| Freddie Slater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bobby Brazier as Freddie Slater (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Duration | 2004–2006, 2022–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2826 1 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | John Yorke (2004) Chris Clenshaw (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | The Point of Mo Return (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freddie Slater (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by twins Alex and Tom Kilby from 2004 to 2006 and Bobby Brazier since 2022. Freddie is introduced as the son of Little Mo Mitchell (Kacey Ainsworth), conceived after she is raped by Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney), and makes his first appearance in episode 2826, broadcast on 1 November 2004. He departs with Little Mo in episode 3159, broadcast on 26 May 2006. Freddie's reintroduction was announced in July 2022, with Bobby Brazier taking over the role. Freddie returned in episode 6551, broadcast on 6 September 2022. The character departed on 5 October 2023, so Brazier could participate in the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing. Freddie starred alongside his great-grandmother Mo Harris (Laila Morse) in a spin-off social media series named The Point of Mo Return before both characters returned to the main show on 20 May 2024.
His storylines have focused on being led to believe that his former stepfather Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) is his biological father, a friendship with Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell), being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, reuniting with Theo Hawthorne (William Ellis) - a teacher who bullied him, discovering that his biological father is his mother's rapist, Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney), a one-night-stand with Bobby's love interest Anna Knight (Molly Rainford), attacking Theo when he attempts to rape his cousin Stacey (Lacey Turner) and entering into a love triangle with Bobby and Anna.