Gina Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 6708 1 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Chris Clenshaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gina Knight is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Francesca Henry. Gina was introduced by executive producer Chris Clenshaw in episode 6708, broadcast on 1 June 2023. She was introduced as a member of the Knight family; the daughter of George Knight (Colin Salmon) and older sister of Anna Knight (Molly Rainford). Her storylines in the series have included the reveal that her mother Rose is actually Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), her cocaine addiction, her relationship with Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), suffering racial discrimination from her adoptive grandfather Eddie (Christopher Fairbank), and supporting Anna through her abortion.