EastEnders fans won’t believe Patsy Palmer’s totally different real name
22.01.2024 - 20:43
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It’s been four years since Bianca Jackson last visited her hometown of Walford, but actress Patsy Palmer reveals she’s coming back to EastEnders this spring. Fans believe Patsy’s return will tie in with the exit of her on-screen daughter, Whitney Dean played by Shona McGarty, who confirmed last year that she would soon be leaving the show. It’s not easy for Patsy to make the trip over to the BBC soap, because while her character Bianca lives in Milton Keynes, Patsy has lived in Malibu for the last 10 years.
And there’s something else that fans don't know about Patsy - she actually has a different name. Read More Related Articles Patsy Palmer's EastEnders return - 'People think it's glamorous - it's the hardest work I've ever had' “I have a few personas,” she says. “I am Patsy Palmer, which is my acting name and Julie, which is who I really am.
I have the character name of Bianca which is a big part of me and I have got the mum tag and this person in America which nobody knows about. If I removed those personas I don't know who I am.” After leaving the show, Patsy relocated to Malibu with her husband Richard Merkell and her children Charley, 31, Fenton, 23, Emilia, 22, and Bertie, 13. “We live right opposite the beach,” reveals Patsy.
“I live there with my four kids. We have been there for 10 years and I have done a lot of DJing here. I do a lot of meditation and I just feel like every day is an opportunity to dig deeper into yourself which is the hardest thing for you to do.” As Patsy says, she now works as a DJ and regularly plays in Santa Monica at a rooftop bar.
“I love DJ-ing. I know girls who are successful and work in various industries and to me all those things are like magical things. It just means I am part of
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