Linda Carter struggles to cope with Bernie Taylor’s poison pen scheme in EastEnders
LINDA Carter will struggle to cope with Bernie Taylor’s poison pen scheme in EastEnders.
The Queen Vic landlady previously murdered Keanu on Christmas Day as she tried to help her friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).
Keanu (Danny Walters) stormed into the infamous boozer as he wanted to get his son Albie away from Sharon.
He started to strangle her after she revealed that the tot was not his child, but was in fact Phil’s (Steve McFadden) offspring.
Linda (Kellie Bright) killed him in defence of her pal after she stabbed his back with a meat thermometer.
The rest of the six – Denise, Suki, Stacey, Kathy – covered up the murder and framed Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) instead.
His sister Bernie (Clair Norris) has been speaking with Dean, who insists is innocent.
He tried to get Linda to take back her statement, proposing that he confesses to raping her instead.
Bernie turned to writing poison pen-letters as she attempts to get the truth out of Linda and to the bottom of who murdered her brother.
Meanwhile, Linda is struggling to cope with the situation as she turns to the booze, despite her previous bouts of alcoholism.
The landlady received a mystery letter that claimed they knew what she did on Christmas Day, as it labelled her as a liar.
Seeking some kind of solace, she will spend all night out drinking and her son Johnny (Charlie Suff) is left in despair.
He does now know how to help his mum, but Gina (Francesca Henry) insists that she will help to look after Linda.
Johnny returns to the Vic and has a huge row with his mum over what is going on.
He is one of the people that ‘The Six’ have trusted with the secret, alongside Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).
He will furiously storm off, only to return to the pub once he’s calmed down.
Linda Carter's biggest EastEnders storylines
Linda arrived on the Square on Boxing Day in 2013, along with her husband Mick (Danny Dyer) and has been a hit with soap fans ever since.
Her first storylines revolved around the fact that she struggled to come to terms that her son Johnny is gay
In a storyline that had long-lasting repercussions, she was then raped by Mick’s brother Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).
She fell pregnant shortly after and then was left devastated emotionally when she gave birth to a premature baby after falling down the stairs.
Things soon got worse for Linda after she discovered that her husband Mick kissed their daughter-in-law Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who was married to their veteran son Lee (Danny Hatchard).
One of her more memorable storylines was when she was accused of perverting the course of justice. This was after Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) is shot and she was falsely accused of attempted murder.
Over the years she has suffered from a variety of illnesses and disorders which include bulimia, alcoholism, and a secret battle with cervical cancer. After she gave birth to her youngest son Ollie (Harry Farr), she also had to deal with his autism diagnosis.
Although she and Mick seemed to be the perfect couple, the pair split up for a short time after she had an affair with Max Branning (Jake Wood). This lead to another pregnancy.
However, the pair finally got divorced after Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) set her eyes on Mick. She wanted the landlord all to herself and she lured Linda rival back into alcoholism to drive a wedge between them.
After this led to Mick’s apparent death at sea, she struggled to adjust to life without her ex-husband and the true love of her life. This was just after the pair decided to have another go at their relationship.
Recently, Linda was the person who was at the very centre during ‘The Six’ storyline. She tried to save her best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) when she was being strangled by Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters). When she killed him with a meat thermometer, the group framed her rapist Dead Wicks after he returned to the square. Since then, she has struggled to cope.
But he will be left in a state of terror after he will find Linda in a life-threatening situation and the paramedics will rush to treat her.
When they all get to the hospital, Johnny will let loose at Gina. He thinks she is to blame.
He orders her to move out as he is desperate for his mum to get better, knowing she is struggling with the weight of the murder secret.
Will Linda buckle under the pressure?
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