Rainie Highway

Name: Rainie Highway
First Appeared: 2nd August 2007
Last Appeared: 25th August 2022
Played by: Tanya Franks

Ah, Rainie Highway, the woman who’s seen more drama than the Queen Vic on a Friday night. From her first appearance, Rainie has been the epitome of chaos and resilience, proving that you can never keep a good woman down – especially not in Walford.

Rainie’s journey began with a bang, quite literally, as she crashed into her sister Tanya’s life claiming to be clean from drugs. Spoiler alert: she wasn’t. But hey, who hasn’t told a little white lie to their sibling? Rainie’s early days were a whirlwind of heroin, heartbreak, and a hefty dose of family feuds. Tanya’s attempts to help her often ended in disaster, but Rainie’s knack for survival always saw her through.

Fast forward a few years, and Rainie’s love life became more dramatic by a long shot! Marrying Max Branning was a plot twist no one saw coming, not even Rainie herself. Their union was as tumultuous as a Walford winter, filled with custody battles, betrayals, and the occasional kidnapping. But Rainie’s heart was always in the right place, even if her methods were a bit… unconventional.

Then came Stuart Highway, the man who matched Rainie’s madness step for step. Their relationship was a rollercoaster, complete with highs, lows, and a few loop-the-loops. Together, they navigated Stuart’s cancer diagnosis, ran the local funeral parlour, and even hired a surrogate to bring little Roland into the world. If that’s not true love, what is?