Andrea Price

Infobox EastEnders character 2


character_name=Andrea Price
actor_name=Cindy O'Callaghan
years=1994–1995, 1999
last=31 December 1999
dob= 1952
status= Divorced
occupation= Ex-singer
husband=Dave Price
sons=Jack Price
Kevin Price
daughters=Natalie Evans
Susie Price
grandsons=Jack Evans
Chris|

Andrea Price was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". She was played by Cindy O'Callaghan, who returned to the soap in her second role, having previously played Stella — the mistress of Ashraf Karim — from 1989 to 1990.

History

Andrea was the mother of Natalie Price. During 1994 and 1995 she lived at 87 George Street with Natalie. Although she wasn't seen often on screen, she was referred to regularly by her daughter and depicted as the "mother from hell". After Natalie had an affair with Ricky Butcher — her best friend's boyfriend — Andrea sent her to her sister's in Basingstoke in February 1995 to avoid the wrath of the Jackson family. Sometime later, Andrea also left Walford to move near to the rest of the Price family. Natalie had not spoken to her mother for several years before they were reunited in August 1999 by Natalie's meddling fiancé, Barry Evans.

Natalie had always had a tempestuous relationship with her boozy mother. Andrea favoured her eldest daughter Susie and would constantly make it clear that Natalie wasn't good enough. Things hadn't improved in the time since they'd been apart, and upon Natalie's arrival Andrea got extremely drunk and proceeded to embarrass and humiliate her in front of Barry. She picked holes in her appearance, branded her a waste of space, and blamed her for her own fleeting looks, her failure to make it as a singer and even for the break-up of her marriage to Natalie's father. Upon witnessing Andrea's true colours and seeing how upset she made Natalie, Barry prohibited her from having any part in their lives.

However, in November of that year, Andrea turned up on Natalie's doorstep. She had won some money playing bingo and wanted to help pay for Natalie's wedding. Natalie was opposed to the idea, but she was struggling to fund the wedding so she begrudgingly accepted. Andrea proceeded to take over the whole organisation of the wedding, concocting themes and color codes, which only sought to infuriate an already stressed Natalie. Andrea managed to offend Natalie's future father-in-law, Roy, by goading him for not paying anything towards the wedding, which caused a huge row between Andrea and Roy's wife, Pat (who was already offended after Andrea told her that she had bad taste).

On Natalie's joint hen night with Melanie Healy in Amsterdam, Andrea, true to form, got extremely drunk and delighted in making a fool of her daughter yet again. After chatting Barry up (who was also there on his stag night) and cruelly telling Natalie that he was having second thoughts, she proceeded to kiss him right in front of her. Natalie was devastated, but the final straw came when she discovered that her mother had arranged an Adam and Eve themed wedding. Horrified, Natalie called off the wedding, after which Barry banished Andrea from their lives for a second time.

Natalie and Barry managed to patch things up and married on New Years Eve. Andrea attended, but despite her best efforts, she was restrained from having anything to do with the wedding.