At the Christmas raffle, Mick announces that he and Linda are expecting another baby and when Linda gives out the first prize to Stacey, a bottle of Whiskey and Dean enters The Vic and shocks Linda, which Stacey picks up on. Nancy comes in and accuses Linda of being a racist as she got the impression that she hated both Wayne and Dexter. In 2011, Bright did voicework for Nintendo and Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles as the medic Sharla. Later, Mick tells Linda that it's a shock Johnny is gay, but Linda says she knew and she feels it's her fault as Johnny nearly died when he was a baby and she'd never let anything hurt him, but she's protected him his whole life and she feels men will just hurt him as he is sensitive and too accepting. Luckily, Kellie had success with the final embryo, and the couple will welcome their baby in August 2021. [19] Linda remained unaware of the crush for several weeks until Dean fondled her buttocks during a photoshoot for the salon. Linda takes Shirley aside and secretly shows her that she has hidden her wedding rings in her bra: her close friendship with Stuart is actually part of a bigger plan to help get Mick out of prison as she still loves Mick and believes he is innocent. When Linda tells him it's nothing, Mick tells her not to say that as he isn't going to wear it and he's played it her way, but he isn't going to ignore it any longer. Date of Birth When Dean attempts to rape his fiance Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), Linda encourages her to report this to the police. When Mick pours in Lavender bubble bath, the scent makes her physically throw up and as Mick helps her, he tells Linda that he's sussed out the problem, which is that she is pregnant. However when Linda discovers Shelley insulting her to her friends. Occupation Linda thinks Dean believes what happened was consensual and Stacey explains to Linda about her time in prison and Dean knows his guilty, but he just can't admit it. Menu. Mick then goes on to say that maybe she would stop worrying if they made it official and he asks Linda to marry him, but Linda says no. Linda assumes Mick has cheated on her but he tells her that Frankie is nearly 31 years old which means Mick would have been 12 when she was conceived. When Linda goes to make Dean a hot chocolate, her and Mick's song starts to play and Dean follows her into the kitchen and he kisses Linda. Aidan then gives Mick a Christmas present and tells him to open it in private. Linda cheers up, but Dean and Stacey then arrive and when Dean goes to order a drink from Linda, Linda backs away and Elaine's suspicions are aroused. After he attempts to rape her, Linda gets him to confess that Mick did not shoot him, but he is unaware that she has a second recording device in her hair. Linda was last seen regularly on EastEnders in September 2021 when the pub landlady left Walford to keep the identity of her baby's father, Max Branning (Jake Wood), a secret. The character appeared in her 1,000th episode on 12 October 2022. [10] Becky Hill & David Guetta Nancy bursts in and can't believe Linda is letting Johnny go after he fell off his bike, but Linda says Johnny is his own man and it's up to him to choose his own life. Jack sees Mick at the police station and overhears him talking about being sexually abused as a child. Stunned, Linda tells Mick, while Dean goes into hiding, where he sees one of Mick and Linda's wedding invites. With Lady Di needing an expensive operation and mounting debts, Shirley convinces Linda to sell the freehold of The Queen Vic, and they agree not to tell Mick. Linda is heartbroken and distraught as Mick becomes lost at sea and is presumed dead. An upset Linda goes downstairs to the kitchen to get some food for Johnny when Mick starts singing their song, Pretty Flamingo and after, Mick and Linda kiss. [22] Maria Friedman was introduced as Linda's mother, Elaine Peacock. Mick brings Dean inside The Vic and he asks Linda to make sure Dean keeps quiet whilst he and Tina go and look for Shirley, who they presume to be at Aunt Babe's. Linda Carter RETURNS To The Square! | Walford REEvisited | EastEnders PC Jenkins tells Mick that because he is a material witness, he will have to give a separate statement and Mick says he'll do it later as he needs to be by Linda's side. Linda says the reason she didn't tell him is because once he knew, she'd be having the baby whether she wanted it or not and Mick angrily asks Linda when he has ever made her do something she didn't want to do. Linda isn't pleased with Shirley and she tells Mick to step up. Linda takes Shirley aside and secretly shows her that she has hidden her wedding rings in her bra: her close friendship with Stuart is actually part of a bigger plan to help get Mick out of prison as she still loves Mick and believes he is innocent. [5], Upon the character's announcement, Treadwell-Collins explained that in their fictional backstory, Mick and Linda have been married for over twenty years,[6] and have been together since they were teenagers. In August 2017. Bright won the 2014 Digital Spy's Readers Award for Best Female Soap Actress. [10] Bright explained that Mick and Linda have grown up together, and said: "It's a weird thing when you've known someone your whole lifeyou're more than just husband and wife. Mick and Linda arrive at Walford Police Station and they make their way inside together. Linda departed the series on 25 December 2016 but made two separate guest appearances in March and June 2017. Alive She spends the next day in hospital but discharges herself, in the need of a drink. The renewal commences, and Linda fluffs her lines, however they eventually get through their vows and a party commences in the pub. BBC By Lewis Knight Published: Thursday, 29th December 2022 at 7:58 pm Save Shirley Carter. After she phones him, Martin, turning up outside The Queen Vic, forcefully warns her in the nearby alleyway against revealing the events of Christmas Day or they are "both dead". Linda asks Shirley if she really thinks so little of her that she would make up such a thing and Shirley asks Linda why she can't just end it all before things spiral out of control and to confess that she made a mistake and she cheated on Mick because the lies and guilt will come out. After being dumped by Linda, Max begins drinking and thinking of ways to win her back. However, Mick is determined to find the money to keep the pub and signs up to participate in a robbery with Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin) and his gang on New Year's Day 2018. Shirley says that Linda is kicking off as she has just found out Johnny is gay, which the whole pub hears. At Christmas time, Linda is visited by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), under the name of Judith, who unknown to her, has moved into The Queen Vic and is trying to take advantage of Mick. RSVP", "EastEnders' Linda hands Mick divorce papers in Den and Angie throwback", "EastEnders' Kellie Bright made her Albert Square debut more than 25 years ago", "EastEnders: Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright to become new Queen Vic landlord and landlady", "Danny Dyer joins EastEnders as the new landlord of Queen Vic", "Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright to join EastEnders and run the Queen Vic pub", "EastEnders gossip from Danny Dyer and Carter family full Q&A", "Tuesday soaps: EastEnders has a rare happy couple but for how long? On her return home with Mick and Ollie, Linda snubs an apologetic Dean's attempt to shake her hand. As they enter downstairs, they are congratulated by the family and Nancy asks to see the ring and Mick passes it to Linda. She warns him that it is inappropriate but does not tell Mick out of fear of angering him. Linda's decision sends shockwaves across Albert Square, Kim faces the music in court, and Lola's deteriorating health forces her hand at work. Linda Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kellie Bright. Mick attacks Dean forcing Shirley's revelationDean is his brother. Willmott-Brown gives an eviction notice to the Carters, giving them a month to leave. Stacey tells Linda that she's spending Christmas with Dean and she realises that Linda doesn't like Dean very much and Linda tells Stacey that she doesn't know Dean like her. When Lee comes in, Dean says that Linda has been lying to him and the others and Linda thinks he will reveal the attack, making it out to be an affair and pleads with him not to, but he reveals that Linda and Mick are not married. Downstairs in the bar, Dean tells Linda that she may think the previous night was a mistake, but it wasn't to him and he appreciates Linda being there for him when he was so alone and he'll never forget it before thanking her. Episode Count The Carters attempt to raise money after Grafton Hill tell them they need to pay 60,000 in repair costs or face eviction, though Fi tells them she has reduced it to 50,000. On Christmas Day, Nancy and Lee give Linda an original, signed programme for 'Gypsy'. Shirley arrives at Phil's and notices 4 mugs and bursts into the living room to find Linda, Mick and Elaine and she demands to know from Linda why she is still lying about Dean and Sharon and Elaine tell Phil to get her out. Linda is later involved in a car crash with Janine and Annie after she and Janine argue over Mick. As Mick and Janine's relationship leads them both to being engaged, Linda learns that they are both having a baby and she accepts that her and Mick's time together is over and finds it difficult to move on. Following this, Stuart is arrested for perverting the course of justice but is quickly released after he blames Dylan, this annoys and worries Linda that Mick might not be released, she hears a sound in the barrel stall and while investigating comes face to face with Mick. Mick later arrives at the clinic and tells Linda that she is his wife and she is not letting her go through it on her own. Contents 1 Backstory 2 Storylines 2.1 2013-2016: Rape ordeal, marrying Mick and giving birth to Ollie 2.2 2017 to present 3 Quotes Johnny tells his parents that he's invited Luca to Linda's birthday karaoke and Johnny later brings Luca to The Vic and he introduces Luca to the family. Tina encourages Johnny to embrace his sexuality, inviting him to gay pride in London. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Jack takes Max home and confronts him about the file that he stole and used to threaten Phil. Linda tells PC Jenkins that Dean was drunk and tried to kiss her, but she pushed him away before slapping him. About 46 Albert Square He survives and they follow Linda's plan of staging Keanu's murder, with Martin disposing of the evidence and both of them keeping quiet. Mick gets hold of Dean and he pushes him into the table, causing it to collapse and he starts punching Dean whilst Linda pleads for Mick to stop. [7] Hello called them "childhood sweethearts". "[4] Bright played Kate Madikane (ne Aldridge) in Radio 4's The Archers, and was with the series from 1995 until 2004. Kellie Bright's character had a short lived romance with Max (Jake Wood) last. In a panic, Linda drives away but Mieko saw what had happened and informs Shelley who calls the police. After the attack, Linda is shaken and in shock, she makes her way to the shower and covers a towel in bleach before applying it to herself. Two months later, Mick phones Linda, telling her to come back home or else there will be nothing to come back to. [26] Linda's on screen departure aired on 25 December 2016. It was said that the couple "still love each other, no matter what life throws at them", and that after moving to the fictional setting of Walford from Watford, "life's about to throw them a few curve balls. Unable to continue with her statement, Linda says she needs to see Mick and she rushes out to the waiting room, but Mick isn't there and she finds him in tears leaning against a wall outside. On Boxing Day 2013, Linda along with Mick, Johnny and Lady Di arrive in Walford after they bought The Queen Victoria. Bright married her long-term partner, Paul Stocker, at Trelill, Cornwall on 5 July 2014. Back at Sharon's, Linda explains to Sharon how she and Mick had a pretend ceremony as kids and they were meant to do it properly one day. Kathy's Eurovision-themed birthday party is beset by drama, the new co-owner of The Vic makes their presence felt, and Sharon and Linda's friendship lies in tatters. Picture: BBC As for actress Kellie. Alfie Moon ( Shane Richie) is eager to throw a coronation party in the Queen Vic, but recent events in EastEnders have left Linda Carter ( Kellie Bright) distracted. Linda also says that she went downstairs to see her kids and when she returned, the mood seemed different and she decided to make some hot chocolate to break the atmosphere before explaining that Dean followed her in and he put his arms round her and started to kiss her. On George Street, Linda heads for the tube. Mick reminds her that they were always going to make it proper one day and Linda questions whether he means if the last 25 years between them haven't been proper. Jack Branning finds this out as Linda gives birth but sees how happy Linda and Mick are with the baby and promises not to tell Max or anyone. She tells him to leave Walford and Jack agrees. Linda rejects this offer, calling it unrealistic and telling her that her family will get their comeuppance. A clearly worried Linda sits in the garden when Pam rushes over to her and asks her whether she and Mick would consider being December for the calendar they're doing for charity and Linda declines. [8], In October 2013, Bright was cast as Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Mick also says that Dean has been bad mouthing Linda to people and he wouldn't let it go, which resulted in Mick loosing things and Linda promises the whole thing is in Dean's head. Linda organises a romantic picnic as a fresh start for her and Mick. Linda then walks in and also confronts Max for using Mick's trauma to his advantage. Linda also learns that Lee battered Ben Mitchell from Nancy and Nancy tells Linda that Lee had a weird look in his eyes and that she'd never seen him like that before. She has also voiced several video game characters, including the Hero of Brightwall in the game Fable III in 2010. Daughters [33] In August 2017, Bright and Dyer were longlisted for Best Partnership and the showdown between Mick and Linda was longlisted for Best Show-Stopper. Linda is hurt by this and then she decides to stay with Max and they have sex. They are about to return to the pub when Mick has second thoughts and he decides to take Linda away for a break. Linda tries to cheer up Dean by saying that he is bright, good looking and his own business and after a tough time, he has come through it all. Dean congratulates Linda and Linda asks him who told him, but Dean says the matter is whether it's his or not, but Linda says it isn't. List of appearances When Linda notices Denise cleaning in the bar, Linda learns that Mick has taken on Denise for a trial period and Mick tells Johnny and Linda that Denise stays and Johnny gets rid of the moped. She is released the next day and attacks Stuart. Linda and Mick return to Walford a few weeks later to find Shirley behind the bar and Dean in the pub and Mick declares the party is over. Mick explains to Linda that it was Lee's fault, causing another argument, although they make up and have sex. Luisa Bradshaw-White joined the cast as Shirley's sister Tina Carter in early November, and Linda was the second new Carter to appear after her. Linda gets out of bed to make sure Johnny has arrived home safely as Mick reminds her of the time Johnny was born and he was in an incubator whilst she had an infection. EastEnders fans in shock as top character QUITS Square over Janine At Sharon and Phil's wedding reception, Shirley reveals to everyone that she and Phil slept together the previous Friday. Linda is devastated to learn that Elaine has had a stroke in Spain on Christmas Eve, and she flies out there with Johnny to support her mother. Later in bed, Mick and Linda kiss and when Mick starts to touch Linda, Linda begs him to stop and she breaks down in tears, saying she can't do it. Shirley explains that she was only 14 when she had Mick and she told him then because all she could see is one of her boys trying to kill the other, but Mick tells her that he isn't her boy and Dean isn't his brother and it changes nothing before storming out of the pub. At The Vic, Linda tells Mick that they shouldn't say anything until she has seen the GP and had the scan and Mick believes it was the right decision and he tells Linda the next 18 years are going to be brilliant. Linda Carter left Walford with a grim task in Tuesday night's EastEnders. Later that day he confronts Dean who lies, saying that he and Linda were having an affair. EastEnders fans will know Kellie Bright for playing Linda Carter since all the way back in 2013. 1st July 1977 Save. NOTE: Please do not add content from the BBC iPlayer's early episodes until it has been aired on television, as it is intrusive to our readers who may not have seen the episode on iPlayer. Linda considers leaving Walford with Ollie, however, she talks to Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and reveals that Elaine's stroke was not severe and she recovered relatively quickly, but that Linda stayed away from Walford because she had been diagnosed with cervical cancer while caring for Elaine. Tina asks what Dean has done and Shirley defends Dean, claiming Linda is lying. After Linda's father (John Peacock) died, she became bulimic but did not tell Mick or her mother, although they knew and didn't tell her in fear of making it worse. When Mick heads upstairs to the bedroom, where he finds Linda gone and her engagement ring on the dressing table. EastEnders landlady Linda Carter ( Kellie Bright) recently took some time away from Walford to grieve the loss of her long-time love Mick Carter ( Danny Dyer ), who is presumed dead after tragically drowning at sea over Christmas. After Janine scams Nancy and Zack out of 50,000 to give to Linda in an attempt for her to leave Walford, Linda invests the money in the 'Fox and Hair' salon, unaware that the money that Janine gave her was from scammed from Nancy and Zack who wanted to buy a restaurant. Birth In bed, Linda is concerned as Johnny should be back home after walking Luca to the station and Mick tells her to text him, knowing she won't stop worrying until she does. Linda says she isn't lying and Dean raped her in the kitchen whilst her children were downstairs and despite telling Dean to stop, he didn't. Miss Winehouse and Lindy-Pops) both by Janine Butcher) Ladyship (by Alfie Moon) Lin (by Ben Mitchell) They are rescued by Stuart and Rainie who are on a life boat, and Linda regains consciousness. Linda continues to clash with Shirley, who moves in with them, and she befriends Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean) over their mutual dislike of Shirley. In the park, Stacey says she chucked Dean out and Linda asks Stacey how long it will take before things get better and Stacey says that it will get easier, but she is unsure to whether things will get back to being completely the same. When Linda and Nancy return from holiday, Linda learns that Lee has been suffering from depression, and she encourages him to take his medication. Babe then arrives with a lasagne and she notices Linda looks done in, so she offers to open the bar whilst Linda rests. On Christmas Eve, Linda gets drunk and insults Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) and Mick, mocking him about his panic attacks, which Ollie witnesses. Linda apologises to Mick as she knew he had built his hopes up and Mick says he was just thinking what it would be like to have another boy or another girl, but Linda says they will make do with the children they have before telling him they have a fireworks night to put on. Linda is devastated when Dean is acquitted but tells Mick she has become a strong person and that their relationship has become stronger. Linda Carter - Wikipedia When she attempts to find solace in Sharon's home, Mick joins her, and she says they should not let what happened get in the way of their relationship. When Mick accompanies her to the police station, Linda reports Dean for rape. Tina persuades Shirley to stay for a drink and Shirley asks Linda how the kids are and Linda says they are great before asking Shirley how hers are. Spin-off Appearances Following the attack, Linda fell pregnant. I'm a firm believer in doing what makes you happy. Post coital, Linda agrees with Mick when he says he missed it, but inside, she's numb. Max doesn't listen which leads to Mick punching him. Upstairs, Stacey explains how Linda must be feeling, such as scared, ashamed and that she must have led him on before telling Linda that she was raped. Frankie Lewis (2016-2022) Shirley urges Linda to realize that she still loves Mick and that she should try to save her marriage. Linda then learns that Fi nearly kissed Mick. Later, Linda is sat in the room with the TV on mute and Nancy brings her mum sausage rolls and tomato soup, which was Nancy's special sick meal, with the film Dirty Dancing to watch together. EastEnders spoilers: Linda's fresh agony over the loss of Mick He presents her with an engraved bracelet, and asks her if they can renew their wedding vows. Linda Peacock Ten years earlier she'd ranked 89th, so her stories and Linda's performances are obviously boosting Shirley's popularity. When Shirley breaks into the pub to confront Linda over being manipulated by Stuart, Linda calls the police and they arrest Shirley. Stacey says that she was going to tell her something and Linda says that Dean is young, good looking and a bit of a player and she's a bit over protective. After making herself sick one day, she tells Mick she cannot get married. Linda reveals to Mick that she wants another baby. The 41-year-old revealed in November 2022 that she was stunned to discover she was . The next day when Linda catches Shirley throwing away the pies, Shirley says the pies are off and the meat is dodgy and Linda samples a pie. In December 2017, Linda Carter talks to Sharon after she flees her and Mick's pub, The Queen Victoria, after she witnesses Mick hugging Whitney Carter, a girl he formerly cheated with her on, after he fiancee jilted her at the railway station before they were due to leave for Spain. Mick conquers his fears, but on the way home he is arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Linda tells Stacey that she knows what she is doing and everyone carries on as if nothing happened, but Stacey is unsure whether she can and Linda says it happened to her, not Stacey, so it makes it her problem. Linda and Mick gather Lee, Nancy, Stan and Tina into the kitchen and Mick explains to Lee and Nancy that Dean tried it on with Linda by kissing her and Lee learns that Nancy knew about the kiss. Later, Shirley heads to Phil and Sharon's with a gun, which originally belonged to Ronnie Mitchell and Shirley accidentally shoots Phil. She told OK! She attempts to befriend two women who are mothers of children that go to Ollie's school, Shelley and Mieko Yoshi. She becomes very withdrawn, telling nobody and refusing to be intimate with Mick. In 1990, at the age of 13, Bright was cast as Joanna Burrows in TV series The Upper Hand alongside William Puttock, Joe McGann, Diana Weston and Honor Blackman which ran for six years.
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