Mila Marwa is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa.

Mila was initially introduced competition for Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) for a job in Walford's gay bar, the Prince Albert.

Mila's sister, Kioni Marwa (Florisa Kamara), was then introduced in order for EastEnders to explore the issue of FGM.

In the storyline, Mila reveals to Kathy and Iqra that she was a victim of FGM and she attempts to stop her sister from going through the same thing.

Mila's departure saw her gain custody of Kioni and the sisters leaving to join Iqra in Bristol, with their last episode airing on 3 February 2022.

[1] Mila is introduced as competition for Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) as they are both applying for a job at Walford's gay bar, the Prince Albert.

[4] Kim later decides to use the couple's success story as a feature in the Walford Gazette profile; Mila reluctantly agrees despite being "filled with dread", but she leaves when a photographer takes photos of her and goes into "meltdown".

[2][7] Mila is then left "in tears" after being made homeless by her flatmate and not being able to confront her mother, so Kathy ends up taking her in.

[4] When Iqra is angry at Kim for putting their relationship on her website, she notices a girl stealing a candle and Mila realises that it is her sister, Kioni Marwa (Florisa Kamara).

[4] Feeling tensed and "filled with fear", Mila desperately asks Kathy if Kioni can stay with them for a while, which she initially refuses.

[15] She added, "Mila is someone who doesn't want to see people unhappy or not living their full life, especially because she knows what that feels like to be trapped by something that is out of your control".

I was so glad that a current topic that most people wouldn't want to handle – because of its fragility and cultural identity – was being brought to the forefront on such a massive platform.

"[15] Following Mila's reveal, Kathy allows Kioni to stay at her house and tells her grandson Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) to keep an eye on her, but Nyangi comes to collect Kioni and Mila is "horrified" to have lost track of her sister, who is unaware of what their mother is planning, and is in a "race against time" to find her.

[16][17] Mila is left in tears when Kioni tells her on the phone that the trip has been moved forward and Kathy demands that they need to go the police.

[20] Iqra later admits to Mila that she was the one who called the police on her mother, as she feels that the truth will come out in order for the pair to move on properly.

[22] The sisters then find out that Nyangi has been sentenced to prison and whilst Iqra offers her support, an upset Kioni focuses on a fundraising event at the Prince Albert.

[22] Mila also stands up to Waseem Qureshi (Faraz M. Khan) when he complains about the gay bar being used for the fundraising and kicks him out after he makes a "clueless" comment that upsets Kioni.

[25][28][24] Due to Mila being one of the several characters being written out, some news outlets reported that the soap opera cast were fearing a "mass axing", though EastEnders rejected this as "speculative nonsense".

[30] Mila competes against Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) for a barmaid job at the Prince Albert, Walford's gay bar.

Mila reluctantly agrees to be in a feature as a success story for Kim's matchmaking services, but she freaks out when the photographer takes a photo of her and leaves.

Mila begs Kathy and Iqra to not call the police as she does not believe that her mother is an evil person and does not want the adult members of her family and community being sent to prison.

Hannah Lovejoy from Digital Spy noted how Mila was enjoying her "fast-growing" relationship with Iqra, but called her concern for Kioni's trip "mysterious" as the FGM storyline had not been announced at that point.

[13] Sarah Ellis from Inside Soap called the storyline "important and eye-opening" and wrote that viewers were "left horrified" when Mila admitted that she had been a victim of FGM.

[11] Megan Davies from Digital Spy believed that Mila was brave when she spoke to her mother about her beliefs about FGM.

[27] Harp's colleague Sophie Dainty called the news of Mila and Kioni's departure "somewhat unsurprising" and noted that it was "Hot on the heels" of Iqra's exit.

[32] Sara-Aisha Kent from the Daily Mirror wrote that Mila "had her fair share of dramatic storylines" despite only being in the soap opera for little over a year.

[25] Grace Morris from What to Watch reported how fans were "furious" and "less than impressed" by Kioni and Mila's "rushed", disappointing and "very underwhelming" exit, which she compared to Iqra's departure.