{"id":42534,"date":"2023-12-25T23:48:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T22:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1931781"},"modified":"2023-12-26T01:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T00:05:48","slug":"eastenders-confirms-linda-carter-as-christmas-day-2023-killer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-confirms-linda-carter-as-christmas-day-2023-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders confirms Linda Carter as Christmas Day 2023 killer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning: spoilers ahead! <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 25 December 2023 at 22:48 PM<\/p>

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Ever since the Christmas Day flash-forward aired in February 2023, EastEnders<\/a> fans have been desperate to know not only who the body on the floor was, but also who put him there.<\/p>\n

On Monday 25th December 2023, the BBC One soap finally confirmed it was, in fact, Linda Carter<\/strong> who committed the crime.<\/p>\n

Back in February, the flash-forward left fans deliberating<\/a> who could be the killer out of The Six: Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal).<\/p>\n

Throughout the year, each of the women has been wrapped up in huge storylines showing them being wronged by the men in their lives.<\/p>\n

So, how exactly did events go down? RadioTimes.com<\/a> has you covered.<\/p>\n

Who is the killer in EastEnders on Christmas Day 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Linda Carter<\/strong>\u00a0was officially confirmed to be the killer on Christmas Day 2023 in EastEnders.<\/p>\n

The episode itself saw Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) attempt to tie the knot with Sharon. Still, his distraught sister Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) exposed his staged kidnapping of Sharon\u2019s son Albie<\/a> to her ex-husband Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) who crashed the wedding with her to expose Keanu\u2019s crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sharon was horrified to hear the truth and punched Keanu in the face, getting blood on her hand, which she wiped on her wedding dress. In an argument with Keanu, Sharon taunted him by revealing a secret of her own: he isn\u2019t even Albie\u2019s dad, Phil is<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Keanu was angered as Sharon then left the church and called off the wedding, accompanied by friends Linda, Kathy, and Denise \u2013 the latter two also avoiding their lying estranged husbands, Tom \u201cRocky\u201d Cotton (Brian Conley) and Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), respectively.<\/p>\n

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Sharon Watts tells Keanu the truth about Albie\u2019s paternity in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Phil was also shocked to hear this truth and that his wife Kat Mitchell (Jessie Wallace) was already aware. Back in the Square, a talk with Kat saw Phil decide he wanted to be part of Albie\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

As a snowy night fell over Walford, Sharon, Linda, Denise, and Kathy arrived in the Vic and poured themselves drinks before Phil arrived and made clear his intention to be part of Albie\u2019s life, but Sharon was resistant due to his parenting of Ben and Denny. Phil grew angry at Sharon\u2019s reaction and when Kathy tried to intervene, Phil pushed Kathy aside and ripped her dress before vowing to Sharon that he would fight for his son and then left.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Stacey and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) railed at Jack for ratting on their plan to frame Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) and Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) for Eve\u2019s murder by telling the police Eve was alive. This prompted a concerned Jack to decide to check in on Suki at her home \u2013 who sent him away despite Nish\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n

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Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell looks at Sharon in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

At the Panesar house, Suki was shocked when first Ravi returned from being held by the police, followed by Nish who forced her to sit down for a Christmas meal and attacked her at the table and then in the kitchen in front of his family and the children, prompting Ravi to intervene and restrain his father, allowing Suki to escape the house<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amid a physical fight with his son, Nish violently struck Ravi with a rolling pin, knocking him unconscious, and prompting him to chase after Suki.<\/p>\n

In the snowy Square, Suki searched for Eve at the Slater house but Stacey saw her out on the Square and they ran for safety in the Queen Vic, joining the other four women of the Six inside.<\/p>\n

Once in the pub, Suki revealed she was fleeing Nish to be with Eve, coming out to Sharon, Kathy, Denise, and Linda \u2013 who were all surprised by the revelation about her sexuality.<\/p>\n

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Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar coming out to the Six.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The women shared a toast but the discussion of the men in their lives saw an upset Kathy leave the room and Denise followed after her to check on her.<\/p>\n

After this, a struggling Linda headed upstairs inside the Queen Vic and began drinking a bottle of vodka as she grieved amid her first Christmas without true love Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), unaware that Mick\u2019s brother and her vengeful tormentor, Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), was hiding upstairs too. Linda found a gift that Dean had left for Gina but he carried on hiding upstairs. Linda then saw the backdoor open and shut it.<\/p>\n

Suki got a call revealing that Nish had escaped him before she saw that a taxi had been cancelled. The rest of the Six railed in support of Suki and they all suggested to her that she call Nish to turn up at the Vic and they\u2019ll trap him.<\/p>\n

At Sharon\u2019s house, an irate Keanu tore into Bernie for her betrayal and did not believe what Sharon said about his paternity. Bernie warned Keanu that Sharon would likely call the police.<\/p>\n

\"Balvinder\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar sitting over Navin Chowdhry as Nish Panesar in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Nish then turned up at the Vic and said \u2018Merry Christmas\u2019 to the Six women and she pulled a chair out for him and told him to sit down. Nish asked the other ladies to leave but they refused, prompting Nish to tell Suki to leave. The rest of the women remain adamant he won\u2019t be going, but he patronises them.<\/p>\n

Suki proclaims that she is leaving Nish and is kicking him out of the family home, before proclaiming her love for Suki again. The rest of the women tell him to go and \u201ccrawl under the rock he came from\u201d.<\/p>\n

A broken Nish proclaims his love for Suki again and apologises but she rejects him once again. Nish then fights with all of the women, prompting Denise to smash Nish over the head with the champagne bottle.<\/p>\n

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Danny Walters as a dying Keanu Taylor in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In the end, Nish lies apparently dead before Keanu walks into the Vic furious as Sharon orders him to leave he races upstairs to take Albie before the women stand around Keanu.<\/p>\n

Sharon proclaims he won\u2019t see Albie again, a furious Keanu throttles Sharon before Linda stabs Keanu in the back with a two-pronged fork.<\/p>\n

Keanu then falls down to the floor, while Suki gives Nish the kiss of life and he\u2019s gasping for breath.<\/p>\n

Keanu is dead<\/a> \u2013 and Linda killed him.<\/p>

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