[7] In 2020, Phoebe Farnham portrayed a younger version of the character in a hallucination experienced by Whitney. Ongoing She leaves him a voicemail message not knowing that he has followed her. When he finds him, they fight and fall over the edge of the pier. Rob then drags Whitney out of the house and into his car, while Janine and Lauren see them driving off. Whitney is currently grieving for her boyfriend Kush Kazemi, who was tragically killed by Gray Atkins after he pushed him in front of a moving train last month. However, he comes round to the idea, but Whitney discovers she is not pregnant after all. She grabs the knife in defence and he accidentally falls on it. Whitney suffers spotting and is taken to hospital with Lee, Linda and Mick, where the bleeding gets heavier. "[5] Numbers of viewer complaints rose within days to over 200. Mother She is also the ex-wife of Lee Carter and was the fiance of the deceased Kush Kazemi. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, "Exclusive: EastEnders' Tony King and the other most evil characters in soap", "Massive congratulations from everyone here at #EastEnders to the supremely talented and amazing @ShonaBM on completing the filming of her 1000th episode today! Which helps. Whitney thinks Ryan has stood her up, so leaves with Stacey and Lily. Whitney later grows close to new bar manager Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan). It is revealed that Bianca met her imprisoned boyfriend Tony King in 2004, when she was expecting her youngest child, Morgan. 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. Whitney warmed up to him when he helped her remove a ribbon, which was stuck in her hair. Following Tony's imprisonment, Whitney learns that Tiffany is Ricky's daughter and is distressed by the revelation at first - though nonetheless accepts Tiffany as her sister despite the pair not being blood related. Several months later, after Bianca and the rest of the family move back, Whitney and Tyler plan to get their own home. Over the next few months, Bianca becomes the beneficiary of a mystery "guardian angel" - who is revealed to be Whitney. Linda tells Mick, and when Whitney tells Lee, Mick and Linda rush into the room to celebrate before he has a chance to let the news sink in. After leaving the courtroom, Whitney hands over the mobile phone to her barrister with Tony's messages on it. Ashdown questioned what might happen if a paedophile were to befriend the mother in order to grow closer to the child, and related the scenario to Bianca's return to the soap. When Stacey finds out, she argues with Whitney and says she will not be seeing Lily again. However, she soon falls for Billie's friend, Connor Stanley, and begins selling stolen jewellery for him. Lauren then tells her that Lee loves Whitney and would never go anywhere near her and Abi drunkenly confesses to Lauren that she slept with Lee by saying "Well he already did, me and Lee had sex, so maybe they aint a perfect coupe after all". Whitney gives her relationship with Lee another go and is shocked when he proposes to her. When Bianca harangues him about the prospect of marriage, he gives her Whitney's money to put a down-payment on a flat. Whitney applies for a new work experience at the local nursery which she later gets. The next day, Lucy is found dead. Whitney eventually tells Lee about the kiss causing Lee to have a one night stand with Lauren's younger sister Abi Branning. 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) Linda Carter (2016-2017) 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. Whitney believes she is pregnant, and when she tells Tyler, he seems reluctant to take on a child. When Lauren discovers it, she knows it belongs to someone else and suspects Max is having another affair. Kat offers to trade jobs with Whitney for a week so she can have a break from seeing Leo at the market. Michaela is still convinced that Whitney is to blame for Leo's death and wants her to confess. Lauren helps Abi gets her job back at The Queen Victoria and they celebrate with Whitney. After she does as he says, Leo says its not good enough and takes her to the Vic where he forces her to announce to everyone that she has been lying about Tony abusing her and that she has made it up as a teen for attention. 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. They argue and Whitney calls her a skank, so Kylie chases after her and she is cornered by her gang and attacked. [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. Flashback Appearance During a siege at the Queen Vic, Ben is shot and Whitney begins to realize that Halfway has feelings for Ben. Later, he graffitis a wall with Whitney's name as a gesture. Fatboy publicly declares his love for Whitney, but when he is unable to give her a driving lesson, Lucy (now played by Hetti Bywater) suggests that Tyler do it, because she knows that Tyler likes Whitney. However, Tiffany returns so Whitney cancels her plans. 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. Reenie Branning (adoptive) Dot Branning (step) Pat Evans (adoptive; deceased) She fails to attend her GCSE exams and argues with Bianca. When Sharon questions Denny about his injury he says Whitney assaulted him. During one breaktime, she warns Denny Rickman not to run in the playground. "[28] However, in contrast to public and media dissent, the NSPCC's director of communications, John Grounds, praised the storyline for "helping to raise awareness of the hidden nature of sexual abuse",[2] deeming it to be "vital in persuading people to take action to stop it and encouraging children to speak out. EastEnders Whitney Dean is left gutted next week when she accidentally finds out about boyfriend Kush Kazemi's dodgy deal with the Mitchells.. Whitney (Shona McGarty) and Kush (Davood Ghadami . At her funeral, Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) discovers a condolences card with "Rot in Hell" written on it, and realises the handwriting matches Whitney's. On the 16th of September 2016, The couple attended their first scan and bumped into Kim and Denise. However, she later goes back to Peter for comfort and they befriend each other once more on the day of the funeral. Nathan Dean Leo jeopardises the Slaters cleaning company as payback resulting in a fight with Leo in the market. He says he hopes they are still friends and she lets him in. 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. Whitney runs away and Bianca's ex-husband Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) finds her drunk. However, Billie's friend Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene) starts flirting with her and asks her why she would date someone like Peter after dating Billie. He then opens a stall at the market to be close to Whitney and even goes on a date with Dotty imagining that she is Whitney. Ricky Butcher (2010-2012) [18], McGarty was suspended from the show in July 2012 across four weeks for "persistent lateness to arrive on set". Mick accompanies Whitney and assures a scared Ryan that he can trust him. It nearly falls apart when Kat catches Whitney giving free drinks to Janine, but she lets her off - telling Whitney she is a natural - and Whitney soon works well at the till. She throws her phone away and tells nobody that she is going. 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. Whitney opts to live with Dot Branning (June Brown) instead of her close family, but Dot convinces her to move back to Ricky's. Whitney believes she is pregnant, and when she tells Tyler, he seems reluctant to take on a child. 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. Woody arrives and punches the guard, and takes Whitney home. Whitney tells him that will never happen. Whitney receives a letter from Lee's solicitor, citing her unreasonable behaviour as grounds for the divorce, but Woody tells her it is not a big deal. Their reunion is short-lived, and Whitney breaks up with him in favor of Bianca's half-brother Billie (Devon Anderson). After speaking with Johnny and Lee, she decides to reply. Horrified, Bianca calls the police, and Tony is arrested. Leo is then arrested at The Queen Vic thanks to Jack and Whitney, Martin, Kush and Kat go to celebrate. 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. David Wicks (adoptive) 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. Lee attempts to call Whitney but Woody tells Lee that she does not want to speak to him, so Lee sends his friend Moose (Sam Gittins) to see her, who says that Lee wants a divorce. When Woody is offered a job in Spain as a bar manager, he asks Whitney to come with him and she accepts. 87 That night, Whitney is kidnapped again knife point by Michaela and taken to a locked room. Whitney runs off, thinking Todd wanted to have sex with her. Once she finds out he is Tony's son she calls Whitney to tell her and she and Halfway rush to the hotel to find her. She rushes to call the police but Leo arrives on the balcony and pushes her, causing her to drop her phone. 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. Sharon complains and Whitney is suspended, but appeals for her job and is allowed to keep it. 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