Keeley Wainwright, played by Kirsty J Curtis, first appears in
episode 6867, originally broadcast on 4 March 2024. The character and Curtis' casting details were announced on 26 February 2024. Keeley is introduced as the mother of
Britney Wainwright (
Lola Campbell) and
Taylor Wainwright (Mason Godfrey). She is characterised as a neglectful mother who is battling addiction. The character initially appears in two special episodes of the show, which were set across five weeks in
Milton Keynes and include the return of
Bianca Jackson (
Patsy Palmer). Filming took place from January 2024 with some on-location filming captured in paparazzi photography. Keeley is neglectful towards her children and leaves them locked outside in the rain.
Whitney Dean (
Shona McGarty) confronts her about this and offers to help, but she rejects her support. Keeley later finds Britney and Whitney talking and takes Britney away; Britney explains that she is running an errand for her mother. When Whitney finds drugs on Britney, she confronts Keeley and is followed by her partner,
Zack Hudson (
James Farrar), and mother, Bianca Jackson. Keeley insults Bianca and taunts her about her recent breakup with
Terry Spraggan (
Terry Alderton), claiming that she had sex with Terry. In retaliation, Bianca throws a brick through Keeley's window as Britney arrives. Keeley blames Britney and drags her by her hair until Whitney stops it. The following day, Keeley is arrested for drug possession. After she is released, Whitney visits her and barges into her house. She berates Keeley for the state of the house and her upbringing of Britney, so Keeley tells Whitney to take her. Keeley returns in episode 6895, which originally aired on 22 April 2024, after Britney is hospitalized after falling off her bike. She tells Whitney and Zack that Britney was diagnosed with
Usher syndrome when she was younger and that the accident is likely because of that. Zack is mad that she didn't tell them, but Whitney understands that it would be difficult to tell Britney that she would lose her sight and hearing in the future. Keeley explains that she could never take care of a child who is blind and deaf and leaves before she has the chance to see Britney again. Keeley gives Whitney Britney's
birth certificate before Whitney reminds Keeley that Usher syndrome is genetic and Keeley's drugs are not the cause of it. Keeley then tells Whitney that Zack clearly doesn't want Britney and Whitney should stop telling him that fostering Britney is temporary. Whitney says that Zack is a good guy and wouldn't give up a disabled child. Keeley departs in episode 6902, originally airing on 2 May 2024, when she heads back to Milton Keynes. == Warren Finn ==