EastEnders confirms major and unexpected Linda twist – as she reacts very badly

The pursuing nonfiction contains spoilers from an occurrence of EastEnders that hasn’t aired connected BBC One yet, but is disposable to presumption connected BBC iPlayer.

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) has been dealt adjacent much shocking quality successful EastEnders arsenic she learnt the mysterious resistance queen who visited the pub is really connected to her past.

Drew Peacock was thrown retired of the Queen Vic by Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) arsenic soon arsenic they laid eyes connected each other. Understandably, this near Linda and Johnny (Charlie Suff) curious.

In tonight’s occurrence of the BBC One soap, Linda recovered Drew successful the laundrette.

She was taken aback erstwhile helium mentioned knowing Linda erstwhile she was a child, and said if she wants immoderate answers, she should inquire Elaine.

So that’s precisely what she did.

Upstairs successful the pub, Elaine confirmed that erstwhile Linda was younger, her dada John had an affair. At first, Linda thought that Drew knew the pistillate that her dada was sleeping with, and past Johnny and Elaine confirmed the aged look ‘was the different woman’.

Linda was wholly horrified by the revelation. She refused to judge that her dada was cheery due to the fact that helium was ‘such a man’.

With a portion successful her hand, Linda couldn’t recognize wherefore her beloved begetter didn’t archer anyone – but specifically her – astir his feelings. Ultimately, Elaine kept the concealed due to the fact that she loved her partner, but ‘hated the situation’ she was in.

Elaine past said to Johnny and Linda that she thinks the ‘guilt and shame’ of keeping his concealed led to John having a bosom attack.

Completely stunned, an aggravated and wounded Linda told her mum that her dada died due to the fact that helium was joined to a ‘selfish aged slag similar you’.

Elaine slapped Linda crossed the look and she ran away. While she cried connected her furniture with a representation of Mick successful her arms, Elaine and Johnny headed extracurricular for a walk.

Just arsenic they got to The Albert, Elaine and Johnny spotted Drew connected the balcony enjoying a drink. He raised the solid and smiled astatine them both, prompting Elaine to caput inside.

If Elaine and Drew person a speech astir the past, conscionable however volition it play out?

And what volition Linda bash adjacent arsenic she attempts to travel to presumption with a monolithic alteration to her childhood?

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