EastEnders spoilers: Janine and Mick’s romance heats up before exit while ex Linda returns

EastEnders’ Mick Carter makes a bold decision about his new relationship with Janine Butcher on the BBC channel next week, when his estranged wife Linda returns for Tina’s funeral

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EastEnders: Janine admits her feelings for Mick

EastEnders’ Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, will rekindle his romance with Janine Butcher on the TV series next week, amid the return of Linda Carter.

The long-awaited return of Linda (Kellie Bright), forces Mick to make a shocking decision about his future and make a bold move to show that he wants to be with Janine (Charlie Brooks). .

Queen Vic’s landlord is left stunned as he confronts his estranged wife on the day of Tina’s (Luisa Bradshaw-White) funeral.

Linda shows up before serving and the pair quickly bicker – only to make things worse when Nancy (Maddy Hill) sided with her father, leaving Linda really in the cold.

At the crematorium, a tearful Shirley (Linda Henry) shares a touching eulogy but Linda is distracted by Janine’s presence, realizing she’s the one who told her to divorce Mick at Christmas.

Janine was determined to destroy Mick’s marriage so that she would commit suicide, so she went to Linda on New Year’s Eve, disguised as a businesswoman, to entice Linda to fall out of the car and encourage her. leave Mick.

Mick begins his eulogy but is overwhelmed with emotion, as a result Janine rushes to comfort him when Janine fails to do so.

As the blood boils, the embarrassed Linda rushes out and confronts Nancy, then smashes the bottle and gets drunk causing the scene at the crematorium.

This angered Shirley, who told Linda she wasn’t welcome when she woke up, and thanked Janine for supporting Mick when he needed it most.

As a drunk Linda prepares to cause more chaos at The Vic, Sharon stops her and invites her back with him.

Sharon tries to explain that she needs a game plan to fight Janine, but Linda ignores her advice and heads back to the pub in defiance. There, she confronts Janine for telling her to divorce Mick and triggers another scene.

As the Carters reeled from Linda’s behavior, Mick thanks Janine for all her support and the couple’s kiss.

However, Mick quickly cuts off the tender moment, telling Janine that he wants to do their relationship the right way and needs to finalize his divorce from Linda before they can be together.

Outside, amid rife with gossip, Mick took the bolder move of telling Janine that his affair with Linda was over and that he kissed her in public for all to see, including herself. Sharon. But is this what Mick really wants? And how will Linda react?

EastEnders airs these scenes for the week starting Monday, April 4 at 7:30pm on BBC One.