Sharon Watts (now known as Sharon Rickman) is a character on the popular BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, played by Letitia Dean. BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ...

Sharon is the adopted daughter of 'Dirty' Den Watts and Angie Watts. She was known to Den as his 'princess' and he made sure suitors watched their step around the teenage Sharon. Even though she disapproved of her father's dodgy deals and his constant fighting with Angie, she loved Den nonetheless. She did get very angry though when he got her best friend, Michelle Fowler, pregnant with Vicki Fowler. Dirty Den Watts is a character in the British soap opera Eastenders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Angie Watts, played by Anita Dobson, was a fictional character on the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

Sharon's love life has not been worth bragging about as past suitors have included Simon Wicks, Grant Mitchell (whom she married), Phil Mitchell (with whom she had an affair while married to Grant, 'Twinkly' Tom Banks (to whom she was engaged and lost when he died in a fire), and finally 'Desperate' Dennis Rickman, her adoptive father's biological son. Grant Mitchell (born July 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman. ... Phil Mitchell Phil Mitchell is a long-running character in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden. ... The EastEnders character of Dennis Rickman is played by Nigel Harman. ...

She bought the E20 club with Tom from Beppe DiMarco when he left Albert Square in 2002, which she named Angie's Den after her adoptive parents. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ...

Sharon was also reunited with her father Den (who was thought to be dead) in 2003, and his biological children Dennis Rickman (with whom she shared a passionate on-off relationship) and Vicki Fowler (who moved in with Sharon when she could no longer stand domineering grandmother Pauline). After initial wariness, she has also befriended Den's second wife Chrissie. Pauline Fowler is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Chrissie Watts is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. ...

Accompanied by sister Vicki, Sharon left the Square on Christmas Day 2004. This represented a pyrrhic victory for Den, who succeeded in destroying her relationship with Dennis at the cost of losing the only person, he finally admitted, he had ever loved.

Sharon returned with Dennis in June 2005, and the two were married on the day their father's body was discovered.

Family

• Husband: Dennis Rickman
• Adoptive mother: Angie Watts (deceased)
• Adoptive father: Den Watts (deceased)
• Stepmother: Chrissie Watts
• Half-sister: Vicki Fowler (same father)

The EastEnders character of Dennis Rickman is played by Nigel Harman. ... Angie Watts, played by Anita Dobson, was a fictional character on the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Dirty Den Watts was a character in the British soap opera EastEnders played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Chrissie Watts is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. ... Vicki Fowler was a fictional character appearing on the soap opera EastEnders. ...

See also

• Sharongate
• Shannis

Sharon visiting Grant in prison. ... Sharon and Dennis often romanced in secret. ...

External links

• Sharon Rickman, BBC character profile
• Letitia Dean, BBC profile