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\n\t\tWhat\u2019s wrong with Denise? (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron\/Metro)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tWhat\u2019s wrong with Denise? (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron\/Metro)<\/p>\n
EastEnders<\/a>\u2019 Denise Fox<\/a> (Diane Parish<\/a>) has always seemed pretty indestructible, hasn\u2019t she?<\/p>\n She survived an abusive relationship with alcoholic Owen Turner (Lee Ross), lived through the tragic death of her fianc\u00e9, Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels) then wound up engaged to, and imprisoned by, serial killer Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet).<\/p>\n She suffered brutal poverty, had a fling with Phil Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Steve McFadden<\/a>), resulting in a pregnancy and putting her child up for adoptionbefore reclaiming him<\/a> from the gangster granny<\/a> he\u2019d grown up with. <\/p>\n She juggled a relationship with Jack Branning<\/a>\u00a0(Scott Maslen<\/a>) and a fling<\/a> with Ravi Gulati<\/a>\u00a0(Aaron Thiara<\/a>) before suffering psychosis in the aftermath of her involvement in Keanu Taylor<\/a>\u2019s (Danny Walters<\/a>) grisly death.<\/a><\/p>\n Since then, she\u2019s been a pillar of unwavering strength for her pseudo-father, Patrick Trueman<\/a>\u00a0(Rudolph Walker<\/a>), as he navigated the murder of his son, Anthony (Nicholas Bailey)<\/a>, as well as the emergence of his grandchildren, Jasmine Fisher<\/a>\u00a0(Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness<\/a>) and Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan)<\/a>, the former of which struck the killing blow.<\/p>\n Yeah, she\u2019s a tough cookie is our Denise, but she\u2019s recently been feeling less than spiffing!<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t In the aftermath of Sam Mitchell<\/a>\u2019s (Kim Medcalf<\/a>) all clear results following a cancer check up, she and Denise ruminated over the importance of keeping up with their health and checking up on any symptoms that present.<\/p>\n To that end, Denise admitted that she\u2019d felt \u2018knackered\u2019 recently and thus intended to make an appointment with her GP for a \u2018check-up\u2019. While fans immediately suspected the worst and predicted a serious health complication and potential death for the icon, the fact that she was shown as a potential bride for Max Branning<\/a> (Jake Wood<\/a>)\u00a0in the New Year flashforward<\/a> pretty much guarantees that we won\u2019t be losing a legend in the near future.<\/p>\n Though, it becomes clear that there\u2019s something wrong next week, as episodes see her continue to struggle with tiredness.<\/p>\n \t\t Sam discovers Diane asleep in her salon, Fox & Hair, and provides support for her as she worries about what could be going on with her health. When Sam checks in on her later in the week, she confirms that she\u2019s booked a GP appointment to get the bottom of things.<\/p>\n But the question remains, what\u2019s happening to Denise? Will it have any bearing on the emergence of her daughter, the former \u2018Squiggle\u2019, Libby (Belinda Owusu) at New Years?<\/p>\n I guess we\u2019ll have to keep watching!<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDon’t miss a Soaps scoop! Add us as a Preferred Source\t\t\t<\/p>\n As a loyal Metro Soaps reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for stories. We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers.<\/p>\n Click the button below and tick\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n \nAdd us as a Preferred Source<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \t\t Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Denise](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/550367-06c4-e1777547354910.jpg\")
\n\t\tDenise hasn\u2019t been feeling herself (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Denise](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/553664-81db-e1777549793807.jpg\")
\n\t\tDenise books a GP appointment (Picture: BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"Soaps](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777698734_407_SEI_278522320-46a3.jpg\")
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