Linda Carter gets devastating ultimatum after hitting rock bottom in EastEnders – and it could be fatal
EASTENDERS’ Linda Carter receives a devastating ultimatum after hitting rock bottom – and it could be fatal.
Linda (Kellie Bright) has struggled with alcohol addiction over a number of years.
Recently, she resorted to drinking as a means of coping with the guilt of killing Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) to save best friend Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).
In upcoming scenes, Johnny (Charlie Suff) is heartbroken when Ollie (Harry Farr) shares disturbing details of Linda’s drunken behaviour.
Johnny confronts his mum about the impact of her drinking, but she turns on him.
Packing a bag, Linda announces she’s leaving for Sharon’s place.
In the meantime, Sharon promises to help Johnny by sorting Linda out.
Linda receives a dressing down from her BFF and she starts to head home but has a nasty encounter with Bernie (Clair Norris).
When going to the Minute Mart, she tries to buy booze although Alfie (Shane Richie) won’t sell it to her.
Undeterred, Linda simply takes the drink anyway.
Alfie relays this all to Johnny, before it transpires Sharon’s place was broken into after Linda left the door open.
Sharon arrives home to discover she’s been burgled.
As this unfolds, Linda’s shocking behaviour continues to bring disgrace to her and pain to her loved ones.
Following difficult conversations with Alfie and Johnny, she proceeds to knock back vodka.
Phil (Steve McFadden) and Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) come to Linda’s rescue, offering to attend a meeting with her.
After Linda agrees to this arrangement, Johnny is thrilled she wants to recover.
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.
Her mum Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) returns from her honeymoon to find the depths Linda’s fallen to.
She resolves to get her daughter back on the straight and narrow.
Unfortunately, a shocking and devastating day makes Elaine realise she can no longer enable Linda – giving her daughter an ultimatum.
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