Mitchell family physically and mentally abusing Ben behind his back. This is revealed on their wedding day, and Stella committed suicide in the aftermath. The wedding was also significant for the Mitchell family as it saw the introduction of Phil's cousins, Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), as wild and fun-loving sisters from Ibiza. They buy the local club, R&R. Ronnie and Roxy's father, the manipulative Archie (Larry Lamb) is introduced a year later in 2008, sharing a good relationship with Roxy but a broken one with Ronnie. The true reason of Ronnie and Archie's bad relationship is soon revealed;
Ronnie Bond Ronnie Bond Ronnie Bond (born Ronald James Bullis, 4 May 1940 – 13 November 1992) was an English drummer, who had a solo hit single called "It's Written on Your Body", released on Mercury Records. It entered the UK Singles Chart on May 31, 1980. It remained in the charts for five weeks, reaching no. 52. Bond also had a minor hit with 'Don't be a Dummy', composed for the US jeans company 'Lee Cooper' in 1979. The song was sung on the TV advertisement by Gary Numan, when he was still the lead singer of Tubeway Army. The song