BBC EastEnders' Linda Henry's life from husband of 30 years - MyLondon (First line to a punter who had won a competition), Albert|Albert (II)|Baby|Bella|Betty| After Willmott-Brown collapses from a heart attack, Fi gives the Carters a chance to buy back the freehold for The Queen Vic for 150,000. Linda proposes to Mick who accepts. 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. 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. Aunts On Linda's birthday, Mick, dressed in Linda's dressing gown, brings Linda breakfast in bed and suggestively says she should open her birthday present and they start to kiss. [3] Bright previously appeared as a bridesmaid in 1986 at the wedding of Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully) and Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt), and starred in scenes opposite her current co-star Letitia Dean, who continues to appear as Sharon Watts. Grandfathers Mick rescues him and resuscitates him, and he is arrested for the attempted rape of Roxy. Spin-off Appearances Linda then brings up the fire Shirley caused accidentally on Christmas and how they lost so much before telling Shirley she did her kids a favour by walking out on them and she asks Shirley if she has any idea how much she hurt Mick. 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. Dean visits with a birthday card for Linda, but Johnny and Nancy explain the awkward situation by saying their mum is having a lie-in and Dean says he'll give her card to her later. 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. 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. It was announced in December that Linda would be featuring in a special episode centering around her alcoholism on New Year's Eve, with the prognosis saying, "The entire special episode will be shown from Linda's perspective as her drinking problem spirals out of control". 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. Mick attacks Dean forcing Shirley's revelationDean is his brother. Sally explained: "As soon as I don't enjoy my role any more, I'll leave. Shirley arrives back at The Vic with Dean and she demands to speak with Mick whilst Dean tells Linda that she has to tell them what happened. Linda is heartbroken and distraught as Mick becomes lost at sea and is presumed dead. 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. 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. Pets Linda Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kellie Bright. Picture: BBC As for actress Kellie. Linda ends their relationship when he admits he started smothering Stuart and tells Stuart she believes that Mick shot him. She has also voiced several video game characters, including the Hero of Brightwall in the game Fable III in 2010. 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. In the following argument, Nancy reveals that Johnny is gay, and has been hiding his sexuality in fear of how his parents will react. 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What age is Linda Carter and how old is actress Kellie Bright? EastEnders Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. Mick confronts Katy and finds out the truth about Frankie being his daughter. Linda became landlady of The Queen Victoria public house and moved there with her family from her mother's pub in Watford. Linda departed the series on 25 December 2016 but made two separate guest appearances in March and June 2017. 996 episodes, 1993-2015 Rita Simons . 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. 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. Linda initially thinks Mick shot Stuart so she dumps the gun in the canal after she finds it in the bar but she is seen by Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). Linda reminds Lee that he's not on his own and he has her, Mick and Whitney and if he needs proper help, then they'll sort that and the next time he gets angry, he is to come and find her. Born and raised in Watford, Linda Carter is no stranger to life as a landlady. Linda explains that she tells Mick everything because she always wanted a marriage like her parents and the worst thing is that she only confessed to the affair as she believed Linda was doing the same. Linda tells him that they will get through this as the alternative is not an option. They are rescued by Stuart and Rainie who are on a life boat, and Linda regains consciousness. Mick says she isn't herself nor a close version of her and he's worried for her. During a heated exchange with Linda where Shirley is present, Dean admits that he raped Linda. She becomes very withdrawn, telling nobody and refusing to be intimate with Mick. Mick believed Linda was alright with having the baby, but Linda says she did it for Mick after everything that happened with Shirley and Buster and she wanted Mick to be happy, however she has been living with it and she doesn't want it. She returned full-time on 4 April 2022. 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. Nancy comes in and accuses Linda of being a racist as she got the impression that she hated both Wayne and Dexter. Is Linda Carter pregnant in EastEnders? - Heart Relationships/Known relatives Mick runs Linda a bath, telling her he was proud of her and Mick then tells Linda that he has booked her a doctor's appointment and whatever the problem is, they will deal with it together. 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. However, Linda continues her drinking and thinks that the family are all against her. In May 2016, Bright announced that she was pregnant with her second child and would be taking maternity leave. 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. On Christmas Day, Nancy and Lee give Linda an original, signed programme for 'Gypsy'. . Linda screams at Shelley and leaves. Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2013) However, he realises what she is doing and in the ensuing argument he leaves home. 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. [4] She also auditioned for the role of Tanya Branning in 2006, a role that was eventually given to Jo Joyner. [4], Linda first appeared in an episode that aired on BBC One on 19 December 2013, visited partner Mick's sisters Shirley and Tina when they needed money. The 44 year old. Mick tells Linda that they don't need a baby as they have each other. John Peacock 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. When Linda was away in Watford caring for her ill mother, Mick kisses Whitney carter. Is Linda leaving EastEnders? Everything you need to know Linda tells Max she can't leave with him because she knows something is wrong with Mick. Since she was a teenager, Linda has been dating Mick Carter. EastEnders films Linda Carter's return in sad funeral scenes [34] Neither nomination made the viewer-voted shortlist. 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. She is released the next day and attacks Stuart. Linda Carter joined EastEnders in 2013. Frank|Freddie Mercury|Freida|Genghis|Gilbert|Gloria|Gumbo|Heathcliff|Hercules|Joey|Joey|Lady Di|Lionel|Lovebirds|Mandoo|Marge|Marge (II)|Marilyn|Musty|Neville| 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. On filming this particular storyline, Bright stated that "It is a challenging storyline, but it is an important storyline and I feel honoured to have been given it". 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. Looking at their family photo in the kitchen, Linda thinks it would be wonderful to have another child and Mick realises he won't get any peace until he agrees and they share a passionate kiss. Mother Elaine tells Linda she's worked out what the problem is, which is Dean, and she believes Linda is sleeping with him. Mick, along with Shirley and Tina, visit their estranged father Stan Carter (Timothy West) for money, and reunite with him in the process. Mick tells Linda he is innocent and she worries whether she did the right thing, though Mick reassures her. Linda Henry things you didn't know EastEnders Shirley Carter | What to EastEnders fans will know Kellie Bright for playing Linda Carter since all the way back in 2013. Your guide to EastEnders' Carter family tree from Mick to Tina 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 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. Linda says that neither of them wanted to talk about it and that it's OK to admit he is scared because things don't seem so bad. 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. The renewal commences, and Linda fluffs her lines, however they eventually get through their vows and a party commences in the pub. 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. Queen Vic - Lockdown Pub Quiz (2020) Linda later gives birth to a daughter, whom she calls Annie. Later, Johnny reveals to Linda that the meat is dog and not lamb and they have a visit from the Environmental Health, who inform them that if the meat isn't suitable for human consumption, they could face a hefty fine and a possible custodial sentence. She tells him to leave Walford and Jack agrees. Lee admits that he is scared that one day no one will be there to stop him and Linda feels it's the army that have caused Lee to be how he is, but Lee says it's due to anger building up inside and wanting to tell someone and being scared that they won't understand, so he keeps it buried. [8] They were called "a tight family unit",[9] and Treadwell-Collins said they have a "good marriage" and "an easy shorthand with each otherbut can also still fight like teenagers. [7], Bright appeared as Joan Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock and Chips, from 2010 until 2011. 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. However, when Stuart regains consciousness, he tells the police that Mick shot him, and Mick is arrested and remanded. Mick apologises to Linda, feeling as if he has let her down, but Linda reassures that he hasn't. They are about to return to the pub when Mick has second thoughts and he decides to take Linda away for a break. When Nancy and Mick plan a fireworks party, Linda says she wished they'd asked and she could do without it. It's not just us who have a soft spot for Shirley Carter. [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. But how old is Linda Carter? BBC By Lewis Knight Published: Thursday, 29th December 2022 at 7:58 pm Save Shirley Carter. In the kitchen, Mick begins to explain how he asked her if she was pregnant and she lied to him and that kills him more than anything. In August 2017. 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. Shirley Carter, played by Linda Henry, walked out of Walford after a hellish week for her family. 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 is in the middle of a raffle and Linda and Shirley don't seem to be too pleased to see each other. Shelley insults Ollie which leads to Shirley punching her. 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. Linda and Mick agree they should marry soon. 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. 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. Upstairs, Linda spots Nancy and Dexter kissing and she hits Dexter and Mick asks what is going on with her. Shirley then urges her to attend therapy for her alcoholism or face never seeing Ollie again. Linda was introduced as the wife of Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, the brother of established character Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), who has appeared in EastEnders since 2006. Linda agrees to reconcile but is furious when Mick admits he paid Whitney off, so she slaps him. EastEnders (TV Series 1985- ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb The next morning, Linda gives Johnny toast with jam for breakfast, but Mick says Johnny doesn't eat jam and never has. When Phil is kicking everyone out, Phil is confused to how Mick knows Shirley and Shirley reveals to Mick that Phil is her brother. 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. Following the attack, Linda fell pregnant. Linda continues to clash with Shirley, who moves in with them, and she befriends Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean) over their mutual dislike of Shirley. She leaves and heads to Sharon's, much to Phil's annoyance and Mick and Elaine head over to Sharon's when Sharon texts Mick. Elaine is shocked and upset what Dean has done and Sharon tells Linda she must go to the police to get Dean arrested. Linda then goes to the E20 with Shelley and Mieko and the rest of their group of friends. Linda tells PC Jenkins that Dean was drunk and tried to kiss her, but she pushed him away before slapping him. He appears angry, and asks if they heard the sirens. Linda and Mick's eldest son, Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), returns from Afghanistan, where he has been serving in the army. [23] When Dean returns to the pub after a short absence, Bright stated that Linda is horrified despite trying to move on. In 2015, she was nominated for the "Serial Drama Performance" award at the National Television Awards,[12] however the award was won by Dyer. Lady Di Linda eavesdrops while Mick, Tina, Shirley, Babe and Stan argue, only to hear Mick deny that Dean is part of the family. Doof Doof Count However, Johnny likes the job and tells her that he does not want to feed information to her. 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. 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. Her roles include Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won the 2015 British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance, Julie in Ali G Indahouse, Joanna Burrows in The Upper Hand (1990-1996), Cassie Tyler in Bad Girls (2002) and Joan Trotter in Rock & Chips (2010-2011). [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. [30] However, they lost out to David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh, who play Roy and Hayley Cropper respectively in Coronation Street. PC Jenkins then tells Linda the next stage is to take a statement, which can either be handwritten or a video statement that could be used further down the line if the case goes to court so she wouldn't have to stand in a witness box and Linda opts to do a video statement. [24], In May 2016, Bright announced that she was pregnant with her second child,[25] and on 28 September 2016 it was confirmed that Bright would take six months maternity leave. In a poll held by Digital Spy a month after the introduction of the Carters, Linda was the least popular, with 5.65% of the vote. Alfie helps the Carter's get hold of more stock in time for their opening after Mick and Shirley persuaded him and Kat. 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. Linda is horrified that Mick is going to take the blame for Ian. Bright has made several guest appearances on British television programmes, her credits include Holby City, Casualty, The Catherine Tate Show and Vera. When they arrive back home, Linda has just told her mum and Mick asks if she is OK with it before heading inside to tell the rest of the family. Nicknames Tina can be seen in the stairwell laughing as Mick walks in. Subscribe to EastEnders for more: http://bit.ly/EastEndersYTViewers in t. Meanwhile, Johnny falls off his moped and injures his arm and Linda helps him clean it up. Bright announced her third pregnancy on 22 March 2021 and departed on 21 September 2021 for maternity leave. 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. 45 Stacey visits Linda the following morning and Linda asks if it was about what she said last night and she shouldn't have said anything.
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