EastEnders spoilers: Linda Carter arrested

Her drinking has spiralled out of control

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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Linda Carter has been under a lot of stress recently; following her son Ollie’s assessment it came to light that he was diagnosed with autism, meanwhile her hubby Mick has been struggling with panic attacks.

Linda has kept her struggle quiet but it was recently confirmed by EastEnders bosses that she’ll battle with an alcohol addiction and next week she’s arrested.

Will her friends and family rally round and notice her different behaviour?

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Elsewhere in the Square the wife swap competition goes ahead and while some residents are excited, others are less than happy.

Ruby Allen is stunned when she discovers BFF Stacey and Martin Fowler have ended their marriage, Ash Panesar supports Honey Mitchell and Sheree hatches a plan to get on better with Denise Fox.

EastEnders spoilers: Monday 25 – Friday 29 November 2019

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EastEnders spoilers: Linda Carter is arrested

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The week begins with Linda feeling very hungover but still deciding to drop Ollie to school so Mick can go to his doctor's appointment.When they arrive outside the school gates, Linda accidentally backs into another car but decides to drive off – thinking no one saw.

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Unfortunately for her someone did see and later on she spots Mieko and Shelley waiting with two police officers. Linda attempts to defend herself but when the officers ask her to do a breathalyser test she's left humiliated. It's not long before she's arrested.

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While all this drama is happening, Mick is in The Vic preparing for the wife swap competition. However following a conversation with Max Branning, it soon dawns on Mick that his wife's drinking is getting out of control.

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The rest of the residents gather together to learn the outcome of the wife swap competition but Gray Atkins is unimpressed with the idea and takes matters into his own hands to sabotage the results…

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Jags Panesar spots Chantelle in the pub and as soon as she remembers who he is, they begin to reminisce about old times. As the wife swap competition gets underway, Chantelle bumps into Jags and Kheerat Panesar but a jealous Gray is quick to make his presence known.

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Later on in the week, Chantelle is furious with her dad Mitch Baker about his parenting when she doesn't return home following a date.

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Mitch tries to make it up to Bailey by throwing her a surprise but he spots Gray confronting Bailey about Dinah. Mitch and Chantelle are left touched.While Mitch and Bailey go stargazing together, Chantelle surprises hubby Gray by passionately kissing him – are the couple back on track?

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Elsewhere Lisa Fowler is determined to expose the truth but Louise Mitchell questions her mum about her medication…Keanu is feeling the pressure; so he pays Sharon and visit and tells her Louise is convinced Lisa is unwell. Shaz feels guilty.

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While Max feels Ruby is avoiding him, she arrives at The Vic to stay with Mick and Ollie for the wife swap competition. Ruby's stunned when she discovers Martin and Stacey have ended their marriage.

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Ian Beale holds an event to plug his Walford Councillor campaign however he's reputation is compromised when an unwelcome visitor arrives.

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Ruby becomes irritated with Ian's campaign and decides to take matters into her own hands… Ian later seeks help from Kheerat, Jags and Vinny.

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Later Mick, Linda, Ruby and Max all have a drink together but it's not long before drama erupts. Martin rushes off and Ruby is quick to follow him.

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When Ruby insists an emotional Martin stay at her flat, he thanks her for her support. The pair begin to have a heart to heart but soon after Martin leans in to kiss her before stopping himself…

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When Adam Bateman asks about going on holiday with Honey Mitchell she's desperate to get out of the situation and uses Janet and William as an excuse. Unfortunately when Billy overhears their issue he offers to babysit the kids for the week – what will Honey do?

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Iqra and Adam are unimpressed when they discover they've got each other for the wife swap competition and Adam decides to book a hotel to avoid staying with her. Later they begin to reminisce and manage to repair their relationship.

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Ash encourages Honey to have more confidence in herself and helps her pick out a flattering outfit. Later on, Honey meets Adam in the café but doesn't get the response she hoped for.

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Dotty Cotton is desperate to get some money but when she gets on the wrong side of Martin, Bex Fowler and Kush Kazemi are forced to intervene.Martin spirals out of control; clashing with Dotty again and then arguing with Sonia when she mentions buying a car. Sonia grows tired of his behaviour and takes matters into her own hands.

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Over to Kat Moon and she's excited about swapping home and pairing up with Patrick Trueman, while Kush is apprehensive about living with Sheree.

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Kat tells Kush she's found it difficult living with Patrick and that they should opt out of the wife swap competition. Sheree opens up to Kush about her rocky relationship with Denise but when he offers advice on how to handle her, Sheree hatches a plan.

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