told his dad that he had hit Freddie as Freddie pulled at his hearing aid. Mo wasn't sure what she should do but decided not to tell the authorities. Phil threatened Mo not to say anything but she told him she was quite capable of deciding for herself. Oliver tried convincing her to report Ben but she refused, leading to a nasty scene in the Vic when Peggy Mitchell called Mo a child beater. Oliver defended Mo and told everyone that Ben had confessed to Phil and Mo but Mo was angry that he hadn't respected her decision.
Leaving Walford
Oliver got drunk and Dawn had to help him home. Stacey saw this but did not tell Mo. Oliver realised just how much he loves Mo and proposed. Just as it seemed everything would be fine, Stacey told Mo that she saw Oliver with Dawn in the Vic on May 26, 2006. Mo was heartbroken and ended up pushing Oliver so hard that he collapsed. Shocked, he ended their relationship.
Mo prepared to leave for Barnstaple and just as she reached the station, Oliver, who was moving to Leeds, asked her to go with him. Mo decided not to join him, saying all her life she had done what she was told and now wanted to break away from being "Little" Mo. She gave Oliver one last kiss and left, after saying how she would keep in touch and visit him in Leeds. As she left Walford, she looked at Freddie and said, "It's just you and me now," with a smile on her face.
She was mentioned in July 2008, when Stacey decided to visit to calm her brother, Sean, down but the visit was postponed when Sean refused to go.
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