Jodie Gold is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kylie Babbington. She first appeared on screen on 7 June 2010. On 24 October 2011, it was announced that Babbington's contract would not be renewed and Jodie departed on 14 November 2011, along with Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright). Originally introduced as a love interest for Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins), she is also the daughter of established character Vanessa Gold (Zöe Lucker). Jodie is Jewish and out of respect for her faith Darren has a circumcision operation. He later proposes to Jodie as well, ultimately deciding not to marry her due to his belief that he is unworthy. Her step-father, Harry (Linal Haft) was thought to be her father until Vanessa reveals this to him in an argument. Within six months of her initial appearance, Babbington received many letters from fans that said Jodie was their ideal woman. Daniella Graham from the Metro said that "viewers were left questioning why on earth anyone thought this pointless sub-plot was necessary." This was later confirmed to be "filler" as a number of scenes were cut out from Tommy Moon's funeral.