Linda gets Mick to promise to keep his temper under control and Mick reassures her that she doesn't have to worry. Linda then attempts to seduce Stuart to record a confession from him, but he finds the recording device. 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. She attempts to befriend two women who are mothers of children that go to Ollie's school, Shelley and Mieko Yoshi. Halfway's brother and Mick's longtime friend, Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ), arrives. 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 proclaims that there has been an accident, as the police and Keegan Baker walk in. Linda later drinks alcohol after being manipulated by Janine. Following a conversation with Fi, Linda offers Whitney her job back but she also defies Fi by rehiring Tracey (Jane Slaughter). Shirley tells Dean that Mick has a lot on and she informs Dean that Linda is pregnant. They intend to ask Mick for a loan but Linda rejects them as Mick is not around. 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. [14] However, in July 2014, it was revealed in storylines that Mick and Linda are not married, yet all their families believes they are, a fact that left Carena Crawford from All About Soap wondering why they never got married and why they kept this a secret, but she hoped for a big wedding.[15]. 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. While Freddie was conceived naturally, Kellie became pregnant with Gene at 39-years-old after undergoing IVF for the first time. Shelley insults Ollie which leads to Shirley punching her. The Carter family were created by the show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins who planned to completely revamp the show. One evening, Dean kisses Linda but she slaps him. However, when Stuart regains consciousness, he tells the police that Mick shot him, and Mick is arrested and remanded. The next day, Linda is arrested for Stuart's attempted murder. Although they were not officially married at this time, Linda and Mick lied to their family for years that they actually were. 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. [19] She gave birth to her second son on 21 November 2016. Read More: Who is Callums nan Violet in EastEnders and what else has Gwen Taylor been in? After being dumped by Linda, Max begins drinking and thinking of ways to win her back. Then Sharon tells Nancy about the kiss, so Nancy accuses Dean and Linda of having an affair. Nancy gives her an ultimatum; alcohol or a family. "[6] Inside Soap said that Mick and Linda have a passionate relationship and adore each other. Linda Carter 1,058 episodes, 2013-2023 Lindsey Coulson . Lindas grandfather, Pat Peacock, was a pro Boxer named Prancing Pat Peacock. Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) returns to Walford for Tina's funeral, surprising Mick. Linda Henry age, partner, children and how long was she in EastEnders Bright married her long-term partner, Paul Stocker, at Trelill, Cornwall on 5 July 2014. However, she agrees to marry Mick with his support. On George Street, Linda heads for the tube. Linda Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kellie Bright. 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. Becky Hill & David Guetta Published: Tuesday, 27th December 2022 at 7:58 pm. The Carters are traumatised by a violent robbery on The Queen Vic, during which Linda's favourite necklace is stolen. When she attempts to find solace in Sharon's home, Mick joins her, and she says they should not let what happened get in the way of their relationship. When Shirley breaks into the pub to confront Linda over being manipulated by Stuart, Linda calls the police and they arrest Shirley. 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. Linda falls into a coma for the next few days and once she awakens, is disowned by her family who are unaware of Janine's actions. She successfully resuscitates him, only for him to suffer a seizure. She told OK! Mick and Linda arrive at Walford Police Station and they make their way inside together. Shirley screams that Dean is Mick's brother in desperation. Downstairs in the bar, Dean tells Linda that she may think the previous night was a mistake, but it wasn't to him and he appreciates Linda being there for him when he was so alone and he'll never forget it before thanking her. When Mick accompanies her to the police station, Linda reports Dean for rape. BBC Inside EastEnders star Kellie Bright's family life as she gives birth 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. 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. 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 begins to give a statement, starting with how she knows Dean and her hands shake with nerves as she pours herself a glass of water and Linda says Dean turned up on the square last year and he soon settled down to become part of the family and that's when things started. 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. 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. 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. He is grieving for a comrade he has lost, and Linda is a comfort and support to 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. Linda chooses alcohol and later phones Mick telling him that she wants a divorce. Months later, Linda develops a stress-induced drinking disorder. 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. Post coital, Linda agrees with Mick when he says he missed it, but inside, she's numb. Upstairs, Linda admits to Mick that she can't have the baby. 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. [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]. Mick defends Johnny telling her that she must be trying to prove a point. 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. Linda is horrified that Mick is going to take the blame for Ian. [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. 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. Several days later, Mick finds an expensive ring in Halfway's possession and interrogates Halfway, who admits he stole it from the robbery. 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. 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. Stacey tells Linda that she's spending Christmas with Dean and she realises that Linda doesn't like Dean very much and Linda tells Stacey that she doesn't know Dean like her. Bright has made several guest appearances on British television programmes, her credits include Holby City, Casualty, The Catherine Tate Show and Vera. As for actress Kellie Bright, she was born on 1st July 1976, making her one year older than her character at 44-years-old. 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. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter ( Danny Dyer ). 19 December 2013 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. 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 . 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. 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. In the living room, Linda explains to Mick what happened to her and Mick feels as if it was his fault after he told her to look after Dean and Mick feels guilty for not noticing what happened to Linda, but Linda says the reason he didn't notice is because she didn't want him to know and she didn't want him to think of her with Dean. While getting a coffee she runs into Sharon and offers to help her care for her newborn son. 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. Daughters 2013-2016: Rape ordeal, marrying Mick and giving birth to Ollie, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Shirley Carter, played by Linda Henry, walked out of Walford after a hellish week for her family. It eventually comes out that Linda was away from Walford for such a long period of time because she was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. [7] Hello called them "childhood sweethearts". The storyline began in November 2019 playing a central part of the year's Christmas and New Year episodes. In a panic, Linda drives away but Mieko saw what had happened and informs Shelley who calls the police. Gender EastEnders' Linda Carter departs Walford after tragic news about Mick Elaine makes some progress before leaving again. Linda then learns that Fi nearly kissed Mick. He moves into the pub when he breaks his ankle and becomes immobile, and, despite initially clashing with him, Linda warms to having him around. Linda refuses to accept that he is gay and encourages him to date Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who shows an interest in him. Linda is devastated to learn that Dean will not be charged due to lack of evidence. Status She kisses Max again and provides him with an alibi after Ian is attacked by an unknown assailant and left for dead. 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. 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. Stuart seeks revenge on the Carters and one night, Stuart is shot in The Queen Vic. Linda is forced to take a Breathalyzer test which confirms she was over the limit; Linda is arrested. 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. 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. 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. 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 tells Mick that she slept with Max but Mick can't bring himself to do anything about it which makes Linda think he doesn't care. Linda asks Shirley if she really thinks so little of her that she would make up such a thing and Shirley asks Linda why she can't just end it all before things spiral out of control and to confess that she made a mistake and she cheated on Mick because the lies and guilt will come out. 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 and Mick made a promise to each other that they would no longer lie to each other anymore. Aidan Maguire, a crime organiser, suggests Mick gets involved in one of his jobs. Mick, Linda and Ollie later leave to live in Elaines pub as they fear Max will return, however a few weeks later, Mick and Ollie return to Walford alone without Linda. During a heated exchange with Linda where Shirley is present, Dean admits that he raped Linda. When Johnny reveals to Mick he is gay, Linda overhears and is devastated by the news. 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. She performed in "You're the One That I Want" and "We Go Together".[16]. 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. 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. Linda returns to the Queen Vic where she argues and fights with Janine. However, when Stuart regains consciousness, he tells the police that Mick shot him, and Mick is arrested and remanded. EastEnders senior executive producer Kate Oates explained that Linda's downward spiral was a combination of a lot of traumatic experiences in her life. Mick pleads with Linda to come home, but Linda isn't sure and Mick tells her to let him know when she's made her decision. In the bathroom, Linda takes the pregnancy test whilst Mick loiters outside and when Linda emerges, she breaks to him that it was a false alarm and Mick finds it difficult to hide his disappointment. Mick then asks Linda if she will marry him, but she tearfully admits she can't as it's Dean and she confesses that he raped her. 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. 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. Roxy Mitchell . Max steals a file from Jack that contains evidence of all Phil Mitchell's crimes. When they return a few weeks later, they find Shirley helping to run the pub so Mick asks her to leave. 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. magazine: "First of all, if I was a man having my third child at 44, no one would bat an eyelid. In 1990, at the age of 13, Bright was cast as Joanna Burrows in TV series The Upper Hand alongside William Puttock, Joe McGann, Diana Weston and Honor Blackman which ran for six years. EastEnders films Linda Carter's return in sad funeral scenes Jack tells this to Max, who now believes Linda only dumped him out of pity to Mick. Mick apologises to Linda, feeling as if he has let her down, but Linda reassures that he hasn't. 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. 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. [34] Neither nomination made the viewer-voted shortlist. Unable to cope with the negative social stigma surrounding her family, Linda demands that Mick reveals the truth, but he refuses, wanting to keep his word to Ian. The actress - who is expecting her third baby with husband Paul Stocker - underwent IVF treatment. After almost setting fire to the kitchen and potentially endangering Ollie with her behaviour, Shirley tries to drown Linda, who breaks down. She told Jack Branning first, and she then only told Mick when she was concerned the cancer had returned. As Mick heads off upstairs, Dean emerges and asks Linda if it's true that she and Mick aren't married and he agrees not to tell anyone. After The Upper Hand had finished, Bright has said that she struggled to make ends meet. 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. List of appearances Frank|Freddie Mercury|Freida|Genghis|Gilbert|Gloria|Gumbo|Heathcliff|Hercules|Joey|Joey|Lady Di|Lionel|Lovebirds|Mandoo|Marge|Marge (II)|Marilyn|Musty|Neville| 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. 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. She has been compared to original landlady Angie Watts (Anita Dobson) and Bright has said that she had based her portrayal of Linda on Angie.[2]. In the living room, Linda notices the photo albums open and Mick tells her he couldn't resist looking at photos to remind him of how cute their children were when they were younger. ", EastEnders' Danny Dyer hopes Mick and Linda Carter will repair their marriage.