Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. 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. Without saying anything, Linda leaves the pub. Lady Di Mick feels that he is loosing Linda, but Linda reassures Mick that he isn't loosing her and to prove it, Linda kisses Mick and she lets Mick undress her and they have sex. Linda phones the police on Janine but as she tries to escape after hurting Mick, Linda gets into the car and it crashes into the sea where Linda pleads to Mick to save Janine and their unborn baby. Linda is horrified as she realises that Mick was sexually abused. 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. Shirley says that Linda is kicking off as she has just found out Johnny is gay, which the whole pub hears. When Mick asks if Linda would want to have another child running around and to hold their baby again, Linda says no as she doesn't need a baby if he is never going to leave her as he is enough. Later that day, after Lauren and Abi Branning fell from the roof of the Queen Victoria, Karen, Sharon, Linda, Shirley and [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. [11] She said, "they're kind of tearing each other's heads off or tearing each other's clothes off. Jack accompanies Linda to a check-up where she is told that there are no signs of cancer in her body but there is a chance it could come back, so she is unsure if she should tell Mick, but she does so. Elaine tries to get Linda to come clean and suggests they talk to Dean, but Linda snaps and says nothing is going on between her and Dean as she is not like her. Roxy Mitchell . In October 2014, Linda was involved in a controversial storyline where she was raped by Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). Stepdaughters In May 2016, Bright announced that she was pregnant with her second child and would be taking maternity leave. 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. Linda is inspired to make Christmas great as a result, and is overjoyed when Ollie takes his first steps. [15], Bright took part in the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 2014 along with Danny Dyer and the rest of the EastEnders cast who performed a Grease medley titled "Grease Enders". 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. Upon Linda's return, Mick confesses and Linda throws Whitney out. A few days later, Mick tells Nancy and Johnny that Linda is still unwell. Mick proved to be the most popular, with nearly 50% of the vote. It's not just us who have a soft spot for Shirley Carter. When Linda and Nancy return from holiday, Linda learns that Lee has been suffering from depression, and she encourages him to take his medication. 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. [13] She has been nominated for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance at The British Soap Awards 2015; Bright won both. EastEnders spoilers - Linda admits baby secret to Jack Branning Mick rescues him and resuscitates him, and he is arrested for the attempted rape of Roxy. Linda then walks in and also confronts Max for using Mick's trauma to his advantage. 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. 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. She also adds that her and Mick wanted 4 children, however something happened and she shouldn't be pregnant. She gives birth to a healthy son, Ollie Carter (Jack Tilley). 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. 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. Dean ignores Linda and says that everyone is downstairs and as Dean pushes Linda on to the table, Linda tells him no and pleads for him to stop, but he ignores what she says and rapes Linda. 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. Linda continues to clash with Shirley, who moves in with them, and she befriends Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean) over their mutual dislike of Shirley. Johnny tells Linda that she's strong and holds the family together and the baby is lucky. She told Jack Branning first, and she then only told Mick when she was concerned the cancer had returned. The 41-year-old revealed in November 2022 that she was stunned to discover she was . Mick and Linda arrive at Walford Police Station and they make their way inside together. 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. 1st July 1977 As well being the landlady of The Queen Vic, Linda's biggest storylines include being raped, giving birth to a premature baby and her secret battle with cervical cancer. Linda makes Stacey promise to let her deal with it in her own way as it is no longer about Dean, but her family. [17] The argument eventually reached breaking point in June 2014, when Linda failed to support Johnny's plans to go to gay pride and caused him embarrassment by revealing his cowardice during the attack on Sharon Rickman (Letitia Dean). When Johnny reveals to Mick he is gay, Linda overhears and is devastated by the news. Betty (II)|Blue|Boots|Bronson|Chips|Chops|Corky|Craig|Crush|Crystal|Dalgliesh|Dave|Eric| We met when I was 31 and I didn't want to jump straight into having kids. Occupation She first appeared on 7 December 2006, during episodes set in Dorset. Mick apologises to Linda, feeling as if he has let her down, but Linda reassures that he hasn't. 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. [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. Mick tells Linda he is innocent and she worries whether she did the right thing, though Mick reassures her. As Linda is rushed to the hospital her fate is currently unknown as Mick Carter states: "She should die". 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. Bright interrupted her maternity leave for two episodes in March 2017, a voiceover on 14 March 2017 and on 23 May 2017 and a physical appearance on 16 March 2017.[27]. What age is Linda Carter and how old is actress Kellie Bright? 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. 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. The Carters are later devastated when a pregnant Whitney suffers a miscarriage but are delighted when Lee and Whitney get married. After having some doubts, Linda encourages Mick to marry Janine for the sake of his and Janine's unborn baby. Linda and Stuart begin meeting regularly and become close despite the family's protests. Inside EastEnders star Kellie Bright's family life as she gives birth However, Linda continues her drinking and thinks that the family are all against her. On a night out, she becomes tired of Mick constantly watching what she drinks and takes a drink which is seen by Max. 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. 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. 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. In the following argument, Nancy reveals that Johnny is gay, and has been hiding his sexuality in fear of how his parents will react. Linda and Mick receive an invite to their daughter Nancy Carter's (Maddy Hill) wedding to Wayne Ladlow (Malachi Kirby), a troublemaker, but they disapprove so Mick forcibly removes her from the wedding service. 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. Jack sees Mick at the police station and overhears him talking about being sexually abused as a child. Later when Linda and Mick head to The Vic, Linda tells Mick that she can't be here and she asks Mick to take her away. Date of Birth After confiding in Denise about Mick's infatuation, Denise tells Linda that she saw Mick and Whitney kiss several months previously. 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. Birth 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. "We had fertility struggles we didn't expect and had to just deal with it.". Linda's decision sends shockwaves across Albert Square, Kim faces the music in court, and Lola's deteriorating health forces her hand at work. "Don't forget my husband is much younger than me. She lies to Mick about the result and plans to have an abortion, but Mick finds out and she agrees to keep the baby. 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. Mick is in a state of shock and Linda pleads with him to say he believes her and Mick assures her that he does believe her. Mick is stunned by the revelation and assumes Linda is joking about it, but he realises she is serious and he apologises to Linda, telling her no. [4] She also auditioned for the role of Tanya Branning in 2006, a role that was eventually given to Jo Joyner. Linda Carter left Walford with a grim task in Tuesday night's EastEnders. Linda Bernadette Carter (ne Peacock) is the daughter of John and Elaine Peacock, ex-wife of Mick Carter and mother of Lee, Nancy, Johnny, Ollie and Annie Carter. Mick apologises for bringing up the subject of having a baby at the wrong time, but Linda says that she overreacted and it's fine. Classification They intend to ask Mick for a loan but Linda rejects them as Mick is not around. Linda is heartbroken and distraught as Mick becomes lost at sea and is presumed dead. At the age of seventeen, Linda modelled topless for the Sun's page 3 feature Tuesday 7 March 1995) - which some Albert Square residents discovered, upon her arrival. Linda then goes to Stacey's to see if Mick had gone round to hers to look for Dean as Mick knows what Dean did to her. 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. Kellie Bright 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.. Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor Character - Actor This episode was uploaded to BBC iPlayer at 6am but was still shown at the regular time . But how old is Linda Carter? In 2015, she was the runner-up in the 13th series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing. It eventually comes out that Linda was away from Walford for such a long period of time because she was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. [19] Linda remained unaware of the crush for several weeks until Dean fondled her buttocks during a photoshoot for the salon. Linda also says that she is 16 weeks pregnant and she and Mick are unsure of who the father is and PC Jenkins asks when she next saw Dean and Linda says Dean sent her a text the following day, saying that no one needs to know. 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. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). Linda snaps at Mick, feeling that he only brought it up to put her off the idea of having another baby. 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. Months later, Linda develops a stress-induced drinking disorder. Linda hovers around outside and Stacey sees her and asks if she's alright and they both head to the chip shop together. The 58-year-old, who plays iconic character Sally Metcalfe, admitted she couldn't commit to staying on the soap forever and would leave when the time was right. Linda passes out in the back of a van and when she wakes up hungover, she finds herself at an abandoned warehouse where Martin Fowler (James Bye) has been ordered by Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) to kill Keanu, in revenge for Keanu having an affair with and impregnating his stepmother, Sharon. Linda Carter - Wikipedia Annie Carter (2021), daughter of Linda and Max Branning, adopted by Mick Jade Green aka Roya Masood (2008), daughter of Dean Wick and Shabnam Masood Jimmy Wicks (2012), son of Carly Wicks 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. Ollie is taken to hospital where a doctor tells the Carters that he could have brain damage after a head injury. Linda later gives birth to a daughter, whom she calls Annie. Mick discovers that he, Linda and Ollie share the same blood type, but Dean does not, meaning Dean cannot be the father. Linda is hurt by this and then she decides to stay with Max and they have sex. 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. [10] Stan takes Linda to his old flat where Johnny is staying, and, after some tough love from Stan about her past, she apologises to Johnny and drops him off at gay pride, giving him her blessing. However, Mick recovers with the help of Linda, Shirley, Mariam Ahmed (Indira Joshi) and a remorseful Halfway, who offers to help out at the pub. Jack takes Max home and confronts him about the file that he stole and used to threaten Phil. Shirley flees from Walford after the wedding, leaving Dean upset. Afterwards, Linda and Mick marry. Linda as a Page 3 model (Tuesday 7 March 1995). As Shirley turns to leave, Linda asks Shirley if she is going to ask how Mick is as it's been 15 years and whether she cares. Aliases [30] However, they lost out to David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh, who play Roy and Hayley Cropper respectively in Coronation Street. 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. Johnny finds a dog tag whilst grinding meat in the meat grinder and he and Shirley believe it is dog meat instead of lamb. Buster Briggs (2016-2022) Mick apologises to Linda for blurting out what happened, but he was just so angry for her and Linda explains that she thought she could get by without telling anyone and get back to being herself. [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. At Sharon and Phil's wedding reception, Shirley reveals to everyone that she and Phil slept together the previous Friday. 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. After saving Janine, Mick rushes back into the sea to save Linda, unaware that she managed to escape the car. 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. 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. Heres what we know. 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. Linda says that Mick is excited about the baby and Stacey asks if she is worried if the baby is Dean's, but Linda doesn't know and she can't be sure plus Dean is Mick's nephew, so they're all in each others lives. Although uneasy, Mick tells Linda he will raise the baby as his own. 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. Later on in the bathroom, Linda opens the pregnancy test, which has a positive result. Linda says there is something and Elaine says she knew it the minute Mick rang and that she uses a migraine as a cover up and carries on and Linda says running the pub gets on top of her at times. Gender 7pm - 10pm, Remember [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. 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. After making herself sick one day, she tells Mick she cannot get married. Since she was a teenager, Linda has been dating Mick Carter. BBC EastEnders viewers spot huge blooper in Janine Butcher - MyLondon Linda returns inside to continue her statement and she talks to PC Jenkins about the rape itself. Sons Linda then sends Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan) to work in The Queen Vic as a bar manager. Linda is not voiced in the sketch. Mick pulls Linda to the side and says the trouble is with Johnny, not Dean and they should let Johnny spread his wings a bit, plus they'll have a baby to worry about soon. Status Shirley screams that Dean is Mick's brother in desperation. Relationships/Known relatives 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. 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. However when Linda discovers Shelley insulting her to her friends. [8], In October 2013, Bright was cast as Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The next morning, Linda gives Johnny toast with jam for breakfast, but Mick says Johnny doesn't eat jam and never has. A seething Linda orders Shirley to collect her things and to be gone before she gets back. Linda Henry things you didn't know EastEnders Shirley Carter | What to In the sketch, cartoon cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry visit several animated versions of BBC stars, tasked by Terry Wogan to raise cash. Linda becomes emotional as she says she always thought she would fight back, but she froze and all she could think of in her head were the lyrics to Pretty Flamingo, her's and Mick's song, which was playing downstairs. Linda Henry age, partner, children and how long was she in EastEnders Lee Carter Johnny Carter Ollie Carter Linda Henry was born on 1 January 1963 in Peckham, South London, making her 57 years old. She attempts to befriend two women who are mothers of children that go to Ollie's school, Shelley and Mieko Yoshi. Picking up two days after Mick Carter's shock exit on Christmas . Shirley Carteris a fictional character from the BBCsoap opera EastEnders, played by Linda Henry. Daughters Tina asks what Dean has done and Shirley defends Dean, claiming Linda is lying. Linda tells PC Jenkins about the photoshoot she agreed to take part in for Dean's salon with Lauren and Whitney and that was the first time Dean touched her inappropriately and she didn't say anything at the time as she didn't want to cause a scene. 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. 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. Linda realises it is Whitney and throws her out, while Mick begs her not to give up on their marriage. "[6] Inside Soap said that Mick and Linda have a passionate relationship and adore each other. 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. Linda, feeling increasingly threatened by Dean, turns down Mick's Christmas Day proposal before stunning Mick by revealing the rape. Linda signs the paperwork and Shirley forges Mick's signature. 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. 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. Later, Johnny returns to Walford while Linda relocates with Elaine to Watford to aid her mother's recovery. Halfway gives the ring to the Carters, who then give the ring to Fi in exchange for the freehold for the pub. Linda later rekindles her relationship with Mick and they agree to try again following the revelation that Janine manipulated Mick and that she was responsible for the crash. 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. 13 Sep 2021. Husband 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. Other names She made her first appearance on 19 December 2013 . 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. 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 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 March 2021, Bright announced her third pregnancy and departed six months later on 21 September 2021. Linda returns to the Queen Vic where she argues and fights with Janine. Linda is devastated to learn that Dean will not be charged due to lack of evidence. Later that day he confronts Dean who lies, saying that he and Linda were having an affair. (First line to a punter who had won a competition), Albert|Albert (II)|Baby|Bella|Betty| 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. Research She then fills Nancy and Lee in on recent events, having already told Elaine and Sharon. Linda is distraught when Mick is shot by Callum "Halfway" Highway (Tony Clay), an army friend of Lee's during the robbery. She returned full-time on 4 April 2022. 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 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. However, when Stuart regains consciousness, he tells the police that Mick shot him, and Mick is arrested and remanded. While Freddie was conceived naturally, Kellie became pregnant with Gene at 39-years-old after undergoing IVF for the first time. Linda says that they haven't got the money and their children are running wild plus she wants to be there for them. Babe then arrives with a lasagne and she notices Linda looks done in, so she offers to open the bar whilst Linda rests. Stan's girlfriend, Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell) overhears the conversation and accompanies Linda to Mick's hearing, and Linda is devastated when he pleads guilty to protect Ian, who is going through a tough time following the death of his daughter, Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater). Mick purchases the pub from Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), who is at first unaware of his identity, and Mick, Linda, their son Johnny Carter (Sam Strike) and their bulldog, Lady Di (Hot Lips), move in and start trading. I'm a firm believer in doing what makes you happy. He believes this will show Linda how much he cares for her and will be enough to win her back. When Shirley breaks into the pub to confront Linda over being manipulated by Stuart, Linda calls the police and they arrest Shirley.