Nieces When Whitney starts a relationship with a man named Lee, it is revealed that he is a friend of Rob's, and when Whitney agrees to meet Lee by text, Rob takes control of Lee's mobile phone. Whitney runs off and gets drunk. BBC News described the plot as an ongoing "predatory paedophile storyline", noting that this was the first time this subject matter had been tackled by a UK soap opera. Whitney and Lee are both diagnosed with chlamydia and Whitney blames herself due to Rob. Billie finds out about the kiss but Whitney insists she did not cheat on him. On the ride home from the police station, an upset Whitney tells Mick that she has feelings for him and kisses him again. During a siege at The Queen Vic, Ben is shot and Whitney begins to realize that Halfway has feelings for Ben. Although originally agreeing, Lee persuades her to stay and she moves into the pub with the Carters. 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. Leo jeopardizes the Slaters' cleaning company as payback resulting in a fight with Leo in the market. Leo is then arrested at The Queen Vic thanks to Jack and Whitney, Martin, Kush and Kat go to celebrate. On Bianca's birthday, Stacey Slater accuses Whitney of having an affair with Bianca's uncle, Max Branning, when he was really helping her bake a cake. Whitney decides to give Lee another chance on the condition that he will never assault her again, therefore he should seek anger management therapy. Whitney begins to babysit her and is shocked when Ryan contacts her, under the alias of 'Simon Parker' after placing a photo of herself and Lily online. David Wicks (adoptive) However, Bianca had a one night stand with Liam's father, Ricky, but the pair never put two and two together until seven years later when Ricky and Bianca reunited and she told him that there's a chance he could be Tiffany's father and this was proved when a paternity test showed that Tiff was not in fact Nathan's daughter but she was Ricky's. It says that Whitney would be better in Walford and without him, and that he has left without her. Debra Dean As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she buys tickets for them to travel abroad. EastEnders spoilers - Zack and Whitney aftermath in 32 pictures. Meanwhile, Sonia arrives home and sees Leo's body in the kitchen. Whitney thinks he is gone but unbeknownst to her he hides in the attic of Dot's house where Whitney is now living and is spying on her through a hole in the ceiling of her room. Credits Stacey and Lily visit the park whilst Whitney is waiting for Ryan. EastEnders spoilers follow. Whitney does not react in the professional manner she is supposed to, causing Dennis' injury to be ignored. He publicly declares his love for her, but when he is unable to give her a driving lesson, Lucy suggests that Tyler does it, because she knows that Tyler likes Whitney. Tyler then surprises Whitney by kissing her. Whitney insists that she loves Halfway, but jilts him at the altar and encourages him not to live a lie with his sexuality. Whitney goes to his council estate to find him but meets Kylie. Todd is later scared off by a man who is interested in Whitney, and after he saves her and several other locals from a hostage situation, Whitney calls him a hero (he turns out to be her older half-brother). [18], McGarty was suspended from the show in July 2012 across four weeks for "persistent lateness to arrive on set". Tony, however, has lost interest in Whitney, and hides her passport but it is found and returned to her. When she is getting ready Leo appears in her room with a knife, threatening her and telling her that the letter from Tony was written soon before he committed suicide and that he states that he always loved Whitney, which Leo thinks proves that Whitney was lying since Tony did not admit to abusing her or apologize, only writing that he always loved her. The rest of Whitney's family move to Suffolk to be near her, but Whitney stays and looks after the house, along with Bianca's uncle Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman). Whitney soon attracts the attention of Rob Grayson. Lee Carter (2016-2017) Whitney later grows close to new bar manager Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan). Whitney Dean in EastEnders is currently struggling to deal with the death of her fiance Kush Kazemi. Halfway returns from the Army and they resume their relationship, eventually trying for a baby. Whitney convinces Peter and his sister Lucy (Melissa Suffield) not to report the attack to the police, but Tony blames her for the incident and ends their affair. It is soon discovered that at this time Connor is sleeping with Billie's mother, Carol Jackson, and Whitney is left feeling betrayed by the family and is left sure she is just a burden. In a bid to inject some fire back into the relationship, Whitney went out of her way to buy some sexy lingerie to impress her boyfriend. "[9] Having undergone a thorough characterisation session, Coghill began shooting on 30 June 2008, and first appeared on-screen on 12 September 2008. Feeling sorry for Whitney, Tamwar rips up the card, but it is later recovered by his suspicious sister, Shabnam Masood. She leaves him a voicemail message not knowing that he has followed her. EastEnders was presented with the award in March 2009, beating Coronation Street and The Bill. Jack advises Whitney to start writing down everything Leo does as evidence which she does in a notebook. 30 Whitney escapes by jumping out a window and flagging down a car for help. She then admits she wants Tyler, leaving Fatboy heartbroken. When he finds him, they fight and fall over the edge of the pier. McGarty promised fans that she was now punctual for work.[20]. If one person out there who's been abused saw [the legal system] go out of their way to make it easier on the victim Whitney's evidence is given by video link it will be worth it. Leo later starts stalking Whitney, telling her he believes her about Tony and that he loves her because of their both having a connection to Tony. It had initially been decided that, alongside Tony's sexual abuse, Whitney would be seen to self-harm. Kat offers to trade jobs with Whitney for a week so she can have a break from seeing Leo at the market. Although originally agreeing, Lee persuades her to stay and she moves into the pub with the Carters. Jane tells two police officers he is a thief and they chase after him. Whitney is forced by Babe to tell Lee about her kissing Mick, and although Nancy tells her to move out, Lee's response is to propose marriage. Abi then becomes really drunk and Lauren catches her flirting with Whitney's boyfriend so immediately grabs Abi. She is then devastated to find out that Billie had died in his sleep. When she accidentally says Mick's name, he guesses that she has feelings for Mick, which she denies. He has stabbed someone and Debra is keeping the knife for him. Lauren chooses Abi. Once she finds out hes Tonys son she calls Whitney to tell her and she and Callum rush to the hotel to find her. 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. On the 16th of September 2016, The couple attended their first scan and bumped into Kim and Denise. When Whitney finds a condom in his wallet, she assumes he wants to have sex with her and runs away. Not knowing what to do, Bianca approaches local GP Poppy Merritt (Amy Darcy) for help and she refers Whitney to a psychiatrist. 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. [4] Bianca sees Whitney as one of her own, and also as "a friend and confidante". She receives a letter from a stranger, which the letter is from Tony, asking Whitney to come and see him in prison. Johnny's parents, Mick and Linda Carter, hope that Johnny and Whitney will become an item, but his sister Nancy reveals to them that he is gay. Stacey apologises to Whitney and she accepts. Whitney later sets her sights on newcomer Johnny Carter, unaware that he is gay. 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. She argues with Lee over money and Danny Mitchell (Liam Bergin) who tries to kiss her. Lauren and Janine try to find Whitney, however, when they do she refuses to go with them, claiming she and Rob are in love. After Ryan talks to Whitney, calling him sick and saying he will get out of prison when he is an old man, she runs into the court shouting that he is not an animal and they love each other. Linda realises and is ecstatic when Whitney confirms it. Lee develops depression, and when Whitney finds out, she struggles to support him at his lowest points. Whitney goes to Kat's house to apologize for not being there to support Kush and they make up, but when they go back to Dot's house they discover the place has been ransacked as Leo was searching for Tony's letter. [1] The NSPCC however have praised the storyline for "helping to raise awareness of the hidden nature of sexual abuse". Married Abi admits to Whitney she had a one-night stand and gave Lee chlamydia. When Johnny's elder brother Lee returns from serving in Afghanistan, Whitney takes an instant liking to him and they share a kiss. Whitney is caught shoplifting by a security guard, who offers her sex in exchange for not calling the police. Her mother, Debra, suddenly returns - banging on the front door, panicking. Last Tango in Walford (2010) EastEnders: E20 (2010) East Street (2010) Lauren's Diary (2011) Once Upon a Time in Albert Square (2018) Big Night In (2020) As time goes on, Whitney tells Tony that she has kept some of the lottery winnings so they can run away together. Lee tells Whitney that he blames himself for her wanting to break up with him, and she promises him that they will work things out. When Woody is offered a job in Spain as a bar manager, he asks Whitney to come with him and she accepts. The show also . Feeling sorry for Whitney, Tamwar rips up the card, but it is later recovered by his suspicious sister, Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar). Whitney applies for a new work experience at the local nursery which she later gets. 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. She sends a reply and lays flowers and candles for him. Over the next few months, Bianca becomes the beneficiary of a mystery "guardian angel" - who is revealed to be Whitney. Leo angrily attacks Whitney but she gains the upper hand and he leaves the hotel room upset at finding out the truth about his father. Together with Bianca's young biological daughter Tiffany Dean (Maisie Smith) and her two brothers Liam Butcher (James Forde) and Morgan Jackson-King (Devon Higgs) respectively, they all end up getting evicted by their landlord. [5] Coghill has explained that Tony began grooming Whitney as soon as he met Bianca, ingratiating himself so as to become the family's "hero figure" and "saviour". Robbie Jackson (adoptive) Billie Jackson (adoptive; deceased) He does, but she says it is like kissing her best friend. However, Ricky discovers that it was actually Bianca who called the police. Whitney is described by executive producer Diederick Santer as both an equal to, and younger version of Bianca, and is the oldest of Bianca's four children. Age But Abi doesn't want to tell Whitney and asked tells Lauren that she's her big sister and who she would choose over her or Whitney. Nathan Dean Albert|Albert (II)|Baby|Bella|Betty| They later become good friends and Whitney forgives Johnny. Whitney later thanks Mick for helping her with Lee, but accidentally kisses him on the lips in the process. She spends the night with him and the next day is upset to learn that Billie has died in his sleep. EastEnders star Shona McGarty has got engaged to long term boyfriend of 5 years Ryan Harris. However, he comes round to the idea, but Whitney discovers she is not pregnant after all. This causes Whitney to start drinking and Bianca suggests that Whitney go on her honeymoon alone to clear her mind off Halfway. Romances She says she is not ready to go to the police but agrees to the test, which shows she has a chlamydia infection. Lucy invites Todd to a party and he brings Whitney. Gilly Green, Head of UK Grants at Comic Relief, said: "It is vital that we continue to alert young people to the dangers if we are to stop them being exploited and the opportunity to work with EastEnders will make a huge audience aware of this issue. She also tells Kush about a letter she still has written to her from Tony which Leo overhears. Jim Branning (adoptive; deceased) Pete Beale (adoptive; deceased) "[13], In January 2011, it was announced that Whitney would be part of an upcoming storyline on sexual exploitation. He says he hopes they are still friends and she lets him in. Lauren encourages Whitney to find out whether she lost their baby due to him giving her chlamydia and she confides in Johnny (now played by Ted Reilly) that chlamydia might have caused it but tells Lee that the doctors said it could not have. At the boat party, Whitney considers throwing the knife overboard but Jack arrives to talk to her. Whitney has had a lot of boyfriends in the show, but James gives me a challenge every day, which is just brilliant." . Whitney thinks Ryan may also be dead until he appears. When celebrating Billie's birthday, Whitney kisses Peter and spends the night with him. She is later brought to the police station. Mick accompanies Whitney and assures a scared Ryan that he can trust him. Whitney begins to feel vulnerable when Tony's trial is about to commence. She throws her phone away and tells nobody that she is going. The inappropriate nature of Whitney's relationship with Tony resulted in over 200 complaints being made to the BBC and television regulatory body Ofcom by members of the public, and "one of the darkest and most disturbing storylines EastEnders has ever attempted" by the Daily Mirror's Beth Neil. 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She runs out and kisses Fatboy and starts a relationship with him. Appalled, she rejects them and informs Bianca about this; Bianca responds by attacking Connor before turning herself into the police and being imprisoned. Great-grandmothers What Links Here Whitney and Ryan share an emotional farewell. In her cell she has a meltdown, throwing her tray of food and punching the wall until her hands bleed as she cries over her new reality of being in prison. While Mick and Linda are on their honeymoon, Whitney invites Ryan back to Walford to see Lily, but while at the pub, he steals the cash from the safe, causing Whitney and Nancy to fight, just as Mick and Linda walk in on them. It's Whitney's way of keeping Tony happy. Jack advises Whitney to start writing down everything Leo does as evidence which she does in a notebook. Her friends and family worry as they find the letters in the bin and think she has indeed run away, and with an important bail meeting coming up it is crucial that she be there. Soaps. 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. Whitney tells Ricky she called the police, and Sam's mother Peggy Mitchell is furious to hear about this, and confronts Whitney, who runs off in tears. Whitney is convinced that a jury won't believe her and that she'll go to prison, and after talking with Max about his own experience in prison, she decides to go on the run. Whitney thinks Ryan has stood her up, so leaves with Stacey and Lily. Whitney tells Lee it's nothing to worry about however Abi tells Lee she looked it up online and there was a possibility it did. Lily Slater Whitney then messages Ryan saying she needs to see him urgently. When she arrives, she cannot find him, so leaves him a voicemail, but soon notices a note on the window of the station. Career Before joining EastEnders, McGarty had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, including a role in Wizard of Oz. When Tony begins grooming Whitney's best-friend Lauren Branning (Madeline Duggan) into harboring romantic feelings for him, Whitney becomes jealous and demands Tony to focus on her rather than Lauren. Tranter explained: Chris Coghill was cast as Whitney's abuser Tony on 20 June 2008. She then tells Tyler to leave her alone. However, she soon falls for Billie's friend, Connor Stanley, and begins selling stolen jewellery for him. Kush arrives and seeing Leo has got hold of Whitney, saves her and accidentally pushes Leo which causes him to fall off the balcony. She moves back into The Queen Vic and takes back her barmaid job. April Branning (adoptive) Suzy Branning (adoptive) No copyright infringement intended#EastEnders #EastEnders2022 #BBC It is then revealed that Tony is a pedophile who has been sexually abusing Whitney by grooming her ever since she was 12, effectively raping her whilst deceiving her into believing otherwise. After having a heart-to-heart with Mick, Lee had second thoughts. He finds her in her hotel room and tells her how much he loves her, but when Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) comes in, Rob attacks him, so Whitney tells him to leave. Whitney confronts Bianca for her actions and Bianca tries to get Whitney to see what Tony is really like, which causes Whitney to have a breakdown. Betty (II)|Blue|Boots|Bronson|Chips|Chops|Corky|Craig|Crush|Crystal|Dalgliesh|Dave|Eric| At Billie's birthday party, Whitney ends up kissing Peter. They dispose of it in a bin but later on after Billie goes back to Balham, he still has the gun in his bag. After Whitney sees Janine successfully pickpocket someone, she decides to try it herself - but ends up being hit in the face. Babe Smith emotionally blackmails Abi, forcing her to resign. She enlists Leon Small's help in printing and selling her t-shirts and he kisses her, though she does not reciprocate. The storyline culminated during Red Nose Day 2011 on 19 March 2011, in a special ten-minute episode. "[5] Research highlighted the fact that 12% of abused children go on to become abusers in turn, however Duplock explained: "We felt that to imply on TV that someone who has been abused is going to go on to abuse other people is not a message you want to give out. When Kat catches her stealing again, she sacks Whitney, leaving Janine angry with her for this. Patch|Mr Pickles|Posh and Becks|Pretty|Prince|Prince (2008)|Robbie and Georgie|Rolf|Roly|Rooney|Sammy|Starsky and Hutch|Sugar|Terrence|The Carter/Branning puppies|Tramp|Wellard|Wellard (II)|WillyWilly (II)|Ziggy |. Aliases The children return to Bianca a week later, moving into Pat Evans' home, although Whitney is initially angry with Bianca for letting them down. Status She writes goodbye letters for her family and friends, and after Max learns from Gray that her chances of being let off are slim, he helps her by giving her money and a burner phone. Lauren goes back with her to her bedsit, but Whitney does not want to go, saying she and Rob are in love. Halfway and Tiffany arrive at the hotel but Whitney says she is fine and took care of it. He ignores her and falls over, grazing his arm. 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. Whitney decides to put her fling with Leo on pause. EastEnders fans were left 'devastated' on Monday night after Whitney was forced to terminate her pregnancy. Michaela is still convinced that Whitney is to blame for Leo's death and wants her to confess. He cooks mince pies and says he wants to be a mechanic. Whitney decides to go Milton Keynes to stay with Bianca but returns the next day with Bianca's wedding dress and intends to get married. Halfway returns from the Army and they resume their relationship, eventually trying for a baby. Whitney later thanks Mick for helping her with Lee, but accidentally kisses him on the lips in the process. She leaves him a voicemail message not knowing that he's following her. Whitney shares an emotional goodbye with Ryan as he heads into the police station. A show insider described her lateness as a big problem because it "regularly held up the filming of vital scenes." Carol Jackson (adoptive) She agrees to come home for Tiffany but is upset that Tiffany does not yet know her true paternity. This news along with everyone's support makes Whitney change her mind about running away, and she decides to stay to face her trial, telling Max about her change of heart and returning the money. Alive Ryan turns up late and hides on seeing Stacey, and remains unseen as a result. Whitney makes a cameo appearance in episode eight of the second series of the Internet spin-off series EastEnders: E20, in which she buys some trainers from Asher Levi (Heshima Thompson) but later returns them as they are of different sizes. A few days later, Whitney is depressed and vulnerable and, when Mick kisses her, she responds. The next day, the police reveal that Tony has been released on bail. Whitneys hair starts falling out because of the stress. Whitney returns from her solo honeymoon and soon announces that she has met another man. Woody arrives and punches the guard, and takes Whitney home. Whitney runs away and Bianca's ex-husband Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) finds her drunk. Upon returning home, he makes it clear to Whitney that they will resume their sexual relationship. Whitney's birthday is approaching and Tiffany hides a birthday card in Whitney's drawer where the phone is hidden. [2] The storyline also gained EastEnders a Royal Television Society Programme Award in March 2009 in the Soap and Continuing Drama category. Whitney then goes to the prison to visit Tony but is told that he has committed suicide. But Tony's the type of paedophile who preys on younger children. "[5] Numbers of viewer complaints rose within days to over 200. [26] Deborah Orr, writing for The Independent, similarly disagreed with the BBC's statement that the storyline was part of EastEnders' "rich heritage of tackling difficult social issues",[27] writing that: The Guardian's Julie Raeside questioned: "Is this latest sexual abuse storyline a good thing to position in a pre-watershed soap opera, or should the EastEnders storyliners stick to a less controversial brand of misery? She receives a letter from a stranger, the letter is from Tony asking Whitney to come and see him in prison. Whitney starts to ignore Todd's calls and is upset when Ricky invites him to his and Bianca's engagement party. Whitney then turns to Mick for support, and sleeps at The Queen Vic. Whitney tells Lily about Ryan saying she could possibly meet him. The next day, a body is recovered from the sea, and is revealed to be Rob who has died. Linda throws her out after she realises that she is the person Mick kissed and Whitney moves in with Stacey, her husband and Bianca's cousin, Martin Fowler (James Bye), and their children. She meets Todd Taylor and agrees to go on a date with him. ID:507866:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2521: Follow us on Twitter @SMEntsFeed and like us on Facebook for the latest entertainment news alerts. Whitney becomes jealous when Tony begins showing an interest in Lauren Branning. She grabs the knife in defence and he accidentally falls on it. 1 Albert Square (2022-) Whitney discovers she is pregnant by Lee, but all her hints and attempts to tell him fail. Lee discovers what she has done and they start arguing. She says she will refuse to testify saying her witness statement was lies and she was forced to say it. Just when you thought the show couldn't get any more miserable, the writers come up trumps and produce a new way of making us depressed - a paedophile storyline. Tony loses interest in Whitney and hides her passport, but it is found and returned to her. It then emerges that Whitney told Mick that Ryan killed Rob, so Whitney and Mick convince Ryan to return the money and hand himself to the police, and Whitney will back him up in the hope of him being charged with manslaughter instead of murder, to which Ryan agrees. Whitney then goes to the prison to visit Tony but is told that he has committed suicide. She claims to be unready to go to the police but agrees to the test, which proves positive for chlamydia. Ryan turns up late and hides on seeing Stacey, and remains unseen as a result. Adoptive mother Mick washes the knife and Whitney puts it in her purse. When Bianca harangues him about the prospect of marriage, he gives her Whitney's money to put a down-payment on a flat. Present; regular They go to a house where Whitney meets another woman Chloe (Georgia Henshaw) who is being exploited. "[5] He has added of their off-screen relationship: "Shona's fantastic to work with. Whitney confesses to Mick that she intends to break up with Lee after the wedding, unable to handle his depression. Lauren helps Abi gets her job back at The Queen Victoria and they celebrate with Whitney. After several weeks Lauren and Whitney make up. Ryan Malloy is the son of Debra Dean, brother of Whitney and biological father of Lily Slater. They then continue to stay in touch via video chat. However, she is unaware that Lee has overheard her via the baby monitor. Whitney starts to feel smothered by Fatboy's affections. The next day Kat and Ruby suggest Whitney goes to the Carters Boat Party to get her mind off things and she agrees. Whitney was created as part of her new family; the daughter of Bianca's deceased partner Nathan Dean. The next morning, Whitney contacts Ryan and he asks to meet in the park. However, they ruled that the scenes were not in breach of broadcasting rules. At first Lee didn't want the baby and prepared to tell Whitney that he wanted her to get an abortion. She is later brought to the police station. She later steals Vincent Hubbard's (Richard Blackwood) credit card to pay for a dog pen for Lady Di (Hot Lips), as the Carters cannot afford it due to their debts. At the boat party, Linda accuses Mick and Whitney of having an affair since she saw them leaving Dots house together. However, Tyler later tells Whitney that he cannot, as he loves her. But it soon ends when Whitney finds out that Connor has been two-timing with her and Bianca's mother Carol (Lindsey Coulson). Whitney Carter Rob gains Whitney's trust and when she falls out with her family she turns to him for help. 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. Debra later tells Whitney she has a half-brother, Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott). Whitney then tells Abi that she should thank Lauren for getting her the job back and Abi isn't very happy that her sister had to ask to get her a job. Whitney Dean (also Carter) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shona McGarty. Sharon complains and Whitney is suspended, but appeals for her job and is allowed to keep it. This new piece of evidence then helps Whitney to get bail and she is released until her trial. Last night's double episode (February 27) saw Whitney decide to . 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