EASTENDERS fans are speculating about the fate of Linda Carter following the news she and her mother Elaine Peacock are selling the Queen Vic.
Some EastEndenders fans believe the decision could leave Linda at a loose end and signal her exit.
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The uncertainty has sparked a flurry of discussion on social media, as one suggested on Reddit: “So we know Linda and Elaine are selling The Vic.
“Are they leaving the show or will they remain on the Square?
“And if they’re remaining, where are they going to be living and what will they do?
“Elaine can retire, but Linda doesn’t really have any skills beyond landlady.
“I really hope Kellie Bright doesn’t leave as I think she’s one of the better actors the show has.”
Another viewer echoed the concern, saying: “They should both leave; hard as it may be to admit; Linda and Mick were a package and she’s rubbish without him just as he’d be crap without her.
“I’ve had enough of her wearing pink and getting drunk; I mean it’s been 12 years and what else does she do apart from that?! She needs to leave and so does Elaine! Nothing here for either of them.”
However, others said they were jumping to conclusions.
“Nothing’s been said about them leaving, not even rumours,” one fan replied.
“Speaking of, Max is supposedly coming back — they wouldn’t get rid of Linda and, in turn, the drama of Max finding out about Annie.”
Linda Carter sinks to all-time low in gross EastEnders scene – as alcoholism spirals
Linda’s had plenty of storylines beyond the pub — alcoholism, losing Mick, and the affair with Max.
Kellie has portrayed Linda since 2013, and quickly became one of the most recognisable faces on EastEnders.
Arriving with her actor Danny Dyer playing her on-screen husband Mick, Kellie’s stories involved sexual assault, alcoholism, and the death of Mick in 2022.
Her mum Elaine (Harriet Thorpe) joined the soap in 2023.
She resolved to get her daughter back on the straight and narrow and off the booze.
The pair are now selling The Queen Vic – with EastEnders accidentally leaked the spoiler earlier this year.
The Sun later revealed Albert Square’s next landlady at the Queen Vic pub is Kat Moon.
The leopard print-loving loudmouth takes over the EastEnders boozer after owners Linda Carter and her mum Elaine Peacock were forced to put it up for sale
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