Little Mo Mitchell

Little Mo Mitchell
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Kacey Ainsworth
Duration	2000–2006
First appearance	Episode 2003 18 September 2000 (2000-09-18)
Last appearance	Episode 3158 26 May 2006 (2006-05-26)
Classification	Former; regular
Created by	Tony Jordan
Introduced by	John Yorke
Spin-off appearances	Slaters in Detention (2003)
In-universe information Other names Little Mo Slater Little Mo Morgan Little Mo Mitchell Occupation Barmaid Family Slater/Mitchell Father Charlie Slater Mother Viv Slater Sisters Lynne Hobbs Kat Slater Belinda Peacock Husband Trevor Morgan (until 2002) Billy Mitchell (2002–2006) Sons Freddie Slater Grandfathers Frederick Slater Stuart Mullins Grandmothers Mary Slater Mo Harris Uncles Harry Slater Aunts Violet Slater Nephews Dermott Dolan Tommy Moon Bert Moon Ernie Moon Nieces Zoe Slater Vivienne Hobbs First cousins Brian Slater Other relatives Sean Slater Stacey Slater Hayley Slater Lily Slater Charli Slater

Maureen "Little Mo" Slater (also Morgan and Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kacey Ainsworth from 18 September 2000 to 26 May 2006.

Little Mo originally appears in a turbulent marriage with her abusive husband Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns), but she fights back at Trevor, leading to her arrest in 2002; she is later released and Trevor's campaign against her ends with his comeuppance death. Following Trevor's death, Little Mo proceeds to marry his sworn enemy Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), who had grown to care and bond with Little Mo during her ordeal. However, their marriage ends after she is raped by her friend Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney) and then discovers she is pregnant by him. The storyline that signals the end of Little Mo's marriage with Billy contributed to Ainsworth's maternity leave in 2004. The character soon reappears with her baby son, Freddie (Alex and Tom Kilby), and later embarks on an affair with her brother-in-law Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) – which is discovered by her sister Kat (Jessie Wallace) who is Alfie's wife. Later on, Little Mo develops a relationship with doctor Oliver Cousins (Tom Ellis), though they soon break up after she is accused of hurting Freddie. However, while her family and friends suspect Little Mo to have hurt her son, the real culprit is revealed to be Billy's little cousin Ben (Charlie Jones). After breaking up with Oliver and finding herself subject to accusations from her local community, Little Mo leaves Walford in May 2006.

For her portrayal as Little Mo, Ainsworth won several awards including Best Actress at The British Soap Awards in 2002 and 2003.