Carly Wicks
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Kellie Shirley Michaela Stephen (young) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2008, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3103 17 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 4493 7 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Kate Harwood (2006) Lorraine Newman (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carly Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kellie Shirley, and by Michaela Stephen in a home movie the Wicks family watched on 23 April 2007. She made her first appearance on 17 February 2006. Carly was axed from the serial after her on-screen father Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels) quit. Carly is characterised as a tomboy who enjoys an active sex life. One scene sparked complaints from viewers who felt it inappropriate. She is also portrayed as having a dysfunctional relationship with her mother, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry).
Carly departed on-screen on 4 January 2008, when she goes travelling, an exit storyline that Shirley felt was a fitting end to the character. Shirley reprised her role as Carly on 6 September 2012 for a "short, dramatic storyline" lasting two episodes; she departed again on 7 September 2012.