Naomi Julien is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
from the popular
BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation as the "BBC", is the longest established and largest broadcaster in the world...
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEndersEastEnders is a long-running, popular and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985...
, played by
Petra LetangPetra Letang is a British-Dominican actress, probably best known for her role as Naomi Julien in the BBC soap opera EastEnders....
. She first appeared in the soap on 15 August 2005. It was reported on 19 January 2007 that she would leave the show later in 2007, and her final scenes were broadcast on 24 May 2007.
Naomi arrived in
Albert SquareAlbert Square is the fictional location of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is ostensibly located in the equally fictional London borough of Walford in London's East End. The square's design was based on the real life Fassett Square in the East End, and was given the name Albert Square...
as
Sonia FowlerSonia Ann Fowler is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Natalie Cassidy. Her first appearance was on 21 December 1993 and she made her final appearance on 2 February 2007.- Creation:1994 was a "historic" year for EastEnders, as in April, a third weekly...
's
nurseA nurse is a healthcare professional who, in collaboration with other members of a health care team, is responsible for: treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill individuals; health promotion and maintenance within families, communities and populations; and, treatment of...
friend. She lived with
DotDorothy "Dot" Branning is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by June Brown, although a young Dot was played by Tallulah Pitt-Brown in flashbacks in a special episode entitled EastEnders: Dot's Story .Dot first appeared in EastEnders in July 1985 as the mother...
and
Jim BranningJames Archibald "Jim" Branning is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by John Bardon, first appearing on 29 April 1996 and becoming a regular character in 1999....
, then moved in with
Garry HobbsGarry Pelé Hobbs is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ricky Groves. He made his first appearance on 18 September 2000...
and Minty Peterson.
Garry fancied Naomi and they once shared a kiss, but Naomi started to develop romantic feelings for Sonia.
Naomi Julien is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
from the popular
BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation as the "BBC", is the longest established and largest broadcaster in the world...
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEndersEastEnders is a long-running, popular and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985...
, played by
Petra LetangPetra Letang is a British-Dominican actress, probably best known for her role as Naomi Julien in the BBC soap opera EastEnders....
. She first appeared in the soap on 15 August 2005. It was reported on 19 January 2007 that she would leave the show later in 2007, and her final scenes were broadcast on 24 May 2007.
History
Naomi arrived in
Albert SquareAlbert Square is the fictional location of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is ostensibly located in the equally fictional London borough of Walford in London's East End. The square's design was based on the real life Fassett Square in the East End, and was given the name Albert Square...
as
Sonia FowlerSonia Ann Fowler is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Natalie Cassidy. Her first appearance was on 21 December 1993 and she made her final appearance on 2 February 2007.- Creation:1994 was a "historic" year for EastEnders, as in April, a third weekly...
's
nurseA nurse is a healthcare professional who, in collaboration with other members of a health care team, is responsible for: treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill individuals; health promotion and maintenance within families, communities and populations; and, treatment of...
friend. She lived with
DotDorothy "Dot" Branning is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by June Brown, although a young Dot was played by Tallulah Pitt-Brown in flashbacks in a special episode entitled EastEnders: Dot's Story .Dot first appeared in EastEnders in July 1985 as the mother...
and
Jim BranningJames Archibald "Jim" Branning is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by John Bardon, first appearing on 29 April 1996 and becoming a regular character in 1999....
, then moved in with
Garry HobbsGarry Pelé Hobbs is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ricky Groves. He made his first appearance on 18 September 2000...
and Minty Peterson.
Garry fancied Naomi and they once shared a kiss, but Naomi started to develop romantic feelings for Sonia. Sonia told Naomi that she was going through a rough patch with husband
Martin FowlerMartin Albert Fowler is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by James Alexandrou from 1996 to 2007.The role was previously played by Jon Peyton Price from early life as a baby in 1985 to 1996, just before Martin's teenage years began.-History:Martin was the...
and was considering a trial separation from him. Naomi tried to console Sonia and they ended up kissing, but Sonia regretted it straightaway. Martin blamed Naomi for spoiling the Fowlers' marriage, and the pair became enemies.
Naomi initially accepted that Sonia still loved Martin and remained friends with Sonia despite what happened. Despite this, in March 2006, Sonia left her husband, and went to live with Naomi.
After a short 'honeymoon period', Sonia and Naomi started to argue about Sonia and Martin's ongoing battle to become their biological daughter Rebecca's legal guardians in case of her adopted grandmother Margaret's death.
After Sonia prioritised Rebecca over Naomi, Naomi threw Sonia out and they split up.
Since then, Naomi joined
Dr. May WrightDr May Wright is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. Played by Amanda Drew, May first appeared on 25 September 2006. She left the show on 25 June 2007 but returned on 6 June 2008. She departed again on 18 June 2008, when Amanda's character was killed off...
working at Albert Square's surgery, and planned to buy a house with Garry and Minty. Naomi was soon accepted for a job at the local child hospital. When she finally found out May was taking Manju Patel's pills, Naomi agreed to keep quiet but May didn't believe she would so she planted the pills on Naomi and blamed her for the pill taking. May told Naomi if she didn't leave Walford she would make the phonecall that would ruin the career for which she had been preparing for three years. Naomi pulled out of the sale of the flat and left the Square even though Garry, Minty and
Dawn SwannDawn Swann is a fictional character from the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kara Tointon, who first appeared on 26 September 2005...
tried to get her to bring May down. Naomi left on 24 May 2007.