Magda Czajkowski
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| Magda Czajkowski | |
| Portrayed by | Kathryn Apanowicz |
| Duration | 1987–1988 |
| First appearance | 5 May 1987 |
| Last appearance | 31 March 1988 |
| Marital status | Single |
| Occupation | Caterer |
| Family | Unknown |
Magda Czajkowski was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Kathryn Apanowicz.
[edit] History
Magda was half-Polish and half-Yorkshire. She initially lived in Leeds until she moved to London for a career in catering, where she shared a flat with her business partner, Amanda.
In May 1987 Magda managed to secure herself a catering gig at The Queen Vic, which is where she met and began a flirtatious relationship with the married publican, Den Watts. With Den recently separated from his alcoholic wife Angie, he was free to actively pursue Magda, which only sought to infuriate his already fragile wife.
Later in the year, Den went on a trip to Morocco and whilst he was away, Magda started flirting outrageously with barman Simon Wicks. Simon was seeing Sharon Watts, but after some malicious stirring from Magda, the two split up, leaving Magda to have her wicked way with Simon. When Den returned from his extended holiday, he tried to hook up with Magda again, but Magda was now not interested, and when Den discovered that she was seeing Simon, he went ballistic. He verbally attacked Simon, before laying him out with a punch and kneeing him in the groin. He then threw him out of his home in The Vic and sacked him all in one day.
A few months later Amanda left for Australia and Magda moved to Albert Square, where she rented a flat at 3 Albert Square from Kelvin Carpenter, and managed Symphony Food Catering on her own. With Den now out of the picture, Magda decided she wanted a more serious commitment from Simon so she asked him to move into her flat with him. As Simon was now homeless, he agreed.
However, their relationship didn't go smoothly. Magda was a bit older than Simon, and his immature tendencies often sought to infuriate her, whilst her nagging often sought to infuriate him. Simon had some family upsets over the coming months and Magda failed to support him adequately so he turned to his old boss, Den, for advice and began to start idolising him. On Den's advice, Simon proceeded to chase anything in a skirt and then started seeing the barmaid Donna Ludlow behind Magda's back. By this time Magda was in love with Simon and she was incredibley hurt by his rejections. Den then used this opportunity to gain his revenge on Magda. He feigned mock sympathy for her, then seduced her, but before he got her into bed he told her he had to do an errand. He instructed Magda to 'get ready' for him and told her that he'd be back soon. He then left her waiting in his bed for hours, before instructing Pat Wicks to inform her he was otherwise engaged.
A humiliated Magda tried to take her mind off things by constantly pressuring James Willmott-Brown to sell his house to her. However, she received yet another blow when James had a better offer and turned her down. This was the last straw for Magda, and after a heart-felt chat with Lou Beale, she decided to cut her losses and leave Walford. She left the Square to share a flat with a friend in Fulham in March 1988.
