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| Penny Branning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kitty Castledine as Penny Branning (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Mia McKenna-Bruce (2008) Kitty Castledine (2024–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2008, 2024–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3512 21 January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Diederick Santer (2008) Chris Clenshaw (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mia McKenna-Bruce as Penny Branning (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Penny Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Mia McKenna-Bruce in 2008 and Kitty Castledine since 2024. She appears between 21 January and 1 February 2008, and returns from 15 to 18 April 2008. On 6 November 2023, it was announced that Penny would be returning to the show. She returned alongside her cousin, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), on 1 January 2024. Penny is the daughter of Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), making her the half-sister of Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and Ricky Branning (Frankie Day).
Penny was a recurring character in 2008. Since her permanent return in 2024, her storylines have included a drug-dealing career, working on Whitney Dean's (Shona McGarty) market stall, being given a management job at Peggy's wine bar, and the aftermath of a crowd crush that happened there, which resulted in her half-sister, Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd), being put in a wheelchair.