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EastEnders character
Chelsea Fox
Portrayed by	Tiana Benjamin
Duration	2006–
First appearance	5 May 2006
Marital status	Single
Home	31 Albert Square
Occupation	Beautician
Family	Denise, Libby

Chelsea Fox is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is played by Tiana Benjamin. She first appeared on 5 May 2006, working in Walford's video shop. She has since been joined by her mother Denise and her sister Libby.

Chelsea went on a date with Grant Mitchell, but Grant was just using her to make Jane Collins jealous. Grant slept with the 19-year-old, before her protective mother came along and wrongly accused Kevin Wicks of being a cradle snatcher. Grant then ended the relationship after realising that Chelsea was getting hurt because he still loved Jane. Grant also got Chelsea a job at the café working with Jane, after Billy sacked her from the video shop. She then got a job as a waitress in Fargo's restaurant. Two months later, Chelsea's managaress at Fargo's, Elaine Jarvis sacked her. Kevin later convinced Elaine to give her the job back but Chelsea left a few weeks later.

Chelsea was very happy when her mum got together with Kevin, but turned hostile towards her mother's ex-husband Owen Turner who came to Albert Square to see her younger half sister Libby. Chelsea was disgusted when she found out that her mother had slept with him after breaking it off with Kevin. Her comments regarding the incident led to Denise slapping her. Later that day, after a few drinks, Owen hit Denise and Chelsea found a few days later.

Denise was about to leave again to escape Owen but Chelsea convinced her not to go. They had a long talk about the situation. Chelsea revealed that Owen had hit Chelsea when she interfered in an argument between him and Denise. She asked her mum to think about the fact that Owen always found it convenient to hit her whenever Libby was asleep and that Libby did not know that Owen hit her. Denise realised that she had made a huge mistake and made the decision to leave Owen for good, but Owen beat her and was arrested.

Chelsea later got a job at Tanya Branning's salon Booty. She was horrified when her mother provided a character witness for Owen, due to Libby being sad. Chelsea was extremely upset and moved out of home and moved in with Kevin. She later told her mother she had been scared that Owen would kill her.

On 15 January 2007 Chelsea was involved in a car crash with Deano Wicks, who was seriously injured. Chelsea was lucky enough to escape with only minor cuts and bruises.

During March 2007, Chelsea has been taking care of mother Denise following the disppearance of Kevin after revelations that he is not the father of Carly and Deano. Her position at Booty has become increasingly temporary, possibly due to her relationship with Sean Slater, who appears to be using Chelsea to get closer to, or to make jealous, Tanya Branning.

• Mother: Denise Fox
• Half sister: Libby Fox
• Grandmother: Ada Fox

• BBC character profile