They intend to ask Mick for a loan but Linda rejects them as Mick is not around. She was involved in a brief scandal where Dexter Hartman (Khali Best), Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) and Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) discovered pictures of her during her time as a Page 3 model. A few days later, Mick tells Nancy and Johnny that Linda is still unwell. Linda tells Mick and he is over the moon about the idea of them having another baby, although she later reveals that its Maxs. It is a gun, so Mick can be prepared for the big job.The following day, after Linda finds the gun, Mick returns the gun to Aidan and tells him he is out of the job. Tina encourages Johnny to embrace his sexuality, inviting him to gay pride in London. On New Year's Eve, she goes to Karen's party and gets excessively drunk, leading to her almost exposing the events of Christmas Day, kicking Sharon out, flirting with Max Branning (Jake Wood) and almost being raped by a stranger after going to his hotel room. She also puts up a chart marking the days of being sober and gets rid of all her hidden bottles of alcohol throughout the house. She attempts to befriend two women who are mothers of children that go to Ollie's school, Shelley and Mieko Yoshi. Linda is inspired to make Christmas great as a result, and is overjoyed when Ollie takes his first steps. 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. Mick tells Linda he has apologised and doesn't know how to make things right and Mick says that sooner or later, she will have to make a decision unless she plans to marry someone else and the sight of seeing her in a wedding dress kills him as he didn't think the first time he would see her in one is when they split up. We liked her already, but we love her now! Shirley Carter, played by Linda Henry, walked out of Walford after a hellish week for her family. In 2015, she was nominated for the "Serial Drama Performance" award at the National Television Awards,[12] however the award was won by Dyer. EastEnders Linda Carter actress' husband who appeared on soap and age She made her full arrival on 26 December 2013, the Boxing Day episode for EastEnders, moving into her new home on Albert Square, The Queen Victoria. She warns him that it is inappropriate but does not tell Mick out of fear of angering him. Romances She made her first appearance on 19 December 2013. After, Linda apologises to Sharon for how she was as Shirley turned up and they have major history and she tells Sharon that she wouldn't believe the stuff Shirley's done in the past before advising her to stay well clear. Linda returned for two episodes, broadcast on 28 and 31 December 2021. Sally explained: "As soon as I don't enjoy my role any more, I'll leave. 1st July 1977 Seeing Linda upset, Johnny offers to go after Christmas, but Linda says he should go and have an adventure, grabbing the opportunity to have fun whilst he can and they'll be many more Christmases. When they return a few weeks later, they find Shirley helping to run the pub so Mick asks her to leave. 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. Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) returns to Walford for Tina's funeral, surprising Mick. Dean says they've had a cancellation and both he and Nancy encourage her to go and at The Vic, Mick informs Linda that her birthday surprise has been delayed until the weekend. Linda quickly flees the chip shop soon after and Stacey goes after her, asking what she meant and she can't just leave it. 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. Mick defends Johnny telling her that she must be trying to prove a point. Later that day, after Lauren and Abi Branning fell from the roof of the Queen Victoria, Karen, Sharon, Linda, Shirley and Linda then goes home and Mick tells her that Frankie is his daughter. After having some doubts, Linda encourages Mick to marry Janine for the sake of his and Janine's unborn baby. The Carters decide to flee Walford to escape Aidan, who shows up and beats Mick up for not giving into his demands. Dean tells Linda that he was out of order and he needs her to talk to Stacey to say what she said was a mistake. In the following argument, Nancy reveals that Johnny is gay, and has been hiding his sexuality in fear of how his parents will react. Mick tells Linda that she is not sleeping, he can't remember when he saw her smile and all he does is hear her cry. Linda's friendship with Sharon comes under strain when Sharon reveals plans to open a new bar in Walford, named "The Albert". Linda breaks away from him, firmly telling him to stop it. Mick conquers his fears and swims and on his way home, Mick is arrested for kerb crawling and Linda discovers this after receiving a phone call from Mick's lawyer to say that Mick is in court the following day at 2pm. Linda and Mick are both delighted with Johnny when he has averaged a first in his grades and Mick gives him money to treat himself but they aren't happy when Johnny shows them a moped he bought. Elaine tells Linda she's worked out what the problem is, which is Dean, and she believes Linda is sleeping with him. Linda then starts to turn to alcohol which she keeps hidden until she drives Ollie to school hungover from the night before and accidentally crashes into Shelley's car. 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. Linda refuses to accept that he is gay and encourages him to date Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who shows an interest in him. After two failed attempts at conceiving in 2020, Bright announced in March 2021 that she was pregnant with the couple's third son, who was born on 22 July. John Peacock Linda Carter Mick stops Shirley from phoning Dean and in the kitchen, he reveals to Shirley that Dean raped Linda and Shirley goes to find Dean to ask him what happened. 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. Nancy comes in and accuses Linda of being a racist as she got the impression that she hated both Wayne and Dexter. Shirley asks if Mick is out the back, but Linda tells her he's out and won't be back till that night at the earliest. Mick turns up at Sharon's and he tells Linda that he spoke with her mum, who told him she'd been off crutches for a week and they should talk instead of avoiding it. [10] Mick discovers that he, Linda and Ollie share the same blood type, but Dean does not, meaning Dean cannot be the father. Spin-off Appearances Elaine is shocked and upset what Dean has done and Sharon tells Linda she must go to the police to get Dean arrested. After the party, Linda and Mick have a heart to heart, and he asks her to marry him properly, but she declines, determined to keep up the pretence to their children that they are already married. 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. Episode 6696 (11 May 2023) | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom Bright has been acting since she was 11, appearing on stage in shows such as Annie and Les Misrables, before landing a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School where she became friends with Emma Bunton and Keeley Hawes. Mick tells Sharon everything and how much he loves Linda whilst she is listening from next door. He believes this will show Linda how much he cares for her and will be enough to win her back. Back in May 2016, Kellie took a six month break from EastEnders to have her second child. When Linda is called into the room, she leaves and tells Mick to take her home. 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. Mick volunteers to swim to help Janet Mitchell's school raise money for a bus, but Mick cannot swim and Linda asks what he is going to do when they find out. In December 2013, Linda's sister in law, Tina Carter brings her sister Shirley Carter to a pub in Watford, which turns out to be Linda and Mick's. At the end of the party, Mick tells Linda that with the kids cleaning up down in the bar, they have a good half an hour to themselves and he asks Linda if she enjoyed her night and whether he can do anything else. Later, Shirley heads to Phil and Sharon's with a gun, which originally belonged to Ronnie Mitchell and Shirley accidentally shoots Phil. Other names She is released the next day and attacks Stuart. Dean then asks Linda to be honest with him and he asks her would she be kind to him if she wasn't Mick's nephew and Linda says she would, but Dean breaks down, saying he wants to know if he's not wanted and Linda tries to reassure Dean that he is wanted. Elaine moves in temporarily, which initially causes consternation when she interferes with running the pub. On New Year's Day 2016, Dean goes to the wedding venue and attempts to drown Shirley, jumping into the lake with her. Nancy, Lee and Tina overhear Johnny explaining to Linda that with the baby on the way, it seems like the right time and he can't be her baby forever. In the kitchen, Lee, Nancy and Johnny are making a guy and Linda picks up an apple without thinking and she bumps into Mick, both knowing the possible reason. Linda Henry age, partner, children and how long was she in EastEnders I'm a firm believer in doing what makes you happy. 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. 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. When Linda's birthday surprise arrives, Mick asks Nancy to keep Linda distracted but Linda notices what her birthday surprise is when she looks out of the window, which is Lee, who has returned from Afghanistan. L (By Mick Carter Mrs C (by Callum Highway) Halfway's brother and Mick's longtime friend, Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ), arrives. Stacey says that she said exactly the same thing to herself, but the truth has a way of getting out and she ended up killing Archie Mitchell and Linda says Mick would do the same to Dean. Stuart Highway (2018) Max Branning (2020-2021; affair) Mick Carter (2022) However, Johnny likes the job and tells her that he does not want to feed information to her. When Phil is kicking everyone out, Phil is confused to how Mick knows Shirley and Shirley reveals to Mick that Phil is her brother. Phil and Sharon agree to it and Max is happy that his plan is working. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). Linda's decision sends shockwaves across Albert Square, Kim faces the music in court, and Lola's deteriorating health forces her hand at work. Two months later, Mick phones Linda, telling her to come back home or else there will be nothing to come back to. She later goes down to the boat's kitchen and sees a bottle of wine on a shelf, but as she climbs to reach for it the boat crash happens and she falls. Once they reach the dock with all the other passengers, Linda is devastated as she sees Dennis being declared dead by paramedics who failed to resuscitate him. Later, Mick searches through some boxes with Dean, saying that 3 years ago, he managed to get a ring exactly like her Lady Di ring, except the sapphire is real before he decorates the bedroom with fairy lights and petals. Bright has made several guest appearances on British television programmes, her credits include Holby City, Casualty, The Catherine Tate Show and Vera. Linda rejected them. 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. EastEnders spoilers: Linda's fresh agony over the loss of Mick 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. She first appeared on 7 December 2006, during episodes set in Dorset. Present; regular She returned full-time on 4 April 2022. Mick explains to Linda that it was Lee's fault, causing another argument, although they make up and have sex. Mick almost attempts suicide before realising that Katy abused him as a child. Mick talks to Linda about her decision and booking the clinic, but Linda has already booked the clinic and she doesn't want it and Mick asks if he has a choice in it. Tina reveals that he abused her and another person Dylan Box (Ricci Harnett) when they were teenagers, and she attacks him. They serve the Carters with an eviction notice for the Queen Victoria pub. After a heart-to-heart with Whitney, Linda decides to return to Elaine, which angers Mick as Linda saw the state he was in and left anyway. Jack tells this to Max, who now believes Linda only dumped him out of pity to Mick. Picture: BBC As for actress Kellie. Mick agrees that he feels the same and she asks him to stop proposing as she will start to doubt what they have together since they were kids. Doof Doof Count However when Linda discovers Shelley insulting her to her friends. She's been part of some huge storylines over the years, including her relationship with husband . 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 it's time for Linda to make her statement, Mick says he won't leave the station and will be there for her if she needs him. She did make a. Queen Vic - Lockdown Pub Quiz (2020) In the pharmacy, Linda awkwardly picks up a pregnancy testing kit with other items and when she leaves, fear grips her as she notices Dean. Inside EastEnders star Kellie Bright's life away from Linda Carter Since she was a teenager, Linda has been dating Mick Carter. Linda tries to convince Mick that she isn't pregnant as she is on the pill nor does she feel pregnant as she isn't craving apples like she did with the others and she doesn't have any symptoms. 996 episodes, 1993-2015 Rita Simons . Jack sees Mick at the police station and overhears him talking about being sexually abused as a child. She lies to Mick about the result and plans to have an abortion, but Mick finds out and she agrees to keep the baby. Eventually, she tells him she hates herself and, because of Dean, she feels the same way she did when she suffered from bulimia after her father died, and has been making herself sick again. 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. 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. Although uneasy, Mick tells Linda he will raise the baby as his own. Linda Carter left Walford with a grim task in Tuesday night's EastEnders. The introduction of Dyer and Bright was part of a large cast shake-up planned by new executive producer Treadwell-Collins in an attempt to improve ratings. Kellie Bright is better known for playing soap character Linda Carter on EastEnders since 2013, but away from Walford the talented actress enjoys an idyllic home life. 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. When Nancy and Mick plan a fireworks party, Linda says she wished they'd asked and she could do without it. Mick later marries Janine after taking Linda's advice. Later, when the family eat Mick's birthday cake, Nancy tells her parents that she can't pretend everything is OK when it isn't and she tells Linda that she points out that the mum she knows wouldn't have let Dean run his mouth off and she would've told him something about himself. Linda goes to the clinic on her own after telling Mick to look after Tina and watch out for Shirley after Tosh beat up Tina after misreading the signals between Tina and Sonia's friendship. 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. Shirley's estranged son Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) comes to Walford, and although he continues to share a troubled relationship with his mother, he is welcomed by Mick and Linda into the family. Linda is horrified that Mick is going to take the blame for Ian. The 44 year old. 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. Kellie is currently pregnant and recently hit out at trolls who criticised her for having a baby in her 40s. When Sharon suggests that Dean's advances towards Linda were encouraged, both drunk, they have a bitter row in the pub. ", EastEnders' Danny Dyer hopes Mick and Linda Carter will repair their marriage. Halfway gives the ring to the Carters, who then give the ring to Fi in exchange for the freehold for the pub. Mick initially doesn't tell Linda the reason why he is in court, but Linda demands to know the reason and Mick explains that he was arrested for soliciting with a prostitute, however it was a misunderstanding and he wasn't with the prostitute, but Ian Beale. Mick decides to call Linda's mum, Elaine and she arrives at The Vic and she tells Mick that she isn't going anywhere until she has got to the bottom of things. He presents her with an engraved bracelet, and asks her if they can renew their wedding vows. Inside, they see the state of The Vic and are stunned that Mick did it. EastEnders spoilers - Linda admits baby secret to Jack Branning Lady Di "[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. Following the attack, Linda fell pregnant. 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. Other storylines included Linda's turmoilous friendship with Sharon, which turned into a rivalry when she opened a rival bar, The Albert, in Walford; her plans to breed her dog, Lady Di, being scuppered when her daughter Nancy (Maddy Hill) lost control of her and she was impregnated by Abi Branning's (Lorna Fitzgerald) dog Tramp; and her turmoil over her eldest son, Lee (Danny Hatchard) being in the army, and her supporting him through the grief for a lost comrade on his return to England. Linda and Mick made a promise to each other that they would no longer lie to each other anymore. When Nancy tells Linda she's going to Dexter's for dinner, Linda suggests Dexter comes to them and it will give her a chance to clear the air and she'll get Babe to help. Father-in-law Kellie Bright is better known for playing soap character Linda Carter on EastEnders but away from Walford the talented actress enjoys an idyllic home life.. Linda palms Mick off with another lie, which is that she's been feeling upset about hitting Dexter, but Mick isn't convinced and he tells Linda that he is going to book her an appointment at the doctor's. 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. "[4] Bright played Kate Madikane (ne Aldridge) in Radio 4's The Archers, and was with the series from 1995 until 2004. This caused many arguments between mother and son. Bright appears as Linda though dressed up as Sandy Olsen. [9] Linda made her first on screen appearance on 19 December 2013, but officially arrived on Albert Square with her husband, Mick (played by Danny Dyer) and her children on 26 December 2013. While Kellie has played Linda since 2013, it wasn't actually her first EastEnders role as she appeared as a bridesmaid at Lofty and Michelle's wedding back in 1986 when she was just 10-years-old. EastEnders ' Linda Carter has revealed the truth about her pregnancy to Jack Branning as she gave birth to her baby in tonight's dramatic scenes. Mick apologises to Linda, feeling as if he has let her down, but Linda reassures that he hasn't. Mick tells Linda he is innocent and she worries whether she did the right thing, though Mick reassures her. 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. She told OK! PC Jenkins leads Linda to the interview room and introduces her to DC Stephan Franklin, the detective in charge of her case and he'll be listening to her interview in the room next door. Address [20] Speaking of Dean's feelings for Linda, Di Angelo claimed that it stemmed from the desire that "Dean (secretly) wants to be Mick", but warned that it wouldn't "be filled with too much happiness for too long". In March 2021, Bright announced her third pregnancy and departed six months later on 21 September 2021. What Links Here BIGGEST Moments: Mick and Linda Carter | EastEnders EastEnders 355K subscribers Subscribe 102K views 8 months ago #EastEnders Take a look back at some of the highs and lows from Mick and. Linda and Mick go for the scan, where they are informed that the baby has a strong heartbeat and around 11 weeks size and both Linda and Mick are overjoyed. [17] Bright chose to continue playing Linda Carter on EastEnders while competing on Strictly Come Dancing, working all day at EastEnders and rehearsing for Strictly in the evening. The next morning, Linda gives Johnny toast with jam for breakfast, but Mick says Johnny doesn't eat jam and never has. 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. [11] She said, "they're kind of tearing each other's heads off or tearing each other's clothes off. She made her first appearance on 19 December 2013 . Menu. The Carters are traumatised by a violent robbery on The Queen Vic, during which Linda's favourite necklace is stolen. Mick explains to Linda that his sisters are important to him and Linda says the deal is that the minute things go wrong, he needs to step up. Annie Carter | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom Mick also tells Linda that he's worried about her and them and he asks Linda if she can remember the last time they had sex and she keeps coming up with excuses, but he knows it's not all about sex yet he wants to feel close to her again. Stunned, Linda tells Mick, while Dean goes into hiding, where he sees one of Mick and Linda's wedding invites. She tells the family she thinks Mick is guilty, throws away her wedding rings, and later throws the family out, then allows Stuart to move in, and calls a solicitor to begin divorce proceedings from Mick. When Shirley breaks into the pub to confront Linda over being manipulated by Stuart, Linda calls the police and they arrest Shirley. The storyline aired over the autumn. 13 Sep 2021. Shirley informs them that Kat and Alfie Moon had a deal on, which was a 1 a drink and Mick and Linda wonder if Shirley can get stuff from the soup kitchen on tick, but Shirley packed in the job. In a panic, Linda drives away but Mieko saw what had happened and informs Shelley who calls the police. Aidan steps up his demands, repeatedly forcing him to accept money for these drug deals despite Linda returning it. Callum Highway's brother and Mick's longtime friend, Stuart Highway, arrives. Birth Linda's storylines include struggling with the revelation that her son Johnny (Sam Strike/Ted Reilly) is gay, being raped by Mick's brother Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), giving birth to a premature baby after falling down the stairs, suffering from bulimia nervosa, discovering that Mick kissed their daughter-in-law Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), revealing that she has secretly battled cervical cancer, surviving an ambulance crash, perverting the course of justice when Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) is shot leading to her being falsely accused of attempted murder, coping with son Ollie's (Harry Farr) diagnosis of autism, battling with alcoholism, splitting up with Mick for a short time and an extramarital affair with Max Branning (Jake Wood) which leads to another pregnancy and ultimately divorcing Mick after being lured back into alcoholism by Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), who wants him for herself - this ultimately leads to a feud between the pair and eventually a car crash which leaves Linda seriously injured, and Mick presumed dead after being lost at sea.