EastEnders icon’s return ‘sealed’ as fans predict villain is behind Linda’s mystery blackmail plot
LINDA Carter is currently being blackmailed by a mystery Walford resident, and viewers think they know who it is.
The pub owner has been spiralling ever since killing Keanu Taylor this Christmas.
Six of the women in EastEnders banded together to cover up the murder, because she stabbed him in defence of her friend who he was abusing.
But the secret seems to be catching up to her as she recently started receiving threatening letters from someone who claims to know what she did.
Linda caused a scene in The Vic as she started to accuse random regulars of blackmailing her.
The panicked lady does not seem to have any idea who is waiting to hold her accountable for her crimes, but viewers think they’ve figured it out.
Fans have predicted that the blackmailer will be unveiled as old soap villain Aunt Babe.
EastEnders lovers have been begging for the character to come back ever since she was slung out of the Queen Vic when the Carter family discovered she left her sister Sylvie to die.
During her time in Walford Babe found herself embroiled in countless arguments and rows including with Claudette Hubbard, Pam and Les Coker, Abi Branning and Sylvie Carter.
Before exiting she put a curse on the entire Carter family for abandoning her, which has lead viewers to believe she could be responsible for Linda’s downfall.
Taking to social media, one fan shared: “I really think it’s Aunt Babe or Janine.”
Another chimed in: “Shirley, Bernie or Aunt Babe!”
A third posted a photo of Aunt Babe, writing: “She looms!”
The EastEnders character entertained a legion of fans with her devil-ish ways and many Square feuds before she was ousted in 2017.
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.