Since returning to EastEnders last year, things have been pretty quiet in the romance department for Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff).
But that all looks set to change next week, when a new love interest enters the picture – all thanks to his mum Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).
Since returning from rehab for her recent alcohol relapse last month, Linda has a whole new outlook on life and has vowed to find happiness.
Next week, Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) suggests she should open herself up to dating but she shuts down the idea and pours her efforts into setting Johnny up with Felix Baker (Matthew James Morrison) instead.
Her plans quickly gather pace – but how will Johnny react to being set up by his mum?
Whatever the outcome, any potential romance between him and Felix is likely to be short-lived, as last week it was confirmed actor Matthew James Morrison is leaving the soap after three years.
A BBC spokesperson told The Sun: ‘We can confirm that Matthew will be leaving EastEnders later in the year. We wish him all the best for the future.’
Felix made his Square debut in 2022, arriving with brother Finlay (Ashley Byam) and dad Avery (Omar Lye-Fook, MBE).
The character also made history as Walford’s first-ever regular drag queen Tara Misu,
Johnny came home last year to support his mum through her battle with alcoholism (Picture: BBC)
And while viewers will have to tune in to see how any romance between Felix and Johnny unfolds, fans will see Linda have a change of heart about her own dating future as the week progresses.
After going back to Kim and agreeing to let her set her up on a date, she gets ready to meet a man called Jeff – is Linda about to find happiness again?
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝒇𝙞𝒍𝙢𝒔𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒍𝙚𝒓𝙨.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔. 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝒇𝙞𝒍𝙢𝒔𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒍𝙚𝒓𝙨.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕/𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑰𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅.
