SHE was the scheming killer EastEnders fans loved to hate.
Now Janine Butcher has been voted Best Bad Girl in The Sun on Sunday’s exclusive poll to celebrate the soap’s 40th anniversary.
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Janine – played by Charlie Brooks – was the clear winner in our readers’ eyes, with 92 per cent of you picking her.
The daughter of Frank Butcher, Janine first appeared in Walford as a troublesome schoolgirl in 1989.
Her clashes with Frank’s second wife, Peggy Mitchell, became the stuff of legend and her malice only escalated until she killed husband Barry Evans by pushing him off a cliff to claim his inheritance.
Janine beat vile Stella Crawford in our poll of favourite characters, past and present.
Stella physically and emotionally abused fiancé Phil Mitchell’s son, Ben.
Peggy Mitchell was Best Pub Boss for 81 per cent of you, with Angie Watts in second place. And Phil Mitchell was rated Best Bad Boy by 59 per cent, seeing off evil Nick Cotton.
Elsewhere, bumbling Dot Branning – who found porn while searching “bushes” online – was Funniest Character.
Pat Evans was Best Battleaxe, and Mick and Linda Carter Best Double Act.
Meanwhile, Tiffany Butcher was Sexiest Female; Ravi Gulati Biggest Heartthrob; and Sharon Watts Strongest Woman.
Billy and Honey Mitchell were Happiest Couple.
EastEnders’ Janine told her baby might not survive in heartbreaking moment
