As Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) spirals out of control again in EastEnders, could this storyline bring back the iconic character Shirley Carter (Linda Henry)?
Shirley was last seen in 2022. She decided to leave Walford after police informed the Carter family that Mick had probably died after being swept out to sea.Danny DyerAt the beginning of last year, we received an update on Shirley when Linda (Kellie Bright) discovered she had been spending time with not only her daughter Carly, but her rapist son Dean.
In October, when Dean returned to Albert Square, he told Linda that Shirley had struggled with her mental health after Mick’s death.Kellie Bright)
Aside from the recent update, we currently don’t know what Shirley is doing or where she’s living, but could that change if Jean (Gillian Wright) gets in touch with her? to Albert Square, he revealed to Linda that Shirley had struggled with her mental health in the wake of Mick’s death.
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Apart from the update a few months ago, we currently don’t know what Shirley is doing or where she’s living, but could that all change if Jean (Gillian Wright) gets in touch with her?
In recent months, Jean has become friends with Jade (Elizabeth Green). This young woman is the daughter of Shabnam and Dean, has cystic fibrosis, and is also Shirley’s granddaughter.
After finding out that Jade planned to move to Pakistan with her mother Shabnam once she had recovered from her chest infection, Dean started tampering with her antibiotics. Dean began messing with her antibiotics, leaving the pill cases empty so that they had no effect. In recent scenes, Dean accompanied Jade to her fundraiser in the Queen Vic, much to Linda’s horror, and confided in her that he wanted her to stay with him longer.
However, Jade was determined to make the move to Pakistan, and made it clear that nothing Dean said could make her stay with him.
Will Jean figure out what Dean is doing? (Picture: BBC)
However, after a conversation with Linda, Jean decided it would be best if Dean left, and soon he was being wrestled out of the building by Johnny Carter and George Knight (Charlie Suff and Colin Salmon), despite his insistence that he needed to be there to care for his sick daughter.
As Jade rose to deliver her speech, Dean was forced to listen from outside, and he grew concerned as it became clear that Jade was struggling to breathe.
The situation took a surprising turn when Jade collapsed, sending the crowd into a panic, with Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) rushing to find Dean.
As Dean came to Jade’s aid, he blamed an upset Jean for her condition.
Jean has been spending a lot of time with Jade,
With could she pick up on what Dean is doing and tell Shirl? Regardless of whether she figures out what Dean is up to, there’s a chance she could contact his mom to express her concerns.
But will Shirley make her way back to Walford over the next few months?
We miss her greatly, so let’s hope.
Shirley was last seen in 2022.
