The storyline aired over the autumn. 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. The next day, Nancy confesses to her that Mick choked Dean unconscious in the cellar and is being secretive about what happened. Mick, Linda and Tina later arrive home to The Queen Vic where Linda finally admits that she is an alcoholic and that she wants to get help, choosing her marriage and Mick over alcohol. Shirley flees from Walford after the wedding, leaving Dean upset. The next morning, Linda gives Johnny toast with jam for breakfast, but Mick says Johnny doesn't eat jam and never has. She continued, "I was getting rejected from one job after another and no matter how much I tried not to take it personally, a part of me couldn't help but think: 'I was too ugly to get that part'. Linda continues to clash with Shirley, who moves in with them, and she befriends Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean) over their mutual dislike of Shirley. Realising it will be in direct competition to The Queen Vic, she plots to get inside knowledge about the bar, convincing Johnny to take a job there. She leaves again in the middle of the night, saying Elaine has fallen, but she is fine and Linda tells Elaine that she could not talk to Mick. When Mick struggles to cope with the pub's mounting debts, Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) calls Linda, worried about Mick. [4] She also auditioned for the role of Tanya Branning in 2006, a role that was eventually given to Jo Joyner. Linda is delighted by Johnny's (now played by Ted Reilly) return but saddened by Nancy's departure. The next day, Linda is arrested for Stuart's attempted murder. 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. Dev Griffin Pets When Mick heads upstairs to the bedroom, where he finds Linda gone and her engagement ring on the dressing table. When Stacey depicts how she felt after her rape, Linda accepts that he did. Shirley says that Linda is kicking off as she has just found out Johnny is gay, which the whole pub hears. 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. Linda breaks away from him, firmly telling him to stop it. Trying to get to the bottom of what is going on, he calls Linda's mother, Elaine, asking her to visit The Vic to help him understand her behaviour. Her on screen departure aired on 25 December 2016, before she returned to filming full-time in April 2017. When Linda's mum cancels their shopping trip, Mick bribes Nancy into going with money and on their way, Linda persuades Nancy to try on a dress for her and they bump into Dean, who gives Linda her birthday card for a free treatment at Blades. Picking up two days after Mick Carter's shock exit on Christmas . Episode Count After confiding in Denise about Mick's infatuation, Denise tells Linda that she saw Mick and Whitney kiss several months previously. Dean, still convincing himself that Linda cheated on Mick with him, says it doesn't give her the right to ruin things for him and Linda orders him to get out. [7], Bright appeared as Joan Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock and Chips, from 2010 until 2011. In April 2014, Matt Di Angelo was reintroduced as Shirley's estranged son Dean Wicks. [19] She gave birth to her second son on 21 November 2016. (First line to a punter who had won a competition), Albert|Albert (II)|Baby|Bella|Betty| On a night out, she becomes tired of Mick constantly watching what she drinks and takes a drink which is seen by Max. Following a conversation with Fi, Linda offers Whitney her job back but she also defies Fi by rehiring Tracey (Jane Slaughter). 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. When Lee calls up to his parents, Mick feels that he can't go downstairs as if nothing has happened, however Linda is determined to protect the kids and the family and she promises Mick that after Christmas, she will go to the police. EastEnders Linda Carter actress' husband who appeared on soap and age 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 6695 (10 May 2023) | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Elaine makes some progress before leaving again. Other names 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. Linda wonders what will happen if Mick can't look at her or if he thinks she caused it, but Stacey reassures Linda that none of it was her fault and Linda fears Mick will probably kill him. Mick and Linda do not witness this, and when Mick insists they should get Ollie to hospital, Linda states he seems fine, but she later finds Ollie is not breathing. 4. Kellie is currently pregnant and recently hit out at trolls who criticised her for having a baby in her 40s. Dean is arrested by the police but released after questioning and accuses Linda of lying. 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. Mick tells Linda that they have years ahead of them to focus on each other and if they did have another baby, they wouldn't have freedom until they were in their 50's and they'd have to look after a child for the next 18 years with nappies, teething, schools and puberty. Mick and Linda became the landlord and landlady of their pub. Johnny says an emotional goodbye to his family and as Johnny gets on his bike, Linda goes after him with a Christmas present, which is a scarf and she puts it around his neck. Linda Peacock There is a big revelation about a past character that leaves Linda Carter shaken in . Shelley insults Ollie which leads to Shirley punching her. Linda begins to give a statement, starting with how she knows Dean and her hands shake with nerves as she pours herself a glass of water and Linda says Dean turned up on the square last year and he soon settled down to become part of the family and that's when things started. She kisses Max again and provides him with an alibi after Ian is attacked by an unknown assailant and left for dead. PC Jenkins says it's not an option for Mick to be in the room as they don't allow anyone in the room as it can influence the person's statement without realising and Linda tells Mick she will do it by herself. [8], In October 2013, Bright was cast as Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Aidan steps up his demands, repeatedly forcing him to accept money for these drug deals despite Linda returning it. . As they leave, Linda reminds Tina that she is welcome and Shirley asks Linda to tell Mick that she misses him. Linda returns the following day and Mick informs her of Lee's departure and the debts he left. Linda makes Stacey promise to let her deal with it in her own way as it is no longer about Dean, but her family. Two months later, Mick phones Linda, telling her to come back home or else there will be nothing to come back to. On Boxing Day 2013, Linda along with Mick, Johnny and Lady Di arrive in Walford after they bought The Queen Victoria. She is arrested after crashing into a parent's car during the school run and, failing a breathalyser test, faces a court summons, also a driving ban which she keeps secret from Mick, unfortunately she reverts to drinking alcohol, anxious about telling him. Aidan Maguire, a crime organiser, suggests Mick gets involved in one of his jobs. [20] Dean also stumbled upon the family secret that Mick and Linda were not married, and later drunkenly kissed Linda when she was struggling with issues surrounding Mick falsely pleading guilty to soliciting prostitutes. Mick tells Shirley that Linda is pregnant and Dean isn't happy with Mick after phoning the police on Buster Briggs, who turned out to be his real father, to inform them where Buster was. Mick and Linda encounter a problem when Mick realises they haven't got any beer and Tina says they are almost out of snacks and spirits. Lee Carter Johnny Carter Ollie Carter Linda screams at Shelley and leaves. Introduced by [18] As a result, Johnny left home, but Linda tracked him down with the help of her father-in-law Stan (Timothy West), and they reunited, with Linda showing her acceptance by dropping him off at gay pride in London. Linda says Shirley is too scared to admit who Dean really is, but Shirley claims she knows her son and Linda asks if she does. At The Albert, as it approaches 7pm for Linda's telephone consultation, she asks Mick if they can leave, using a headache as an excuse for them to leave and during the consultation, Linda says the reason she wants an abortion is because she loves Mick, however she is unsure if her baby is his and she can't give him a baby that might not be his. As for actress Kellie Bright, she was born on 1st July 1976, making her one year older than her character at 44-years-old. Linda is forced to take a Breathalyzer test which confirms she was over the limit; Linda is arrested. Bright married her long-term partner, Paul Stocker, at Trelill, Cornwall on 5 July 2014. Linda later is busy making a variety of sandwiches and Mick tells Nancy that if they'll have a quiet family tea that night and then the following day, she can be landlady of The Vic and Nancy asks if she can do musical bingo. Linda says that things between her and Mick use to be amazing, but ever since the attack, she tries and pretends, but Mick knows something is up and he puts it down to the pregnancy affecting her. Linda departed the series on 25 December 2016 but made two separate guest appearances in March and June 2017. When Tracey turns up for work, Linda explains to Tracey that they won't be needing her at The Vic because they've always done it themselves and now they have Shirley and Tina. Linda falls into a coma for the next few days and once she awakens, is disowned by her family who are unaware of Janine's actions. Bright was praised for her performance during this storyline. They intend to ask Mick for a loan but Linda rejects them as Mick is not around. Halfway gives the ring to the Carters, who then give the ring to Fi in exchange for the freehold for the pub. Heres what we know. Picture: BBC As for actress Kellie. Unable to get hold of Lee, Nancy asks if they can just guess and Johnny sarcastically guesses that Linda is pregnant and everyone is shocked yet happy when it turns out to be the case. She says, "I didn't have any acting work, so I got a job waiting on tables to pay the mortgage, but it was while The Upper Hand was still on air. Former EastEnders star Kellie Shirley has announced the name of her third child, after a 'shock' pregnancy. 46 Albert Square "[11] She later said that Mick and Linda have known each other since they were five or six years old, and can finish each other's sentences and know how the other is feeling by the look on their face.
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