EastEnders legend stages big return – and is hit with the most devastating news

Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) returns to EastEnders adjacent week and is shocked to spot girl Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) information spiralling.

We’ve seen Linda conflict with her alcoholism implicit the past year, worsened aft she murdered Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) and subsequently framed her rapist Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).

Just arsenic she thought her ordeal was implicit – with Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) taking the blasted – Keanu’s sister Bernie (Clair Norris) arrived successful Walford and threatened to exposure the truth.

Linda cancelled a gathering with her betterment coordinator earlier necking a vessel of vodka down The Queen Vic.

In upcoming scenes, her lad Johnny (Charlie Suff) is dismayed erstwhile younger member Ollie (Harry Farr) is distressed by their mother’s drinking.

To marque matters worse, she continues to deed the vessel and throws immoderate of the pub’s patrons retired successful beforehand of the fearful youngster.

Johnny decides to confront Linda implicit her actions, successful the anticipation she volition alteration her ways for the involvement of her children. Instead, she lashes retired and decides to enactment with champion pal Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).

Unfortunately for Linda, Sharon isn’t successful the astir forgiving temper either arsenic she’s made a pact with Johnny to get her connected the close path.

When Bernie crosses her again, Linda rushes to the Minute Mart and tries to bargain immoderate booze from Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), but helium refuses to service her. Infuriated, she steals it disconnected the support and runs.

Alfie heads to talk to Johnny, but much atrocious quality soon reaches them erstwhile they larn that Sharon’s location has been breached into arsenic a effect of Linda leaving her beforehand doorway open.

The residents are appalled by her behaviour, and contempt an involution being staged, she continues to swig from a vessel of vodka.

Understanding her anguish, Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) connection to be an Alcoholics Anonymous gathering with her, and Johnny is overjoyed to perceive that she wants to recover.

Upon Elaine’s instrumentality location from her honeymoon, she learns the severity of her daughter’s troubles and resolves to beryllium portion of her enactment web moving forward.

However, arsenic Linda’s behaviour worsens, she realises she tin nary longer let her to proceed and delivers an ultimatum.

What volition Elaine say?

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