Linda Carter
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| EastEnders character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Kellie Bright | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2013– | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 4765 19 December 2013 |
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| Created by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Pub landlady | ||||||||||||
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| Family | Carter |
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| Father | John Peacock |
| Mother | Elaine Peacock |
| Husband | Mick Carter (2016–) |
| Sons |
Lee Carter Johnny Carter Ollie Carter |
| Daughters | Nancy Carter |
Linda Bernadette Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kellie Bright. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). Linda was introduced by new executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins as part of the Carter family. Linda became landlady of The Queen Victoria public house and moved there with her family from her mother's pub in Watford. Although never credited with the name, in a small number of episodes, the character is referred to as Linda Peacock. In May 2016, Bright announced that she was pregnant with her second child and that she would be taking maternity leave from EastEnders, departing on 25 December 2016. The character is expected to return in June 2017.
The introduction of Dyer and Bright was part of a large cast shake-up planned by new executive producer Treadwell-Collins in an attempt to improve ratings. Bright previously auditioned for the role of Tanya Branning in 2006, but the part was given to Jo Joyner.
Linda's storylines include her feud with Shirley Carter (Linda Henry), coming to terms with her youngest son Johnny (Sam Strike/Ted Reilly) being gay, being raped by Mick's brother Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) and coping in the aftermath, giving birth to a premature baby, suffering from bulimia nervosa, being in denial of the possibility that her baby son Ollie Carter could have brain damage, and leaving to care for her mother Elaine Peacock (Maria Friedman) following her stroke.
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