Lorraine Salter

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EastEnders character
Lorraine Salter
Portrayed by	Linda Henry
Duration	1991, 1992
First appearance	28 November 1991
Last appearance	10 March 1992
Occupation	Prostitute
Family	Mandy

Lorraine Salter was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Linda Henry.

[edit] History

Lorraine was first seen on-screen in November 1991. Pat and Frank Butcher were going through a bad patch in their marriage and Pat started hanging around seedy pick up joints, where she bumped into Lorraine, who she'd known from her days as a prostitute. Lorraine was being hassled by a man so she remained with Pat to catch up. Seeing Lorraine's sorry existence was enough to make Pat realise that she'd left her promiscuous lifestyle well behind her.

In March 1992 Lorraine abandoned her troublesome daughter, Mandy, in Pat's care while she was in hospital. This was Lorraine's last appearance, although on Christmas eve 1992 she contacted Mandy and told her she was coming to visit. She didn't show so Mandy travelled to her flat on Christmas day to reuinte. Lorraine wasn't there and Mandy was instead greeted by Lorraine's abusive boyfriend Gary. After getting into a fight with Gary, Mandy fled from her mother's tower block with Mark Fowler and had no further contact with Lorraine.