Linda says that they haven't got the money and their children are running wild plus she wants to be there for them. 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. Stunned, Linda tells Mick, while Dean goes into hiding, where he sees one of Mick and Linda's wedding invites. She notices Jay Brown and Dennis Rickman Jr and she asks if Sharon is at home, but Jay says because of the shooting, they are staying with Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell and Linda says she will wait for Sharon there. In 2013, Linda and Mick finally secured enough funds to buy their own pub and packed their bags, bought the Queen Vic and moved to Walford. Linda returns to The Vic and speaks to the clinic on the phone and Mick wonders who it was, thinking it's his Christmas surprise and whilst Linda goes to the kitchen, Mick rings the number on Linda's phone and he confronts Linda to why she is ringing the clinic. Upon Linda's return, Mick confesses and Linda throws Whitney out. ", "EastEnders: Linda and Mick aren't married! [11] Along with Dyer, Bright was nominated for "Best On-screen Partnership" at The British Soap Awards 2014 for the relationship between Mick and Linda. Linda warned him to back off. Linda finally tells her mum the truth that Dean raped her. Mick cannot get Linda's foot out and Linda tells him to leave her and to think of their kids, but Mick says he is staying with her. Following a conversation with Fi, Linda offers Whitney her job back but she also defies Fi by rehiring Tracey (Jane Slaughter). As Ben wants evidence of Keanu's murder on a burner phone and, growing tired of Martin's uncertainty, Linda shoots Keanu in the shoulder herself. Shelley insults Ollie which leads to Shirley punching her. Linda formed a connection with Dean as she counselled him through his long standing issues with his mother, having a fair perspective on the situation due to her own battles with Shirley in the past. Linda's alcoholism continues to spiral out of control, resulting in her slapping Sharon and social services intervening as Ollie's schoolteachers notice him becoming extremely unhappy. [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. She spent some time with the Old Vic Youth Theatre and went to drama. Born and raised in Watford, Linda Carter is no stranger to life as a landlady. 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. Tina can be seen in the stairwell laughing as Mick walks in. Linda and Mick initially don't let their guard down, but Elaine knows it's to do with Dean and she was wrong to think that it was an affair. Months later, Linda begins feeling sick and discovers she is pregnant. They then reminisce about their wedding they had as kids in the back of her dad's pub and it meant as much to her as a big wedding would have done. 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. Mick theorises that Linda is pregnant when she vomits at the smell of lavender bath soap, and she, is horrified to discover he is correct, when she takes a test. Mick then tears a shred off Linda and shames her for putting Ollie in danger, leading Linda to run off and stay at Max's, however Linda and Mick later make up. Later whilst cleaning the rubbish away, Linda gives Mick a present on his own, which is a West Ham United baby gro and Mick asks Nancy to cover for him whilst he picks up a special delivery before revealing that he is going to propose to Linda. John Peacock Grandfathers You're something else. 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. Aidan Maguire, a crime organiser, suggests Mick gets involved in one of his jobs. When Linda and Ollie (now played by Harry Farr) return, she is surprised when she discovers the amount of changes that have happened. Stacey tells Linda that she never dealt with it in the right way and she should have told her family and her husband, Bradley Branning. Mick asks where it is all coming from and Linda fears for when the kids leave and who she will be if she isn't their mother. 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. Picking up two days after Mick Carter's shock exit on Christmas . Linda asks Shirley what she is doing here and Tina says it was her fault and they don't want any trouble. Linda, feeling increasingly threatened by Dean, turns down Mick's Christmas Day proposal before stunning Mick by revealing the rape. 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. Read More: Who is Callums nan Violet in EastEnders and what else has Gwen Taylor been in? In bed, Mick reassures Linda and he now has a better understanding of why she has been behaving so oddly and he says they will do a test and take it from there. [26] Linda's on screen departure aired on 25 December 2016. 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. . When Sharon suggests that Dean's advances towards Linda were encouraged, both drunk, they have a bitter row in the pub. Sharon invites Mick and Linda to The Albert for a couple free drinks later that day and meanwhile, they babysit Bert and Ernie Moon for Kat and Alfie. 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. Elaine then confesses to Linda that she had an affair with another man when Linda was 6 or 7, which lasted about 3 months and she ended up telling Linda's dad and still thinking that Linda is in the same position, she advises Linda not to tell Mick, even if he forgives her. 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. Mick realises the real reason for Linda wanting to have another baby as she thinks that once the kids leave home, Mick would stop loving her or have an affair and Mick says it's ridiculous as he will always love her. Annie was born on 13 September 2021 to Linda and Mick Carter but is actually the biological daughter of Max Branning. She is released the next day and attacks Stuart. She first appeared on 7 December 2006, during episodes set in Dorset. Mick demands to know what Dean did to her, but Linda doesn't want to and Mick threatens to get Dean to before ironing him out. Linda then goes to Shirley and sympathises with her, saying it must have been hard, however, Shirley blames Linda for what happened and believes none of it would have happened if Linda had been straight with Mick. After explaining she would have finished having babies at the end of her thirties if it were possible, she added: "But who gets to pick their life like that? L (By Mick Carter Mrs C (by Callum Highway) Linda supports Mick when he participates in a swimming gala for Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick), despite being fearful of water. Linda Carter 1,058 episodes, 2013-2023 Lindsey Coulson . 13 Sep 2021. 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. This is Henry's second role in EastEnders, as she previously played prostitute Lorraine Salter(1991-1992). When Nancy lays the kitchen table, Linda says they will eat in the lounge and later, when Linda is in the kitchen on her own, she causes the table to collapse and she, Mick, Linda and Dexter eat in the lounge. Linda eavesdrops while Mick, Tina, Shirley, Babe and Stan argue, only to hear Mick deny that Dean is part of the family. Miss Winehouse and Lindy-Pops) both by Janine Butcher) Ladyship (by Alfie Moon) Lin (by Ben Mitchell) Linda was introduced as the new landlady of The Queen Victoria Pub by new executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins as part of the Carter family. Published: Tuesday, 27th December 2022 at 7:58 pm. 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 is concerned for Linda and he is determined to find out what is troubling her. Paired with professional dancer Kevin Clifton, she was described by head judge Len Goodman as a "great all round dancer". Mick tells Sharon everything and how much he loves Linda whilst she is listening from next door. He then heads home to tell Linda everything but he can't find her and assumes she has left with Max. Linda is heartbroken and distraught as Mick becomes lost at sea and is presumed dead. Mick later tells police he invited Whitney to the party as a distraction but does not reveal he knew about the murder. 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. Unbeknownst to her, Whitney has asked Mick for help after her accidental murder of Leo King. Linda asks if Dean will be arrested and PC Jenkins says in due course after Stacey has given a statement. On 12 March 2015, Bright revealed that she had received "personal letters" from rape victims who had been affected by Linda's story, leaving her feeling "humbled" by the audience's response. Spin-off Appearances 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. However, EastEnders viewers think Janine will be caught out as the driver of the car after spotting a huge blunder in her plan - Linda's injuries will be consistent with a passenger as the seat belt would have left bruises on her body that . Dean is arrested by the police but released after questioning and accuses Linda of lying. They are rescued by Stuart and Rainie who are on a life boat, and Linda regains consciousness. She performed in "You're the One That I Want" and "We Go Together".[16]. 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. Lee Carter Johnny Carter Ollie Carter Johnny refuses to get rid of the bike as he is old enough to make his own decision and Linda snaps at Dean and tells him to stay away from her family and she can't stand him being around all the time. 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 is the wife of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and mum of Lee, Nancy, Johnny and Ollie Carter and has been part of some huge moments. Linda signs the paperwork and Shirley forges Mick's signature. 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. 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Doof Doof Count In 2011, Bright did voicework for Nintendo and Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles as the medic Sharla. 19 December 2013 She attempts to befriend two women who are mothers of children that go to Ollie's school, Shelley and Mieko Yoshi. Linda is adamant that Mick shouldn't know any of it and he doesn't deserve it and she can cope by eventually putting it behind her with no one else getting hurt. Later that day he confronts Dean who lies, saying that he and Linda were having an affair. Linda also says that Dean could be sweet and he was there when she went through a bad time with Mick, but she swears never sought him out or lead him on and PC Jenkins reassures Linda she believes her. 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. [3] As a child actress, she appeared in several different series' on British television in the late 1980s and the 1990s, including T-Bag and Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. 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. The next day, Mick heads over to Max's to tell Linda the truth but Max refuses to let him speak to her. Elaine tells Linda she's worked out what the problem is, which is Dean, and she believes Linda is sleeping with him. She made her first appearance on 19 December 2013. When they return a few weeks later, they find Shirley helping to run the pub so Mick asks her to leave. 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. Although uneasy, Mick tells Linda he will raise the baby as his own. 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'. [28][29], Along with Dyer, Bright was nominated for "Best On-screen Partnership" at The British Soap Awards 2014 for the relationship between Mick and Linda. 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. Shirley later informs Linda of Shelley's actions however Linda refuses to confront Shelley or stop their 'friendship' as she wants to impress Shelley and Mieko much to the disgust of Shirley. When Mick asks what changed, Linda says that it's knowing that he wants the baby too and she's starting to see things differently. She lies to Mick about the result and plans to have an abortion, but Mick finds out and she agrees to keep the baby. They are about to return to the pub when Mick has second thoughts and he decides to take Linda away for a break. Subscribe to EastEnders for more: http://bit.ly/EastEndersYTViewers in t. Months later, Linda develops a stress-induced drinking disorder. On her return home with Mick and Ollie, Linda snubs an apologetic Dean's attempt to shake her hand. 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. Linda asks if he has a spare 20,000 because if she would have to tell the kids they aren't actually married, she'll have the wedding of all weddings, but she doesn't need it as her feelings towards him haven't changed since she was 12. Later, Mick tells Linda that they need to talk and Linda says it's about time and she heard him and Johnny, but she refuses to talk about it as she thinks she knows her children and Johnny isn't gay. Linda notices the photo of her with Dean, Lauren and Whitney on the wall and she smashes the picture before rushing to the toilet and throws up. 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. EastEnders spoilers follow. She has also voiced several video game characters, including the Hero of Brightwall in the game Fable III in 2010. As for actress Kellie Bright, she was born on 1st July 1976, making her one year older than her character at 44-years-old. EastEnders (TV Series 1985- ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In April 2014, Matt Di Angelo was reintroduced as Shirley's estranged son Dean Wicks. "We had fertility struggles we didn't expect and had to just deal with it.". Bright announced her third pregnancy on 22 March 2021 and departed on 21 September 2021 for maternity leave. Whilst in bed, Johnny brings in the flowers from the kitchen, which were on the kitchen table the previous night and Linda throws them away, At lunch, Dean arrives, acting as nothing happened and Linda flees the pub. She returned full-time on 4 April 2022. This results in Linda leaving Walford to meet up with her children to tell them what happened to Mick. 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. Linda Carter was born on 1st July 1977, making her 43-years-old. Mick asks Linda to renew their wedding vows and she accepts, though has doubts after seeing Mick comforting Whitney. 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. Back in May 2016, Kellie took a six month break from EastEnders to have her second child. Linda tells her mum that she has never looked at another man and she's never been with anyone but Mick and she says that Dean has just annoyed her, but Elaine doesn't believe her and Linda furiously tells her to believe what she wants and Mick shouldn't have called her. While Mick portrayed the accepting father (a portrayal that was widely praised by critics[16]), Linda protested against her son being gay, and encouraged him to enter a relationship with his friend, Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who was obviously keen. Mick tells Linda that he will find 20,000 and they will have a wedding everyone will talk about. Later, Shirley heads to Phil and Sharon's with a gun, which originally belonged to Ronnie Mitchell and Shirley accidentally shoots Phil. Mick visits Linda and informs her that Babe has caused the pub to be fined 20,000 because of her selling alcohol illegally outside of licensing hours. 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. Her on screen departure aired on 25 December 2016, before she returned to filming full-time in April 2017. Lady Di Linda is devastated to learn that Dean will not be charged due to lack of evidence. Mick tells Linda he is innocent and she worries whether she did the right thing, though Mick reassures her. He presents her with an engraved bracelet, and asks her if they can renew their wedding vows. On Mick's birthday, Mick asks Linda if she is sure about putting it off until the following day and Linda is determined to have one more normal day before everything changes. Upstairs, Stan and Shirkey try to explain things to Mick, but Mick refuses to listen. The 41-year-old revealed in November 2022 that she was stunned to discover she was . Mick says she isn't herself nor a close version of her and he's worried for her. Linda walks out and passes out in the gardens, being awoken by Lee, who has returned for Christmas. She returns, reconciling with Mick, before Sharon and Phil's wedding. She warns him that it is inappropriate but does not tell Mick out of fear of angering him. Linda returns to the Queen Vic where she argues and fights with Janine. 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. 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. Linda finds Mick by the war memorial and he tells Linda that the only thing he is worried about at the moment is what Dean did to her, but Linda says she can live with what Dean did to her, however she could never live with everyone knowing and if he is unable to control his temper, then their children will find out. Linda later kicks off and produces divorce papers telling Mick that their marriage is over, to his horror. She tells him it's that or nothing. Later, when Linda is cleaning up the bar from the previous night, she panics when she receives a text from Dean, saying he won't say about last night. He points out to Linda that she was the one who initially wanted a baby, but Linda says he didn't and he said they were too old and they have a life and Mick says he came round to the idea. Elaine asks if things between her and Mick are alright as she was concerned when Linda last stayed with her and tells her that every marriage has problems. 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. [19] Linda remained unaware of the crush for several weeks until Dean fondled her buttocks during a photoshoot for the salon. 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. Linda later turns up at The Vic and she tells Mick that Sharon asked her what she wanted and Linda wants them to get back to being a happy family and Linda apologises for running away and she and Mick reconcile. The storyline began in November 2019 playing a central part of the year's Christmas and New Year episodes. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. After a heart to heart, Max kisses Linda. However, Linda continues her drinking and thinks that the family are all against her. Kellie Bright's character had a short lived romance with Max (Jake Wood) last. When Whitney, Tamwar and Dexter turn up for Nancy's party, Linda asks Nancy how many more people she has invited, but Nancy asks her to calm down as there isn't that many people and later, Linda screams at everyone to get out. Mick, along with Shirley and Tina, visit their estranged father Stan Carter (Timothy West) for money, and reunite with him in the process. After Linda gives a drunken speech in front of everyone at The Queen Vic one night, humiliating Mick, he tells her he will see her in court. 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. Later on, Linda tells Mick that they should keep the baby when he says he doesn't recognise her anymore and when Mick asks what is going on with her, Linda says she just panicked and she wanted what was best for them and thought a baby might ruin them. Linda snaps at Mick, feeling that he only brought it up to put her off the idea of having another baby. Mother-in-law 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.
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