Jordan Johnson

Name: Jordan Johnson
First Appeared: 23rd May 2008
Last Appeared: 1st April 2016
Played by: Jovian Wade

Jordan Johnson’s journey in Walford was a rollercoaster of emotions and drama. He first appeared when his father, Lucas, introduced him to Denise Wicks, the mother of his daughter. Denise was pleasantly surprised to find that Jordan was a well-behaved and kind boy, which helped her see Lucas in a new light. This led to Denise and Lucas rekindling their romance and starting a new chapter together.

Things took a dark turn in September 2009 when Jordan discovered the body of his mother, Trina, in Charlie Slater’s shed. Unbeknownst to him at the time, his father Lucas was responsible for her death. Lucas later told Jordan that his mother’s death was an accident, and Jordan accepted this explanation. Despite the tragedy, Jordan stood by his father and even served as his best man at Lucas and Denise’s wedding, giving a heartfelt speech and accepting Denise as his new mother.

After Lucas’s arrest in 2010, Jordan left Walford to live with his aunt Gloria MacDonald. Almost five years later, Denise received a visit from the police, revealing that Jordan had been involved in a knife attack and was out on bail. After learning from Gloria that she hadn’t seen Jordan in years, Denise decided to track him down. When she found him, Jordan warned her to stay away, but Denise’s persistence led to a confrontation where her sister Kim hit Jordan with her bag. Despite the family’s initial resistance, Denise brought Jordan home, only for him to push her in anger before apologizing. Patrick, seeing shades of Lucas in Jordan, insisted he leave.

Jordan’s troubles didn’t end there. He was kicked and beaten by a gang, and the next day, Denise heard from the police that Jordan was in trouble again. She tracked him down to his squat, where he revealed that his girlfriend, Amelle Ellington, had died from a drug overdose, leaving him with her debt. Denise brought Jordan back to Walford, where it was revealed that he had a son, JJ Johnson. Vincent paid off the drug debt, and Jordan decided to enrol in a carpenter course at college. However, things took another turn when Lucas convinced Jordan to help him escape from prison. Denise managed to persuade Jordan to tell the police about Lucas’s plan, leading to Jordan’s arrest and remand.

Denise visited Jordan in prison and discovered that JJ’s mother, Amelle, was alive. Jordan had convinced Denise that Amelle was a bad mother, but when Denise met her, she found out that Amelle was not a drug addict and that JJ was actually called Jamie. Denise allowed JJ to live with Amelle permanently. A few years later, when Lucas was paroled, he told Denise that Jordan had sadly overdosed and died, unable to escape the allure of his habit. Jordan’s story was a tragic tale of a young man caught in a cycle of crime and addiction, leaving a lasting impact on those who loved him.