Rachel Bright is an English actress, known for portraying the role of

Poppy Meadow Poppy Meadow is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Rachel Bright. She was introduced by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood on 11 January 2011 as the best friend of established character Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbi ...

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Career

Bright was introduced as

on the

soap opera ''

'' in two episodes on 11 and 13 January 2011, in scenes which were substituted for scenes cut from the controversial baby swap storyline, in which

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, dies of

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and she secretly swaps him with

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)'s son,

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. A spokeswoman for ''EastEnders'' confirmed that the scenes had been edited following viewers' strong response to the story, but said that no complete scenes were removed: "Given the audience response to this storyline, we felt on this occasion that it was appropriate to respond and make some changes. The vast majority of material remains intact and we don't believe that those trims we have made will weaken or detract from the overall storyline for viewers." In an interview with the ''Daily Mirror,'' Bright stated that her first scene was her favourite throughout her tenure, as "all hecould think was, 'I'm sitting on a bench in the Square!'".

Kylie Babbington Kylie Jane Babbington (born 13 December 1987) is a British actress best known for her single television role, performing on '' EastEnders'' from June 2010 to November 2011. Babbington was born in Havering, London in 1987. She studied acting and ...

, who played

Jodie Gold Jodie Gold is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Kylie Babbington. She first appeared on screen on 7 June 2010. On 24 October 2011, it was announced that Babbington's contract would not be renewed and Jodie d ...

, revealed in May 2011 that Poppy would be returning and would have comical scenes. Bright made her return on 30 June 2011. Poppy and Jodie were reportedly used to add humour to the soap, in the style of reality-drama series ''

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''. On 24 October 2011, it was announced that the pair were to leave the show; they made their final appearance on 14 November 2011. According to an ''EastEnders'' spokesperson, there is potential for Poppy to appear again in the future. In an interview with ''

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'', ''EastEnders'' executive producer

Bryan Kirkwood Bryan Kirkwood (born 1976) is a British television producer. He was the producer of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2006 until 2009, and was the executive producer of the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' from 2010 until 2012. He returned as t ...

said of a possible return, "We may see Poppy pop up as I'm a big fan of Rachel Bright and the character, but Kylie is keen to pursue other roles." Bright rejoined the cast of ''EastEnders'', appearing on-screen from 12 June 2012 until she left the soap again on 30 January 2014. Bright appears as Anna in the 2012 UK feature film ''

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''. From 2016 to 2017, Bright filmed the lead role of Jessica Slade in the British feature film ''King of Crime'', alongside real-life partner

Jonno Davies Jonno Davies (born 17 July 1992) is an English actor born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, best known in the UK and US for his role as Alex DeLarge in the stage production of ''A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, A Clockwork Orange ...

. The film was released in October 2018. In 2021, Bright and Davies both appeared together in an episode of ''

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'' playing Beth Miller and Leo Powell respectively. Having had their wedding postponed three times due to coronavirus restrictions, Bright and Davies married at the fourth attempt at

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in London on 10 July 2021.

Filmography

Stage

* Polly in ''Electronica'' (Red Hedgehog, 2008) * The Girl in ''Bus Stop Kisser'' (Camden Peoples Theatre, 2014) * Lucy in ''Dracula'' (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2014) * Julia Simmons in ''A Murder Is Announced'' (Nationwide Tour, 2015–2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bright, Rachel Alumni of Birmingham School of Acting English soap opera actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)