Mitzeee Minniver
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Anne "Mitzeee" Minniver is a fictional character from the
Storylines
Backstory
Mitzeee grew up with her mother
2010–2013
Mitzeee first arrives as a PA for The Loft promotion and rapidly befriends
Mitzeee convinces
Brendan is angered by her actions however pretends to be her boyfriend after she explains she didn't enjoy the pair's betrayal of Rae. Mitzeee clashes with Brendan's sister
When Heidi is killed by her father, Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle), Mitzeee hides her upset by looking after the Costello children. Subsequently, she breaks up with Warren, who gets revenge on her by dumping her clothes in a pond. Unknown of who he is Warren's son Joel Dexter (Andrew Still) helps Mitzeee get her clothes out of the pond. When she finds out who he is she confronts Warren to ask him, Warren tells her he does not believe that Joel is his son but later agrees to have a DNA test, the results turn out true. Later on Mitzeee begins plotting against Warren with Brendan, Mitzeee, Warren and Joel later leave and go to Paris. They return a few weeks later they return and find Nancy and Darren in their flat, Nancy later tells Mitzeee she has found the letter she had given her back in May, but said she had thrown it away, but had in fact kept it. Warren surprises Mitzeee by organising a trip for them to go to Las Vegas and to get married on Christmas Day. Mitzeee plays along even though she is terrified inside. Brendan comforts Mitzeee and Joel walks in on them. Joel tells Warren about this and Warren takes his anger out on Mitzeee. Joel separates them and tells Warren that he will not touch her again. Mitzeee runs out of the apartment, crying and Nancy opens the letter that Mitzeee wrote, which states that if she dies, Warren will have been responsible for it. Brendan sees the marks that Warren has left and runs to attack him for it Joel and Mitzeee break up the fight and Mitzeee is left feeling awkward in the middle of it. Warren talks to Theresa about everything and she tells him to have a calm conversation with Mitzeee. Warren goes to the apartment to find the safety chain across. Warren begs Mitzeee to let him in to chat for 5 minutes and she does. Mitzeee raises the suggestion that maybe Warren isn't over Louise and he should his peace with her and then the two of them can start their life together. Warren tells her he needs time to think and Mitzeee leaves.
Mitzeee mulls things over that night and tells Brendan she's leaving. Mitzeee realises she has to go back to the apartment to get her passport and informs Nancy about her leaving. Warren over hears and questions Mitzeee about her leaving and asks to talk to her inside. Warren agrees to take her to Louise's grave however on the way when Warren stops to change a tire and Mitzeee realises that she doesn't have her phone which gives Brendan access to where she is protecting her from an unknown disappearance. Warren's phone rings and Mitzeee tries to reach it however Warren bats her hand away and ignores it. He starts the car again and stops in the middle of nowhere and Warren tells Mitzeee he knows about her going behind his back he then grabs her arm and drags her out the car. Mitzeee starts crying and begging Warren to let her go and that she would never betray him. He chucks her on the dirt on top of where Louise is buried and sticks a spade in the ground and forces her to dig. Warren checks his phone and realises that he has 10 missed calls from Theresa. He calls her back and tells her that Mitzeee is busy at the moment. Mitzeee thinks about running away but Warren puts the idea out of her mind by pointing a gun at her. Mitzeee continues to dig until she says to Warren she can't do it anymore and he pushes her into the hole she has just dug and asks her could the grave accommodate another person and attempts to strangle her and Mitzeee realises she is about to die. Brendan arrives to save the day and Warren attacks him. Mitzeee searches desperately for the gun Brendan had. Warren starts kicking Brendan who was on the floor. Warren gets very close to killing Brendan however Joel arrives and hits Warren over the head with a spade.
The police arrive arrest Warren and he insults Mitzeee. Days after the attack Mitzeee still bares bruises and starts realising the full consequence of what she has done and what could happen if Warren gets off. Nancy tells her not to think about the past - only the present. On Valentine's Day, Mitzeee receives a card to find that Joel has returned to Hollyoaks. Riley invites Mitzeee to attend an awards evening with him. A paparazzo photographs them together, while Riley is touching Mitzeee's face. At Riley's son's christening, Mercedes slaps Mitzeee. While they are in the car park, Riley and Mitzeee share a passionate kiss. To cut the tension in the flat, Mitzeee invites Darren and Nancy to move in while the pub undergoes a renovation. Mitzeee is interviewed by a journalist for an online blog. He tells her that he is only there because his company is now in association with her management. Riley asks Mitzeee pull the interview and she agrees, however, it is later published. Someone starts sending Mitzeee gifts and she discovers that it was
Mitzeee, alongside cellmate Lauren, escape prison when being transferred to a psychiatric unit. Nancy helps Mitzeee. Lauren decides to return to prison. Mitzeee visits Riley and they have sex. Riley intends to call off his engagement to Mercedes. Bobby goes missing and Mercedes accuses Mitzeee of kidnapping him. It is revealed that Mercedes had taken Bobby. When Mercedes threatens to kill herself and Bobby, Riley is forced to phone Mitzeee and tell her he no longer loves her. Mitzeee is distraught but is later surprised when Riley returns to the village looking for her. Riley is accidentally shot by Walker. Mitzeee phones for an ambulance and is subsequently arrested. She is able to visit Riley in hospital and is devastated as he dies with her at his bedside. Mitzeee is arrested following Riley's death and Carl visits her in prison where she tells him the charges for attempted murder will be dropped but she will still be charged with escaping prison. Mitzeee is later released and returns to the village. Mitzeee's sister,
In Mitzeee's final week in Hollyoaks, Carl returns and explains he wants to kill Simon Walker (Neil Newbon) in revenge for killing Riley the year prior. At first Mitzeee refuses to help but later agrees to help Carl in his plans. Mitzeee later discovers that she is five months pregnant with Riley's baby, much to her delight after thinking it was Tyson's. Mitzeee then attends a live broadcast on Sky News with Eamonn Holmes and tells Carl about the news while he is in a hotel preparing to kill Walker. Carl is filled with joy, but still goes after Walker to kill him. The next day, it turns out Carl didn't kill Walker but felt like he should have done. He then tells her he must leave Hollyoaks to prevent him from going through with this plans to get rid of Walker once and for all and he asks Mitzeee to join him. She considers and then agrees to it and after an emotional farewell with Maxine and Nancy, she and Carl depart Hollyoaks to live in America and look after Riley's children, escaping Walkers evil plans. Shortly after leaving, Mitzeee decides to sell The Dog, leaving the Osbournes distraught until they find the money to buy it. Maxine later gets a text from Mitzeee telling her she had a baby boy named Phoenix.
In July 2016, Mitzeee called Maxine to tell her to not trust Warren, after what he has done to her. In July 2017, Mercedes receives a letter from Mitzeee stating that Bobby wants her to adopt him and, after initially agreeing to sign the papers, Mercedes changes her mind and travels to America to stay with Carl and Mitzeee in the hopes that Bobby can be a part of her life.
Two years later, Maxine decide to stay with Mitzeee along with her daughter Minnie after her lies is finally reveal.
Creation
Casting
In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer and that Paul Marquess had taken over the role.[2] It was soon revealed that Marquess planned to give Hollyoaks a "shake up".[3] In April 2010 it was announced that a series of new characters would debut following the departures of old ones. Among them was Mitzeee, she was originally billed as a "wannabe glamour model".[4] Marquess later revealed to Inside Soap that he had previously created the character for a different series that had never been commissioned and decided to incorporate her into Hollyoaks.[5]
It was later announced that actress Rachel Shenton had been cast in the role.
Development
Characterisation
Lime Pictures publicity describe Mitzeee as a "21-year-old aspiring glamour model [...] she has a few big secrets up her sleeve [...] likely to cause havoc in the village, and break many hearts along the way!"[11] Mitzeee was also billed to Shenton as an aspiring model who wanted a better life and desperately wanted the lifestyle of the rich and famous.[8] At the time of her arrival Shenton praised her stating: "I think that's really current because there are so many people, particularly young girls, who really want that and it is their goal."[8] Shenton also claimed that the more viewers get to know Mitzeee the more they will realise she isn't as one-dimensional as she first seems.[8] Shenton also described her adding: "She hides her intelligence well but she's actually a very intelligent girl. She's also quite manipulative and vindictive and some would say you have to be quite intelligent to do that! That's Mitzeee - there's definitely layers."[8] She is also described as doing whatever to get where she wants to be and being quite ruthless in the process."[1] Mitzeee is also popular with males, she often uses this to get what she wants. Mitzeee does not crave this attention, with Shenton stating "I think she's far too shrewd for that. She uses the attention to get what she wants and uses her femininity to get where she wants to be. I don't think for a second she's taken in by anything. She uses it as a tool, really."[1] She has also been described as "fame-hungry" and a "gossip".[12][13]
Mitzeee's real name is 'Anne Minniver' and Shenton once said that the name sounded plain.
Stalker and prison life
In April 2012, Mitzeee starts to receive disturbing gifts due to her celebrity status.
Mitzeee struggles in prison as she is tormented by other prisoners and
Departure
On 20 December 2012 Shenton announced via social networking site Twitter that she would be departing the role in February 2013.[23][24] Commenting on her exit, Shenton said: "Mitzeee's final week is not to be missed [...] I've had an amazing two years playing Mitzeee (with three e's). She's been on an incredible journey that's not over yet. It's been an absolute privilege to work with the cast and crew that make Hollyoaks such a special place. This has been one of the hardest decisions I've made, but I feel it's time for Mitzeee and myself to move onto pastures new".[23] Shenton revealed that she had known she was going to leave Hollyoaks for over a year but that she had only decided that she would definitely leave six months prior to her exit.[25]
It was announced that
During Mitzeee's exit Carl tells her he has planned for Walker to be killed by a hitman, leaving her in "total shock" as she does not expect Carl to take that course of action. Mitzeee initially decides that she does not want anything to do with Carl's plan although she later changes her mind.[25] Mitzeee also discovers that she may pregnant, which Shenton said shocked her. During the scenes both Mitzeee and Maxine believe that they could be pregnant and take tests, with one of the tests showing a positive result. The actress said that she initially thought that Maxine would have the positive pregnancy test but when she discovered that Mitzeee would discover she is pregnant, she thought: "Oh my God, this is amazing - what more can this girl have to deal with?!' I was really interested to see how she would handle it".[25] Shenton said that she found her final scenes difficult to film due to their intense nature and as some scenes did not require her to cry although she found herself becoming emotional.[25] She added that she was pleased with her exit storyline which she had no influence over and instead left completely to the writers as she wanted "to see how Mitzeee's journey went" for herself. She explained that when she was told of Mitzeee's exit storyline she felt it was "just perfect" as it was "just so fitting" and it contained "every single emotion into that last week".[25] Shenton opined that during her time on Hollyoaks Mitzeee had begun to feel almost "like a very good friend, as odd as that sounds! I really cared about her, and I think her two-year journey has been so full of different emotions".[25] She said that she would like Mitzeee to be remembered "for everything that she is. I think she's definitely proved three-dimensional, and she's now a different person to who she was in the first few episodes".[25] Her final scenes aired on 15 February 2013.[27]
Reception
During the character's duration she became one of Hollyoaks "most popular characters".
References
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- ^ Green, Kris (11 February 2010). "New 'Hollyoaks' boss shakes up production". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ a b Green, Kris (12 April 2010). "'Hollyoaks' announces raft of new castings". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Murphy, Steven (11 September 2010). "Inside Soap meets the Producers - Hollyoaks". Inside Soap, Issue 11-17 Sept 2010. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ Missim, Mayer (22 June 2010). "Shenton: "Mitzeee's the opposite of me"". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Harp, Hayley (16 April 2010). "Rachel joins Hollyoaks as girl looking for fame". The Sentinel. (Northcliffe Media). Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Green, Kris (16 July 2010). "Rachel Shenton (Mitzeee, 'Hollyoaks')". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 21 July 2010.
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- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2010). "A chat with Mitzeee from Hollyoaks". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 October 2010). "Shenton teases Hollyoaks Later surprises". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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- Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
External links
- Character profile Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine on the E4 website Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine