As EastEnders viewers will already be aware, Queen Vic landlady Linda Carter was brutally attacked and raped by Dean Wicks in October.

EASTENDERS SPOILERS: LINDA CARTER ROCKED BY SHOCK PREGNANCY AFTER RAPE

And now Linda is going to have to be honest with her partner Mick as he continues to demand answers in tonight's episode (November 21).

Last night, viewers saw Linda (Kellie Bright) caught out by Mick after he discovered that she had been speaking to an abortion clinic on the phone.

Although Linda tries to explain away the call, Mick (Danny Dyer) urges her to stop making excuses and tell the truth.

Realising that there is no other option, a tearful Linda is forced to confess to Mick that she is pregnant - leaving him deeply hurt over her secrecy.

**WHY EASTENDERS ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO COVER LINDA CARTER'S RAPE STORYLINE*[

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Can Mick forgive Linda for keeping this from him?

Will the father of her three children - Lee, Nancy, and Johnny - be able to persuade her not to go through with the abortion she has planned?

And, more importantly, will Linda tell her childhood sweetheart that the baby's father could be her rapist, Dean (Matt Di Angelo)?

Scenes of Linda sadly folding her clothes seem to suggest that the answer could be a less happy one than viewers are hoping for... we hope she isn't packing a suitcase.

These scenes will air on BBC1 at 8pm on Friday, November 21st.