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. On Christmas Day, Nancy and Lee give Linda an original, signed programme for 'Gypsy'. Sons 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. Shirley Carteris a fictional character from the BBCsoap opera EastEnders, played by Linda Henry. 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. When Linda's mum cancels their shopping trip, Mick bribes Nancy into going with money and on their way, Linda persuades Nancy to try on a dress for her and they bump into Dean, who gives Linda her birthday card for a free treatment at Blades. [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. A seething Linda orders Shirley to collect her things and to be gone before she gets back. Distraught over the upset that Mick's actions have brought her family, Linda leaves Walford to stay with Elaine in Watford. In 2015, she was the runner-up in the 13th series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing. [33] In August 2017, Bright and Dyer were longlisted for Best Partnership and the showdown between Mick and Linda was longlisted for Best Show-Stopper. 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. She gives birth to a healthy son, Ollie Carter (Jack Tilley). Mick tells Sharon everything and how much he loves Linda whilst she is listening from next door. Linda, in denial about the severity of Ollie's condition, argues with Mick, especially when he blames Nancy for the incident, however, she soon realises that Mick is right about Ollie having changed when he does not respond to her in the usual way. Occupation Linda later kicks off and produces divorce papers telling Mick that their marriage is over, to his horror. Mick attacks Dean forcing Shirley's revelationDean is his brother. 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. 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. 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. Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. As the boat fills with more water, Mick decides to break Linda's ankle to free her and he and Linda later appear in the Thames with Mick holding on to an unconscious Linda. In 2015, she was nominated for the "Serial Drama Performance" award at the National Television Awards,[12] however the award was won by Dyer. Tina asks what Dean has done and Shirley defends Dean, claiming Linda is lying. Linda sits at the kitchen table and her and Mick's song starts to play and Mick takes Linda from the kitchen to the bedroom. 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. Alfie helps the Carter's get hold of more stock in time for their opening after Mick and Shirley persuaded him and Kat. "We had fertility struggles we didn't expect and had to just deal with it.". 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. He tells Linda that the police are making a mistake as it was in fact his friend Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), that was speaking with the prostitute; he pulled over merely to see what was going on. Linda is in the middle of a raffle and Linda and Shirley don't seem to be too pleased to see each other. 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. The next day, Linda is arrested for Stuart's attempted murder. She becomes very withdrawn, telling nobody and refusing to be intimate with Mick. Mick almost attempts suicide before realising that Katy abused him as a child. Later that day, Phil visits the Carters and offers them The Queen Vic back. 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. As revenge, Tina steals the money from a bingo jar but Shirley returns it, proving her honesty to Mick, and also recommends The Queen Victoria public house as a potential pub of their own on Albert Square in Walford, where Shirley lives. Linda screams at Shelley and leaves. 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. Read More: Who is Callums nan Violet in EastEnders and what else has Gwen Taylor been in? The following morning, Linda is about to tell Mick about Dean raping her the night before, but Mick believes she is just hungover and Linda keeps it to herself. Tina asks if they could come back in a couple days to see Mick, dropping the hint of possibly spending Christmas together, but Linda says it's one thing having having a drink with them and another spending Christmas with them. Linda tells him that they will get through this as the alternative is not an option. [35] Linda's pairing with Mick came in second place in the "Best Soap Couple" category at the 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards with 10.6% of the total votes.[36]. 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. We met when I was 31 and I didn't want to jump straight into having kids. 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. Kellie and Paul are already parents to two sons, 9-year-old Freddie and 4-year-old Gene. Mick says she isn't herself nor a close version of her and he's worried for her. She told OK! EastEnders (TV Series 1985- ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In October 2014, Linda was involved in a controversial storyline where she was raped by Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). Linda later gives birth to a daughter, whom she calls Annie. Linda isn't pleased with Shirley and she tells Mick to step up. Linda's early stories included her struggle with son Johnny's (Sam Strike) sexuality, which was revealed a week after the Carters moved into The Queen Vic. On Boxing Day 2013, Linda along with Mick, Johnny and Lady Di arrive in Walford after they bought The Queen Victoria. 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. 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. Elaine and Mick try to convince Linda to get dressed and go down to the bar and Elaine makes a remark on how Linda was popular with the lads, but Linda takes it seriously and snaps, saying she doesn't lead men on and after persuasion, Linda decides to go down. Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2013) They are rescued by Stuart and Rainie who are on a life boat, and Linda regains consciousness. Mick proved to be the most popular, with nearly 50% of the vote. 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. As they enter downstairs, they are congratulated by the family and Nancy asks to see the ring and Mick passes it to Linda. [20] Her second son was conceived through IVF, and following his birth, the couple froze three embryos. Linda tells Sharon that she missed Mick when she was at her mum's, but seeing him again brought it all back and the fact he didn't think about what it would to do to them. The soap actress, who has been playing her fiery character Shirley Carter for more than a decade, has been in more than a handful of explosive storylines over the years. 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. Shirley says that Linda is kicking off as she has just found out Johnny is gay, which the whole pub hears. Callum Highway's brother and Mick's longtime friend, Stuart Highway, arrives. Nancy bursts in and can't believe Linda is letting Johnny go after he fell off his bike, but Linda says Johnny is his own man and it's up to him to choose his own life. Linda hovers around outside and Stacey sees her and asks if she's alright and they both head to the chip shop together. Bright estimated herself to be aged 10 at the time. Linda Carter was born on 1st July 1977, making her 43-years-old. Months later, Linda develops a stress-induced drinking disorder. 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. PC Walsh then leaves and returns with a colleague, PC Vanessa Jenkins and tells Linda and Mick that she's an officer attached to the Sapphire office at the station, trained to deal with serious sexual assault. Elaine Peacock Linda then retrieves her bridesmaid dress and underwear from the wardrobe and disposes of them in the bin before crying. 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 [5], Bright has also had main roles in Bad Girls[6] and has also guest starred in Da Ali G Show and made an appearance in the film Ali G Indahouse. 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 asks if Dean will be arrested and PC Jenkins says in due course after Stacey has given a statement. 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. Heres what we know. BBC By Lewis Knight Published: Thursday, 29th December 2022 at 7:58 pm Save Shirley Carter. Linda tells Mick and he is over the moon about the idea of them having another baby, although she later reveals that its Maxs. 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]. 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. However, when Stuart regains consciousness, he tells the police that Mick shot him, and Mick is arrested and remanded. ", "EastEnders: Linda and Mick aren't married! Queen Vic - Lockdown Pub Quiz (2020) 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). Page Links: Linda reveals to Mick that she wants another baby. Linda and Mick's eldest son, Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), returns from Afghanistan, where he has been serving in the army. Linda tells Stacey that she knows what she is doing and everyone carries on as if nothing happened, but Stacey is unsure whether she can and Linda says it happened to her, not Stacey, so it makes it her problem. Max uses this to blackmail Phil into convincing Sharon to sign The Queen Vic back to Mick. Linda snaps at Mick, feeling that he only brought it up to put her off the idea of having another baby. It eventually comes out that Linda was away from Walford for such a long period of time because she was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. However, he realises what she is doing and in the ensuing argument he leaves home. 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. In December 2017, the entirety of the Willmot-Brown family enter the Queen Victoria, and reveal to everyone that Weyland & Co own Grafton Hill, and as a result the pub, much to Kathy's horror. 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. [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). Back in May 2016, Kellie took a six month break from EastEnders to have her second child. Linda is horrified as she realises that Mick was sexually abused. 13 Sep 2021. Dean is arrested by the police but released after questioning and accuses Linda of lying. Linda walks out and passes out in the gardens, being awoken by Lee, who has returned for Christmas. 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. This conversation is overheard by Dean, who agrees to keep quiet.