Linda then begins to explain about Sharon's wedding and she was pleased when Dean started dating Lauren, hoping he'd moved on and later that day, Dean was in a state after Shirley had disappeared and Mick had asked her to calm him down and no to for him to do anything stupid. Elaine Peacock Mick rages that Dean raped Linda, which is overheard by a distraught Linda and she goes to the bedroom. Cora persuades Linda to go along to the court and show Mick her support and at the court, Cora discovers the prostitute was her daughter, Rainie Cross. He made his first appearance on the 12th May 2015, after being prematurely born two months early. Shirley informs them that Kat and Alfie Moon had a deal on, which was a £1 a drink and Mick and Linda wonder if Shirley can get stuff from the soup kitchen on tick, but Shirley packed in the job. The next day, Linda is arrested for Stuart's attempted murder. Realising it will be in direct competition to The Queen Vic, she plots to get inside knowledge about the bar, convincing Johnny to take a job there. They intend to ask Mick for a loan but Linda rejects them as Mick is not around. Linda tells Mick that when she wanted another baby, he didn't want to know and Mick tells they may have a girl who'd want to wear dresses, but when Mick makes a remark about having a boy who would be like his dad, Linda firmly says no as he can't change his mind on it and it's not fair. Kellie Bright's casting was announced alongside Danny Dyer's on 1 October 2013, a week after Bradshaw-White's casting was revealed. 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. However, Phil stops Aidan at the last minute and pressures him into leaving Walford or he'll reveal to the police that he killed Fi's brother Luke Browning (Adam Astill). 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. 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. Linda is horrified that Mick is going to take the blame for Ian. 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. 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. 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. When Stan announces to the family that he and Cora are back together, he feels that Christmas is shaping up nicely with a baby on the way and Dean with Stacey and Shirley suggests to Mick that they invite Dean and Stacey over for Christmas. When Linda arrives back at The Vic, Johnny announces to his family that he is taking a gap year from University to go travelling with Luca. Oliver "Ollie" Michael Stanley Carter is Mick and Linda's youngest son. Linda walks out and passes out in the gardens, being awoken by Lee, who has returned for Christmas. Mick fights with Dean in the lake and he is knocked unconscious. 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. 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. 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. It eventually comes out that Linda was away from Walford for such a long period of time because she was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. When Tracey turns up for work, Linda explains to Tracey that they won't be needing her at The Vic because they've always done it themselves and now they have Shirley and Tina. Stuart seeks revenge on the Carters and one night, Stuart is shot in The Queen Vic. Mick Carter (2016-) [11] Dyer and Bright both said that Mick and Linda are passionate and lustful, with Bright saying they are "madly in love" and describing a "real fizz between them". Dean says they've had a cancellation and both he and Nancy encourage her to go and at The Vic, Mick informs Linda that her birthday surprise has been delayed until the weekend. LINDA Carter makes a horrifying discovery about her daughter Nancy next week in EasEnders. 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. Linda tells Whitney to keep away from Mick and not to give up on Lee. 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. On Christmas Eve, Linda gets drunk and insults Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) and Mick, mocking him about his panic attacks, which Ollie witnesses. Linda rearranges her appointment and finds Lee in the park and Lee explains how they had sparring matches back at camp and he went for someone once and it took 4 people to get him off. Linda was described as having been with Mick since they were teenagers, and despite not being 'blessed with brains', is a 'tough woman who will always fight tooth and nail for her family – especially her children'. Later on, Linda tells Mick that they should keep the baby when he says he doesn't recognize 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. The day after the boat crash Mick tells Linda about Whitney calling him for help after her accidental murder of Leo as he is worried now that Whitney has confessed. We liked her already, but we love her now! She notices Jay Brown and Dennis Rickman Jnr 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. Linda reveals to Mick that she wants another baby. Whilst Mick and Shirley sort out the problem, Linda tries to get Wi-Fi to talk to her eldest son Lee in Afghanistan. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). [7] They were called "a tight family unit",[8] and Treadwell-Collins said they have a "good marriage" and "an easy shorthand with each other—but can also still fight like teenagers. Linda Carter Ollie is taken to hospital where a doctor tells the Carters that he could have brain damage after a head injury. Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. 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. As they leave, Linda reminds Tina that she is welcome and Shirley asks Linda to tell Mick that she misses him. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). Linda drinks Mo's vodka on the bus en route to the boat and arrives drunk, which leads to her announcing in front of everyone that Mick and Whitney are having an affair. Later, Mick tells Linda he will get Johnny to get rid of the moped and changes the subject onto the baby and he offers to listen whilst Linda talks. 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. Stacey tells Linda that she's spending Christmas with Dean and she realizes that Linda doesn't like Dean very much and Linda tells Stacey that she doesn't know Dean like her. She is the oldest of Mick’s kids. She was the landlady of the Queen Victoria public house for over 6 years (2013-2020) and then became landlady once more on 19 February 2021. Tina can be seen in the stairwell laughing as Mick walks in. and asks if they heard the sirens. 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. Actors who have portrayed Multiple Characters, https://eastenders.fandom.com/wiki/Linda_Carter?oldid=219730. Linda sits with Johnny, upset and in disbelief after she overheard him coming out to Mick. The storyline aired over the autumn. 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 palms Mick off with another lie, which is that she's been feeling upset about hitting Dexter, but Mick isn't convinced and he tells Linda that he is going to book her an appointment at the doctor's. Bright returned to filming full-time on 22 April 2017, and after making a guest appearance on 30 June 2017, her full-time return aired on 7 August. 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. Kellie Bright "[10] She later said that Mick and Linda have known each other since they were five or six years old, and can finish each other's sentences and know how the other is feeling by the look on their face. Upstairs, Linda spots Nancy and Dexter kissing and she hits Dexter and Mick asks what is going on with her. She gives birth to a healthy son, Ollie Carter (Jack Tilley). Date of Birth Episode Aired - 30 March 2020 All Rights To The Content Used In This Video Goes To The BBC, I Own None Of It. 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. 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. Mick is concerned for Linda and he is determined to find out what is troubling her. When Linda's birthday surprise arrives, Mick asks Nancy to keep Linda distracted but Linda notices what her birthday surprise is when she looks out of the window, which is Lee, who has returned from Afghanistan. PC Walsh conducts the preliminary interview with Linda, asking her the date of when Dean raped her, where it happened and who she told. The following morning, Linda is researching a clinic up on the internet for an abortion and whilst running a bath, Linda phones the clinic and arranges a telephone consultation for 7pm that night. She becomes very withdrawn, telling nobody and refusing to be intimate with Mick. 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. Stepdaughters She tells him it's that or nothing. Later, Linda receives a phone call to tell them the meat was lamb and not dog. Linda has been a big part of the soap for some time now, and has been involved in some memorable storylines centring round Shirley and the rest of the Carter … Linda begins working in the laundrette. On a night out, she becomes tired of Mick constantly watching what she drinks and takes a drink which is seen by Max. Linda and Mick made a promise to each other that they would no longer lie to each other anymore. 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. 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-Boy Hatchard) being in the army, and her supporting him through the grief for a lost comrade on his return to England. Lee Carter Johnny Carter Ollie Carter 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. Sharon tells Linda that she and Mick have the strongest marriage, but Linda drops the bombshell that she and Mick aren't even married. 46 Albert Square On Boxing Day 2013, Linda along with Mick, Johnny and Lady Di arrive in Walford after they bought The Queen Victoria. Dean says he gets that Linda feels bad, but she needs to stop playing the victim as they both did it and Linda tells him that he knows what he did. Linda was introduced by new executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collinsas part of the Carter family. 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. Tina encourages Johnny to embrace his sexuality, inviting him to gay pride in London. The next day, Nancy confesses to her that Mick choked Dean unconscious in the cellar and is being secretive about what happened. Linda agrees to reconcile but is furious when Mick admits he paid Whitney off, so she slaps him. Dean then asks how many weeks Linda is again, but she again tells him that the baby isn't his. Mick decides to call Linda's mum, Elaine and she arrives at The Vic and she tells Mick that she isn't going anywhere until she has got to the bottom of things. Linda's mum, Elaine, owns a pub in which Linda grew up in. Nancy - who is played by actress Maddy Hill - returned to the Square only last week after five years away from Walford, but is already causing trouble. As they get ready to board the bus, Linda sees Mick and Whitney talking and assumes they are having an affair. 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. Post coital, Linda agrees with Mick when he says he missed it, but inside, she's numb. Unbeknownst to her, Whitney has asked Mick for help after her accidental murder of Leo King. She then revealed that he was just 13 years old when Katy gave birth to his child, Harry. When Lee comes in, Dean says that Linda has been lying to him and the others and Linda thinks he will reveal the attack, making it out to be an affair and pleads with him not to, but he reveals that Linda and Mick are not married. [27][28], 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 is devastated when Dean is acquitted but tells Mick she has become a strong person and that their relationship has become stronger. On Christmas Day, Nancy and Lee give Linda an original, signed programme for 'Gypsy'. Mick conquers his fears and swims and on his way home, Mick is arrested for kerb crawling and Linda discovers this after receiving a phone call from Mick's lawyer to say that Mick is in court the following day at 2pm. Linda breaks away from him, firmly telling him to stop it. After confiding in Denise about Mick's infatuation, Denise tells Linda that she saw Mick and Whitney kiss several months previously. 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 is delighted by Johnny's (now played by Ted Reilly) return but saddened by Nancy's departure. 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. He reminisces about the first time he saw Linda during football and the thing he loves most about her is her kind and honest heart, which she gave to him when they were kids and he's looked after it ever since. Linda proposes to Mick who accepts. 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. Shirley says that Linda is kicking off as she has just found out Johnny is gay, which the whole pub hears. Linda says she told Dean that she cared about him, but in a maternal way as he isn't much older than her kids and he was talking about suicide and she tried to comfort him. After Linda gives a drunken speech in front of everyone at the Vic one night, humiliating Mick, he tells her he will see her in court. Mick reminds her that they were always going to make it proper one day and Linda questions whether he means if the last 25 years between them haven't been proper. Linda says that they haven't got the money and their children are running wild plus she wants to be there for them. [34] 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. Linda is inspired to make Christmas great as a result, and is overjoyed when Ollie takes his first steps. Linda gets Mick to promise to keep his temper under control and Mick reassures her that she doesn't have to worry. When Sharon suggests that Dean's advances towards Linda were encouraged, both drunk, they have a bitter row in the pub. When Mick heads upstairs to the bedroom, where he finds Linda gone and her engagement ring on the dressing table. Linda then signs the DVD and hands over her mobile before returning to Mick. 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. 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