EastEnders star Kellie Bright has teased that Linda Carter could turn to murder this Christmas in a shock twist.
A special flashforward scene earlier this year revealed six women - Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Stacey (Lacey Turner) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) - standing around a dead body. The person's identity is currently unknown but fans of the BBC soap have been throwing a few different names around.
Some think Nish could be the one to die whilst others predict Ravi might come to his end - but Kellie, who plays Linda, has seemingly thrown another possible name into the mix and hinted Linda could be the one to wield the fatal blow.
Speaking at a press event this week, Kellie said: "You've got remember that Linda has lost Mick and she's very scarred by Janine.
"For her, everyone is the enemy and no-one is to be trusted – especially not this man, who as far as she's concerned, her mum does not know nearly well enough. Starting from that place there is no openness and Linda is not wanting to get to know them. Linda thinks they're going to have to prove themselves to her. Linda does angry very well."
However, it looks like things could get better for Linda and Sharon's relationship in the coming weeks, with Kellie hopeful the tension won't last long for the two characters as the latter struggles with her feelings of betrayal.
"Linda thwarted Sharon from taking over The Vic by bringing her mum in. There is tension but I hope that doesn't last too long because I love Tish [Letitia Dean, who plays Sharon] and I miss her. Hopefully it won't be an everlasting feud – fingers crossed," she said.
The storyline has been in the works since 2022 - and will culminate in a huge Christmas twist.
"It’s been in the pipeline since I took over at the beginning of last year. I was looking for a blockbuster story for 2023 and there was clearly an appetite for a ‘whodunnit,'" executive producer Chris Clenshaw said.
"I was reluctant to play a ‘whodunnit’ in the traditional form, largely due to the spectacularly brilliant ‘Who Killed Lucy’ storyline, that was not just hugely successful but also incredibly gripping throughout. I therefore tasked the writing and story team that if we were to do another ‘whodunnit’ it would have to be different, have to feel different, and have to have a very different mechanic at its core."
