EastEnders viewers have been left fearing a fan favourite has been killed off as they noticed key details in
pictures of filming for a shock Christmas funeral.
The Carter family looked distraught as they gathered for a funeral in snaps taken of filming for the soap
this week.
But fans panicked that Linda, played by Kellie Bright, was the character who had died as they noticed that she was nowhere to be seen in the pictures.
A detail from the pictures which stuck out to fans was that many of the cast were sporting accessories in Linda’s favourite colour, bright pink.
The funeral also saw the return of Linda’s children Nancy (Maddy Hill) and Lee (Danny Hatchard), which sparked further concern with fans.
EastEnders viewers have been left fearing a fan favourite has been killed off as they noticed key details in pictures of filming for a shock Christmas funeral
Fans panicked that Linda, played by Kellie Bright, was the character who had died as they noticed that she was nowhere to be seen in the pictures
Johnny Carter was another star seen in the snaps, but he takes the funeral badly and is carried out the church drunk before sitting on a gravestone drinking.
Meanwhile further chaos ensues as Linda’s on screen mother Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) comes to blows with granddaughter Nancy.
In some snaps, Nancy slaps her grandmother in the face violently.
Fans were distressed at the thought of Linda being killed off, as they took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their upset.
They wrote: ‘Elaine having bright pink nails and earrings (Linda’s favourite colour) I’m scared
‘WHO IS IN THE COFFIN? WHERE IS LINDA?’; ‘Ong it’s gonna be Linda ain’t it,’;
‘They are all wearing pink earrings and flamingos don’t see how it could be Mick must be Linda. RIP QUEEN,’;
‘I hate to say this but I definitely think it’s Linda’s funeral,’; ‘I’m so nervous, all her kids are there,’;
The Carter family looked distraught as they gathered for a funeral in snaps taken of filming for the soap this week
The funeral also saw the return of Linda’s children Nancy (Maddy Hill) and Lee (Danny Hatchard), which sparked further concern with fans
Johnny Carter was another star seen in the snaps as he takes the funeral badly
He is carried out the church drunk before seen sitting on a gravestone drinking
Meanwhile further chaos ensues between Linda’s family members
Linda’s on screen mother Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) comes to blows with granddaughter Nancy
In some snaps, Nancy slaps her grandmother in the face violently
Nancy is seen beside an upset Johnny as she slaps Elaine in the face
‘Pink Feather Earrings & Nancy has on tiny flamingos? RIP AR QUEEN LINDA,’; ‘Slightly panicking over this icl,’;
‘Please No. . Kellie Bright is amazing and I would miss her dreadfully,’; ‘ITS GOTTA BE LINDA NO I CANT I CANT DO THIS,’;
‘It’s linda i fear. The pink flamingos, pink nails and the fact that all her kids are there is scaring me,’;
‘The pink earrings that Elaine is wearing.. dare I say Linda,’; ‘Must be serious cos I see Nancy,’;
‘Something tells me all the stuff with the 6 comes out and Linda dies and I really hope I’m wrong,’;
‘The earrings on Nancy and Elaine don’t give me hope it isn’t her. There’s photos of Lee being there too,’;
‘If it’s Linda and she dies before a Mick reunion, I’m out.’
Kellie, who plays Linda, revealed on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast on Wednesday that she didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ acting out a birthing scene on the soap while she was nine months pregnant.
The snaps also showed fans the return of siblings Nancy and Lee
A detail from the pictures which stuck out to fans was that many of the cast were sporting accessories in Linda’s favourite colour, bright pink
The funeral did not go smoothly as Johnny is thrown out for being drunk
Nancy soon comforts Johnny as Elaine stands behind
Lee hugs his grandmother after she is slapped by Nancy
Actor Danny returned for filming as Lee
Other stars seen in attendance at the funeral were show veterans Sharon and Alfie
Some fans speculated that the coffin could be that of a child due to it being white
The EastEnders actress, 48, who welcomed her son Rudy Joy Stocker in July 2021, joined host Giovanna Fletcher to discuss what life was like being pregnant at the age of 44.
Discussing her character Linda Carter giving birth on the BBC soap, the actress said: ‘I had to act the birth of my telly baby and I was nine months pregnant at the time.’
Revealing that she didn’t feel comfortable pretending to push whilst she was nine months pregnant, Kellie added: ‘I was like I can only do so much.’
‘You’re not going to be able to film me because I can’t push. I can’t pretend to push. I don’t think I feel comfortable doing that.’
She also opened up about her son receiving an Education, Health and Care plan and admitted it has been a big learning curve for her.
An Education, Health and Care plan is a legally personalised document. It sets out the education, health and social care needs of a child or young person: aged 0 to 25 years old with special educational needs or disabilities.
Fans were distressed at the thought of Linda being killed off, as they took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their upset
