For more than a decade, Linda Carter has been a jewel in Walford's crown and is currently caught up in a murder plot that has gripped viewers since February 2013. As fans of the long running soap will know, Linda killed Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) on Day 2023 and has so far framed Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) for the cold-blooded crime. But being the matriarch of the Carter family, Linda has really gone through the drama mill since stepping foot in the square back in 2013.
She's suffered with alcohol addiction, been a victim of a terrible sexual assault, had a fling with Max Branning (Jake Wood) - plus she's also now a killer. Actress Kellie Bright portrays Linda Carter on EastEnders, and away from the bright lights of Walford, the star lives a quiet life with her husband and three children. She's also starred in some popular TV shows including an Only Fools and Horses spin-off.
The 48-year-old, who is from Brentwood in Essex, has been acting since she was 11. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Central London, befriending Spice Girls member Emma Bunton. She took up roles as a child actress in T-Bag, on CITV, and Maid Marian and her Merry Men, another children's TV programme broadcast on BBC1.
Kellie starred in the sitcom, The Upper Hand, from age 13, playing Joannam and has previously spoken about getting rejected from roles and struggling to make ends meet. She previously told : "I was getting rejected from one job after another and no matter how much I tried .