Kellie Bright reveals ‘joyful’ new role away from EastEnders amid Linda death fears

EastEnders prima Kellie Bright has revealed her joyousness astatine taking portion successful a caller TV show, amid fears her quality Linda Carter volition dice astatine Christmas. 

It has been revealed the histrion is 1 of 4 celebrities taking portion successful this year’s Great British Sewing Bee Christmas special. 

Kellie – who regularly shares her emotion of crocheting with her Instagram followers – will articulation Steps vocalist Ian ‘H’ Watkins, comedian Fatiha El Ghorri and erstwhile Geordie Shore prima Charlotte Crosby connected the deed BBC show. 

In a bid of challenges, they volition beryllium putting their twist connected a signifier for an advent calendar, turning onesies into children’s Christmas costumes for a kid and make an outfit inspired by their favourite Christmas fig one.

As ever, judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant volition beryllium connected manus to measure their efforts, arsenic erstwhile big Sara Pascoe returns to beforehand the episode. 

Kellie shared quality of her information connected her Instagram Stories, saying of filming: ‘This was sooooooo joyful.’

It is besides acceptable to beryllium a large Christmas for Kellie’s EastEnders character, arsenic it has been speculated Walford landlady Linda Carter could die. 

Linda’s on-screen household – including returning characters Nancy (Maddy Hill) and Lee (Danny Hatchard) – were pictured filming a funeral – portion Kellie was obscurity to beryllium seen…

Many fans besides noticed that Nancy was wearing flamingo earrings successful the pictures, pointing retired the birds are 1 of Linda’s trademark decorative touches. Her mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) was besides sporting pinkish nails successful a imaginable motion to her on-screen daughter’s favourite colour. 

Kellie besides added to the speculation when she shared an representation of a vessel she’d made astatine a pottery class that was adorned with the words ‘The End’. 

However, determination is besides a mentation Linda’s ceremonial volition beryllium portion of a rumoured A Christmas Carol-inspired episode, arsenic ghosts of festive past instrumentality to haunt the Square…

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday astatine 7.30pm connected BBC One oregon watercourse archetypal from 6am connected iPlayer. An airdate for The Great British Sewing Bee is yet to beryllium announced.

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