Mitch (played by Roger Griffiths) has been grieving since the mother of his daughter Bailey Baker (Kara-Leah Fernandes) took her own life on EastEnders last month.
Bailey has been supported by Mitch, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and the rest of the Taylor/Baker clan including her older sister Chantelle Baker (Jessica Plummer) and her husband Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith).
Since arriving on the BBC soap earlier this year, Chantelle has found herself in a feud with Kim Hubbard-Fox (Tameka Empson) whilst Gray has taken a backseat to the drama.
Having recently stood up for himself against gangster Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Gray could be set to take centre stage in a dark new storyline.
His father was never there
Toby-Alexander Smith
Not much is known about Gray’s family and as is common with soap villains, a mystery surrounding their past is often a trigger for them committing malicious deeds, either under the illusion of doing good or just to be as evil as possible.
Having got underlying tension with his wife’s father, confronting Mitch about their fractured relationship in the future could lead to a devastating chain of events.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk at the British Soap Awards, actor Toby-Alexander hinted there could be an inner-darkness looming within his character.
Toby said of Gray and Mitch’s conflict: “I think as a father, he’s naturally protective over his family and his daughter.
“Likewise with Gray, he’s also aware his father was never there and he’s obviously spoiling his wife.”
The actor added: “There is a kind of father/son-in-law conflict naturally which happens, but we’ll see,” so could this possibly hint towards more than
