List of East Enders Characters (2008) - Kendra Hills-Smythe

Kendra Hills-Smythe played by Rebecca Egan, was a solicitor employed by Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) to defend his partner Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner). She first appeared on 11 November and made two brief appearances on 1 December 2008 and 2 January 2009. She returned between the 7 and the 10 April 2009.

In the upcoming case, Tanya had been arrested for attempted murder on her estranged husband Max Branning (Jake Wood). Despite promising Jack Tanya's freedom and helping her client in every way she could in order to see that she would be given bail, she admitted to Jack that Tanya didn't stand a chance of getting released. This proved true when Tanya's bail application was denied later that day. She later appeared, when she visited Tanya in prison to inform her that Max is concerned she is covering for Jack. However, this has been proven incorrect, although it has been revealed that Tanya is covering for her daughter, Lauren Branning (Madeline Duggan) . She returned to accompany Tanya in court, she asked Tanya to think about what her plea would be. When the truth about Lauren was revealed, she asked Kendra to contact social services because she felt that she will only make things worse for her family. She appeared later when she seemingly attended Lauren's court appearance.