{"id":951447,"date":"2026-11-03T20:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/951447\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T20:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:08:11","slug":"eastenders-rob-kazinsky-on-importance-of-roxy-mitchell-in-seans-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/951447\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders&#8217; Rob Kazinsky on importance of Roxy Mitchell in Sean&#8217;s future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Kazinsky has stressed the importance of Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) to character Sean Slater upon his return to <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Walford&#8217;s 2000s bad boy returned last week at a very convenient time. His former step-daughter Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) had ran away with her groomer Craig Ingram (Matthew James-Bailey), and Sean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-max-branning-lie-linda-carter-sean-slater-returns-bbc-iplayer-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">immediately joined the search<\/a> to find her.<\/p>\n<p>Her dad Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) hasn&#8217;t always supported his investigation techniques. In today&#8217;s episode, Sean suggested getting Denise Fox (Diane Parish) to record an emotional video appeal, pretending that the prognosis of her cancer battle was looking bleak.<\/p>\n<p>But how will Amy react when she learns that Sean has been the driving force behind the plot? After all, it&#8217;s been almost a decade since Roxy died &#8211; and Amy doesn&#8217;t really know him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Roxy is the love of his life,&#8221; Kazinsky told <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Times<\/a>, &#8220;he might break a heart here or there, but Roxy is the love of Sean&#8217;s life, and nobody will ever take that space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1133426-cd979e4.jpeg\" alt=\"Robert Kazinsky as Sean Slater and Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell. Robert is holding up a piece of paper whilst Rita looks down at the table.\" data-item-name=\"Robert Kazinsky as Sean Slater and Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell. Robert is holding up a piece of paper whilst Rita looks down at the table.\" title=\"1133426\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.6654545454545454;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Kazinsky as Sean Slater and Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell.\u00a0BBC Studios<\/p>\n<p>The actor continued: &#8220;I think that he will never really love again, and that&#8217;s really sad. I think a lot of people find themselves in the same boat and he still sees himself as married to Roxy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t mean he wants to cheat on her, but he still views his promises to her as things he has to keep. He still views Amy as Roxy, and needs to be protected and needs her guardian.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I think that his love for Roxy is the thing that is the driving force of his ability to have gotten past his own demons. It&#8217;s the thing that he has to protect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion of today&#8217;s instalment saw Sean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-sean-slater-craig-ingram-cliffhanger-bbc-iplayer-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">challenge Craig outside of Walford Hospital<\/a>, taking his car keys and saying that they were due a chat. It seems that the character certainly hasn&#8217;t lost his unpredictable nature!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think everybody should be frightened of him,&#8221; Kazinsky continued.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/576726-4279873.jpg\" alt=\"Sean stands, arms folded, behind a serious Jack Branning in a scene from EastEnders\" data-item-name=\"Sean stands, arms folded, behind a serious Jack Branning in a scene from EastEnders\" title=\"576726,TITLE:Eastenders\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.6665109761793554;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466.5576833255488\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Kazinsky as Sean Slater and Scott Maslen as Jack Branning.\u00a0BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the conversations that I had with the producers was&#8230; the beautiful thing about Sean is a lot of people are tied to areas of the Square. They&#8217;re tied to family or tied to this and the other. But Sean is a completely unattached acorn that can just go anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You could put him in any scene with anyone, and something might happen. We do see that over the next few months. Suddenly, Sean&#8217;s there, and everything&#8217;s chaos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The actor concluded: &#8220;He could suddenly just turn a dime and string you up by a lamp post, or beat you up, or give you all his money, or love you to death. The unpredictable nature of him is what makes him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p>Visit our dedicated <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" data-outlook-id=\"407a7332-d02c-42a9-a1ac-e105b2f5e691\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EastEnders<\/a> page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.<\/p>\n<p>Add EastEnders to your watchlist on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753171828766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CQWGoiSAYvZvTD1dZ4eAs\">Soaps<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753171828766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw32C9VRDQ0MNT5CInEGyMAm\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753171828766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_j9koCLWjp1srEzK9td3T\">Streaming Guide <\/a>to find out what&#8217;s on. 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