Whitney and Ryan later steal Max's car for a joyride and return it, not realising that she has left her earring in it. Whitney goes to his council estate to find him but meets Kylie. Whitney insists that she loves Halfway, but jilts him at the altar and encourages him not to live a lie with his sexuality. During one breaktime, she warns Denny Rickman not to run in the playground. Lauren chooses Abi. Back in February on EastEnders, a drunk Abi Branning had sex with Lee Carter in an attempt to get pregnant to stand up the lie she told boyfriend Ben Mitchell that she was carrying his baby. We have been working with the EastEnders script writers and some of the young women from projects we support to ensure the story reflects the reality of young people caught up in sexual exploitation. Upon returning home, he makes it clear to Whitney that they will resume their sexual relationship. [31] She did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist.[32]. [7] In 2020, Phoebe Farnham portrayed a younger version of the character in a hallucination experienced by Whitney. The judge stops the tape and Whitney, who is watching from another room, asks what is going on. But I hope by EastEnders tackling the sensitive issue of child abuse it can raise awareness. Whitney struggles in prison in the days leading up to her bail hearing, during which she is denied bail meaning she will stay in prison until her trial, despite Kush pleading guilty on Gray's advice that it will help Whitney's case. Bianca lives up to Whitney's fears by constantly shopping with their windfall, but after arguing with Whitney, reluctantly agrees to deposit it. She also tells Kush about a letter she still has written to her from Tony which Leo overhears. Everyone stands up for Whitney, knowing shes just being forced to tell them that, and Leo leaves. Whitney's birthday is approaching and Tiffany hides a birthday card in Whitney's drawer where the phone is hidden. Nathan Dean The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3. Whitney warmed up to him when he helped her remove a ribbon, which was stuck in her hair. After the boat crashes and everyone is back on the docks in the aftermath of the accident, Whitney decides to confess to murdering Leo and tells the police she killed someone, showing them the knife in her bag as Jack watches on. The character is the ward of long-running character Bianca Jackson ( Patsy Palmer) and was introduced on 1 April 2008 when Palmer returned to the series after a nine-year absence. Shona, who plays feisty Whitney Dean in the soap, announced that her beau had thrown her a. Those people have been through enough. Stacey apologises to Whitney and she accepts. Leo is then arrested at the Vic thanks to Jack and Whitney, Martin, Lush and Kat go to celebrate. It's been a real pleasure this year to work together on a piece of serious drama, in the best traditions of public service, which will highlight an important issue and also, because it occurs on the night of Comic Relief, actually help raise crucial funds to help young women caught up in it. Whitney's hair starts falling out because of the stress. When he finds him, they fight and fall over the edge of the pier. Later on, Whitney is harassed by Leo's mother Michaela Turnbull, who threatens Whitney with a knife. However, at the party, she apologises to Todd and they kiss. Lee Carter (2016-2017) When he finds him, they fight and fall over the edge of the pier. Whitney Carter Leo is fine and Kush gets arrested so Whitney feels guilty and decides to visit Leo at the hospital and pretend to want to get back together with him so that he will drop the charges against Kush, especially because her phone is broken which had all the evidence of the constant calls and texts from Leo. Stacey is granted her appeal and freed but Whitney worries it will ruin her relationship with Lily. Mick washes the knife and Whitney puts it in her purse. Whitney tries to leave the hotel room after talking to Tiffany but Leo doesnt let her, yelling at her as she hides in the bathroom that he wants her to admit the truth and say that she and Bianca had made up the story that Tony had abused Whitney. Whitney becomes jealous when Tony begins showing an interest in Lauren Branning. Whitney tells Lily about Ryan saying she could possibly meet him. Whitney then goes to see Tyler but finds him kissing Lucy. At the boat party, Whitney considers throwing the knife overboard but Jack arrives to talk to her. She discovers that Lee had sex with Lucy, which upsets her greatly and she spams Lucy's Facebook page with horrible comments. Mick later tells her he will help her and take the blame for Leo's murder. Tragedy struck for Whitney when complication arose in Someone calls the police and Sam is arrested for perverting the course of justice. Whitney does not react in the professional manner she is supposed to, causing Denny's injury to be ignored. Whitney admits to feeling the same way, and they begin a relationship. She calls the police and Tony is arrested, much to Whitney's dismay and outrage. Upon Lee's return from the army, Whitney gives the relationship another chance. Whitney runs away and Bianca's ex-husband Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) finds her drunk. EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. Shortly after the incident Whitney lies on the bed in silence, with Lee begging for forgiveness. On the day of the wedding, Lee goes missing and Whitney and Mick find him drunk at the park. It is revealed that Bianca met her imprisoned boyfriend Tony King in 2004, when she was expecting her youngest child, Morgan. But things are not all they seem at it unfolds that Rob is forcing Whitney to have sex with people to pay off his debts. EastEnders fans were left 'devastated' on Monday night after Whitney was forced to terminate her pregnancy. Whitney hides the knife and later disposes of it in a canal. [8], In order to develop Whitney's sexual abuse storyline, by March 2008 EastEnders researchers Libby Duplock and Cleo Bicat were in contact with the NSPCC's Tom Narducci, Jude Toasland, who deals with abused children, and Yvonne Traynor, CEO of the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre. Whitney apologises for her attitude, but Halfway has to leave for the Army. Halfway returns from the Army and they resume their relationship, eventually trying for a baby. By 2011, Whitney has fallen in love with Connor. Mick accompanies Whitney and assures a scared Ryan that he can trust him. He cooks mince pies and says he wants to be a mechanic. She agrees to come home for Tiffany but is upset that Tiffany does not yet know her true paternity. She tries to kiss him but he pushes her away, saying that Whitney is like a daughter to him. Mick lashes out at Whitney after learning that Linda and Shirley sold the freehold of The Queen Vic without his knowledge to pay for an operation for Lady Di. And with Woody's EastEnders debut expected in the spring, fans have already been wondering what part he will play. Whitney gets a job as a teaching assistant at Walford Primary School. On the day she turns sixteen, Whitney confesses her relationship with Tony to Bianca. Ryan's young daughter Lily comes to live in Walford when her mother Stacey Slater is sent to prison. At her funeral, Tamwar Masood discovers a condolences card with 'Rot in Hell' written on it, and realises the handwriting matches Whitney's. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For seven years of their life, Whitney and Tiffany thought they were sisters and Tiffany was brought up as Nathan Dean's daughter as Bianca was positive that he was her father. After several weeks Lauren and Whitney make up. The next day she is reconciled with an apologetic Lee but finds his wage slip showing how little he earns. As Whitney settles herself in Walford with her siblings and Bianca altogether, they end up getting reacquainted with Bianca's boyfriend Tony King (Chris Coghill) following his release from prison in September 2008. She spends the night with him and the next day is upset to learn that Billie has died in his sleep. Whitney initially refuses to discuss her and Tony's relationship with the police, believing that they were in love but Bianca makes her realise that Tony abused her and raped her for years. Bianca adopted Whitney from a young age and she looked at Bianca as a mother figure as her biological mother Debra walked out on her when she was a toddler, leaving Nathan to look after Whitney, then Nathan met Bianca and later Tiffany was conceived. Tony is released on bail and returns to Pat's house, hoping to convince Whitney to lie to the police for him, making Whitney realise Bianca is right, and agrees to make a statement against him. The man is revealed to be Leo (Tom Wells), unbeknownst to Whitney, the son of Tony. EastEnders worked alongside charity Comic Relief on the storyline, which started planning in 2010. Many people and the media are curious about the current rumor about the actress from EastEnders's pregnancy-related information. Leo's mother, Michaela, confronts Whitney wanting to find out what happened to Leo. [3] Whitney then takes back her statement against Tony but after Whitney's barrister sees her mobile phone containing the messages from Tony, he is sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment. That same day, Lauren helps Whitney do a pregnancy test, which is positive. A few days later Whitney agrees to meet with Leo and he takes her to Tonys grave where he pushes her into the ground forcing her to apologize to Tony. At one point Whitney tells Bianca she found a winning lottery ticket, but kept it secret as she knew that Bianca would spend the money. Over the next few months, Bianca becomes the beneficiary of a mystery "guardian angel" - who is revealed to be Whitney. Whitney runs off and gets drunk. An upset Whitney, realising that Lee plans to leave on his own to figure himself out, tells him to leave and she watches him from the window as he drives off. Mick finds more items that Whitney has shoplifted, and she says she should never have married Lee as she is damaged and only good for sex but he tells her she is wrong and promises not to leave again. The burner phone Max gave her rings, and Whitney is quickly able to cry for help as Max listens on the other line. Whitney is disappointed to hear this and she desperately tries to contact him so she decides to secretly write him a letter. She runs out and kisses Fatboy and starts a relationship with him. Bianca confronts Whitney who says Tony needs her. Over the next few months, Bianca becomes the beneficiary of a mystery "guardian angel", who is revealed to be Whitney. Whitney and Halfway become engaged and during their respective stag and hen parties, Halfway confesses to having kissed Ben Mitchell. Soaps. She pushes him in the kitchen and he is seemingly knocked out before jumping up again and assaulting Whitney. She ignores a call from Tony and he leaves her a voicemail begging her to call him back, saying he loves her. Lauren helps Abi gets her job back at The Queen Victoria and they celebrate with Whitney. She is also the ex-wife of Lee Carter and was the fiance of the deceased Kush Kazemi. Market trader It had initially been decided that, alongside Tony's sexual abuse, Whitney would be seen to self-harm. EastEnders have already revealed who was knocked down by Whitney (Image: BBC) Though there was no evidence pointing to the Mitchells, Whitney is convinced that one of them are . Whitney then messages Ryan saying she needs to see him urgently. Whitney declares that she is going to move on with her life and goes out shopping, but Woody sees she has not taken her purse and goes to give it to her. Ryan Malloy Liam Butcher (adoptive) Morgan Butcher (adoptive) Whitney in turn reveals that she has kept some of the lottery winnings so she and Tony can run away together. However, at the last minute, Whitney discovers a note outside the tube station from Woody saying that she is better to remain in Walford. Uncles Whitney opts to live with Dot Branning (June Brown) instead of her close family, but Dot convinces her to move back to Ricky's. Lucy makes advances on Todd which upsets Whitney, so she takes him to a bedroom where she finds a condom that fell out of Todd's pocket. A few weeks later, Johnny comes out to Whitney, which hurts her as she feels that Johnny has been using her. Soon after, Tyler moves in. She is later brought to the police station. She puts a photo of herself and Lily online and is shocked when Ryan contacts her under the alias of 'Simon Parker'. [17] She said she felt honoured and privileged to be given the storyline. They tell her they want their gun back from Billie, and when Whitney goes back to Walford she tells him to get rid of it. 8th December 1992 Whitney is angry when Derek's son, Joey Branning (David Witts) kisses her. A few days later both Whitney and Lee were told they had Chlamydia (due to Lee's drunken one night stand with Abi) A distraught Whitney blamed it on her past with Rob. Leo is the son of Tony - the man who abused Whitney ten years ago.. Whitney asks Billie to choose between her and his former gang, and when Billie chooses her, gang member Kylie makes threats to Whitney, and then takes revenge by attempting to shoot Billie, but hits Jack instead. Jim Branning (adoptive; deceased) Pete Beale (adoptive; deceased) She was hurt when she discovered the news but eventually sold the t-shirts with the help of Bianca, Ricky, Ryan, Janine and Sam. Bianca returns for the third time briefly in September 2019 for Whitney's wedding to Callum Highway it's also revealed that shes been harassed by Tony's estranged son, Leo King. Gray offers to represent Whitney and she is questioned by police who are doubtful as to why she would have gone to the boat party if she had killed Leo in self-defence. David Wicks (adoptive) Whitney thinks Ryan has stood her up, so leaves with Stacey and Lily. This aspect of the storyline was discarded, after the NSPCC suggested that it may distract from the main issue of her abuse. Address Mick washes the knife and Whitney puts it in her purse. Todd takes it off in a panic, and Ricky throws him out, thinking they were undressing for sex. And they say family entertainment's dead. While everyone is having drinks at the Vic, Gray arrives and announced that Michaela has been arrested. Following another argument with Lee, Whitney confides in Mick, telling him she is going to buy Ryan an engagement present. Mother-in-law Lily Slater Whitney then messages Ryan saying she needs to see him urgently. Whitney is thereupon approached by a man called Rob Grayson (Jody Latham), who helps her and buys her food before returns her to Albert Square; he also gives Whitney his phone number before she returns home. Appalled, she rejects them and informs Bianca about this; Bianca responds by attacking Connor before turning herself into the police and being imprisoned. During one breaktime, she warns Dennis Rickman (Harry Hickles) not to run in the playground. She's very natural, very instinctive and a natural actress. In next week's episodes of EastEnders, Zack and. Fatboy calls Ryan, who comes to Southend to look for Rob. Whitney starts to feel smothered by Fatboy's affections. Status Whitney confides in Lauren who strongly advises her to leave Lee. Lauren urges Abi to confess to Whitney as Abi gave Lee chlamydia which he gave to Whitney as Abi's boyfriend Ben Mitchell cheated on her numerous times and he gave it to Abi. Father After an agonising wait for their test results, Whitney and Zack Hudson (James Farrar . She storms out and a man named Mark gives Whitney a mobile phone from Tony. Whitney returns two months later. 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Linda realises and is ecstatic when Whitney confirms it. Mick struggles with Woody's presence, but agrees to get on with him for Whitney's sake and Whitney admits to Mick that although she cannot be with him, she loves him. She tells Ricky to leave her and Tiffany alone as they are nothing to do with him, but Ricky reveals that Tiffany is his daughter. She runs out and kisses Fatboy and starts a relationship with him. She meets Todd Taylor and agrees to go on a date with him. Lucy teases Tyler by telling him that Fatboy plans to publicly propose to Whitney, so Tyler tells Whitney he likes her but Whitney says it is too late. Tranter explained: Chris Coghill was cast as Whitney's abuser Tony on 20 June 2008. When they arrive home, Abi then falls in the door and she smashes their grandma Dot Branning's house phone. On 1 June 2018, McGarty filmed her 1000th episode as Whitney. EastEnders spoilers: Whitney Dean's trauma as she faces losing her baby after shock news. Whitney thinks Ryan may also be dead until he appears. At the boat party, Whitney considers throwing the knife overboard but Jack arrives to talk to her. After the boat crashes and everyone is back on the docks in the aftermath of the accident, Whitney decides to confess to murdering Leo and tells the police she killed someone, showing them the knife in her bag as Jack watches on. She enlists Leon Small's help in printing and selling her t-shirts and he kisses her, though she does not reciprocate. Not knowing what to do, Bianca accepts Dr. Poppy Merritt's help and she refers Whitney to a psychiatrist. Whitneys father Nathan Dean died in a road accident when his partner Bianca Jackson was heavily pregnant and Bianca took on the responsibility of raising Whitney. Whitney apologizes for her attitude, but Halfway has to leave for the army. 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