Carly Wicks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Kellie Shirley Michaela Stephen (young) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2006–2008, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 3103 17 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 4493 7 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Kate Harwood (2006) Lorraine Newman (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carly Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kellie Shirley, and by Michaela Stephen in a home movie the Wicks family watched on 23 April 2007. She made her first appearance on 17 February 2006. Carly was axed from the serial after her on-screen father Kevin (Phil Daniels) quit. Carly is characterised as a tomboy who enjoys an active sex life. One scene sparked complaints from viewers who felt it inappropriate. She is also portrayed as having a dysfunctional relationship with her mother, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry).
Carly departed on-screen on 4 January 2008, when she goes travelling, an exit storyline that Shirley felt was a fitting end to the character. Shirley reprised her role as Carly on 6 September 2012 for a "short, dramatic storyline" lasting two episodes; she departed again on 7 September 2012.[1]