Whitney takes a trip to Hampshire with Lucy, Peter, Leon, Zsa Zsa Carter and Fatboy where she fears the house they are staying in is haunted after Fatboy tells a story and she finds an old doll. After several weeks Lauren and Whitney make up. Bianca is caught stealing money and returns to prison, but this time located in Suffolk. Fans watched as Whitney Dean tried her best to spice up her relationship with Halfway. 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. He says he hopes they are still friends and she lets him in. He later tells Fatboy she needs a shrink which Whitney overhears. Whitney suffers spotting and is taken to hospital with Lee, Linda and Mick, where the bleeding gets heavier. Appalled, she rejects them and informs Bianca about this; Bianca responds by attacking Connor before turning herself into the police and being imprisoned. 1. He tells them that Whitney is trying to visit Tony. Ryan Malloy is the son of Debra Dean, brother of Whitney and biological father of Lily Slater. When Abi tells Lauren she can't tell her what to do, Lauren tells Abi to go and throw herself at Lee and that will give her another reason to mess up her job before its even started. She then admits she wants Tyler, leaving Fatboy heartbroken. On Valentine's Day, Whitney rejects Halfway's surprise but she is touched when Halfway talks about how his grandfather brought him up to treat women with respect. Back in February on EastEnders, a drunk Abi Branning had sex with Lee Carter in an attempt to get pregnant to stand up the lie she told boyfriend Ben Mitchell that she was carrying his baby. He comforts her and she kisses him, which is seen by Denise Fox (Diane Parish). [17] She said she felt honoured and privileged to be given the storyline. When the truth was revealed, Whitney was devastated and it is discovered that Whitney has been shoplifting, prior to this. Whitney tells him that will never happen. Soon enough Whitney is attacked by Billie's jealous friend Kylie (Elarica Gallacher), and when his friends cause trouble at a grime night at The Queen Victoria public house, Whitney asks him to choose between her and his former gang. However, they ruled that the scenes were not in breach of broadcasting rules. Members of the judging panel described the submitted episodes as "the culmination of a particularly challenging and controversial storyline which the production team, writers and cast pulled off triumphantly. Upset, Whitney contacts Rob and asks to stay with him - to which he accepts. Whitney's birthday is approaching and Tiffany hides a birthday card in Whitney's drawer where the phone is hidden. However, Tyler later tells Whitney that he cannot, as he loves her. Whitney Dean (also Carter) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shona McGarty. What Links Here In early August Abi admitted to sleeping with Lee. 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. She later meets Todd Taylor (Ashley Kumar) and agrees to go on a date with him, which goes well until he asks about past relationships. Great-grandmothers On the day of the wedding, Lee goes missing and Whitney and Mick find him drunk at the park. Abi then becomes really drunk and Lauren catches her flirting with Whitney's boyfriend so immediately grabs Abi. The next morning, Whitney contacts Ryan and he asks to meet in the park. 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. Halfway returns from the Army and they resume their relationship, eventually trying for a baby. She is later brought to the police station. When they return, Tony and Whitney share a passionate kiss, and Tony informs Whitney that their relationship is back on. 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 is caught shoplifting by a security guard, who offers her sex in exchange for not calling the police. She pushes him in the kitchen and he is seemingly knocked out before jumping up again and assaulting Whitney. She ignores a call from Tony and he leaves her a voicemail begging her to call him back, saying he loves her. Stacey is granted her appeal and freed but Whitney worries it will ruin her relationship with Lily. 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 hell drop the charges against Kush, especially because her phone is broken which had all the evidence of the constant calls and texts from Leo. Aliases When Ryan returns from a holiday, he learns of Whitney's ordeal and urges her to go to the police and get tested for sexually transmitted infections. Whitney applies for a new work experience at the local nursery which she later gets. Alive She tries to talk to him but he refuses to accept her apology. 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. The rumors also say Max Bowden and Shona had something between them, but they never spoke publicly about . Whitney plans to move to Wakefield to restart her t-shirt business after being fired from The Queen Vic and the lack of opportunity in Walford. On the day she turns sixteen, Whitney confesses her relationship with Tony to Bianca. Whitney accepted the fact that the baby has gone, however, after her operation, she realises what's happened and breaks down in Lee's arms. She finds a text on her phone from Billie claiming to still love her, thus adding to her guilt. Whitney was absent from the soap across four weeks in 2012 when McGarty was suspended for repeated lateness. Whitney gives her relationship with Lee another go and is shocked when he proposes to her. The next day Whitney thinks Billie is ashamed of her, and he insists that Kylie is just a friend. Michaela then posts online criticizing Whitney about her relationship with Tony and Leo, which leads to her being harassed online. A few weeks later, Johnny comes out to Whitney, which hurts her as she feels that Johnny has been using her. When Johnny's elder brother Lee returns from serving in Afghanistan, Whitney takes an instant liking to him and they share a kiss. This causes Whitney to start drinking and Bianca suggests that Whitney go on her honeymoon alone to clear her mind off Halfway. 2. Uncles Whitney then messages Ryan saying she needs to see him urgently. She is upset and gets angry when Ryan does not understand how she feels. Repeated intentional offences of this rule could lead to a ban, Many thanks the EastEnders Wiki admin team. Mick later tells her he will help her and take the blame for Leo's murder. Nieces It turned out that it was Ricky who had meant to order five but messed up. Sharon complains and Whitney is suspended, but appeals for her job and is allowed to keep it. 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. She reassures everyone she is fine and is thrown another hen party. She grabs the knife in defence and he accidentally falls on it. [1] The NSPCC however have praised the storyline for "helping to raise awareness of the hidden nature of sexual abuse". They then continue to stay in touch via video chat. Ryan tells Ricky and Bianca that Whitney was upset and does not think she is coping. Whitney later thanks Mick for helping her with Lee, but accidentally kisses him on the lips in the process. 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The next day, Lucy is found dead. SHONA MCGARTY, who plays Whitney Dean in EastEnders, has revealed she split from her fianc Ryan Harris after an 18-month engagement last year, as the actress admitted the former couple "grew apart". Before the wedding Whitney tells Lee she wants another baby. [18], McGarty was suspended from the show in July 2012 across four weeks for "persistent lateness to arrive on set". The next day Bianca catches them in bed and demands they get dressed, but after they explain they are not doing anything wrong, she tells them to be careful. Whitney is upset when Billie's mother Carol Jackson arrives to take Billie home, but the next day he attends the wedding after Carol and Bianca reconcile, deciding to stay following the death of Billie and Bianca's cousin Bradley Branning. It is revealed that Bianca met her imprisoned boyfriend Tony King in 2004, when she was expecting her youngest child, Morgan. 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. Someone calls the police and Sam is arrested for perverting the course of justice. Bianca's half-brother Billie Jackson arrives back in Walford for Bianca's wedding and Whitney enjoys getting to know him. The children return to Bianca a week later, moving into Pat Evans' home, although Whitney is initially angry with Bianca for letting them down. Feeling sorry for Whitney, Tamwar rips up the card, but it is later recovered by his suspicious sister, Shabnam Masood. Father-in-law Whitney's hair starts falling out because of the stress. However, she soon falls for Billie's friend, Connor Stanley, and begins selling stolen jewellery for him. When he confronts her, she tells him that Lucy was sending her abusive texts about her looks, and that she completely despised her. Janine lies about Whitney's whereabouts but when she admits she does not know where Whitney is, Lauren (now played by Jacqueline Jossa) and Janine attempt to find her, and Lauren sees her in Dartford going into a club. Married First cousins Sophie Dainty. Whitney's barrister, Vivien Easley QC gives Bianca five minutes to talk Whitney round. Introduced by EastEnders spoilers: Whitney Dean's trauma as she faces losing her baby after shock news. Shona McGarty Phoebe Farnham (flashback) When they arrive home, Abi then falls in the door and she smashes their grandma Dot Branning's house phone. When Whitney says he doesn't deserve her, Lee slaps her in the face. [19] In 2016, she discussed her suspension with The Sun magazine Fabulous and said her actions were "lazy and irresponsible" and the suspension made her realise the consequences of her actions. Whitney Dean made her first appearance as the adopted daughter of her legal guardian Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer). 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. For seven years of their life, Whitney and Tiffany thought they were sisters and Tiffany was brought up as Nathan Dean's daughter as Bianca was positive that he was her father. Bianca takes her away on holiday, attempting to mend their relationship. Whitney convinces Peter and his twin sister Lucy Beale not to report the attack to the police, but Tony blames her for the incident and ends their affair. 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) 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. Mick washes the knife and Whitney puts it in her purse. Bex Fowler (adoptive) Sami Jackson (adoptive) Whitney tells Tyler about the kiss with Joey, so he breaks up with her. Father A few days later, Whitney is depressed and vulnerable and, when Mick kisses her, she responds. The character is the ward of long-running character Bianca Jackson ( Patsy Palmer) and was introduced on 1 April 2008 when Palmer returned to the series after a nine-year absence. Later on, Whitney begins working for Janine's enemy Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) after she offers her a work trial at The Vic for a job. They kiss and decide to wait until the time is right before having sex. EastEnders continues Thursday night at 7.30pm on BBC One. After speaking with Johnny and Lee, she decides to reply. Jack is hospitalised with major injuries, and Whitney struggles to help Billie deal with his guilt and subsequent anger and rejection from the Branning and Jackson families. "[13], In January 2011, it was announced that Whitney would be part of an upcoming storyline on sexual exploitation. Whitney opts to live with Dot Branning instead of her close family, but Dot convinces her to move back to Ricky's. "[29][30] In August 2017, McGarty was longlisted for Best Actress and Sexiest Female at the Inside Soap Awards. Whitney runs off and gets drunk. Lucy makes advances on Todd which upsets Whitney, so she takes him to a bedroom where she finds a condom that fell out of Todd's pocket. But it soon ends when Whitney finds out that Connor has been two-timing with her and Bianca's mother Carol (Lindsey Coulson). Debra turns up unexpectedly, claiming she is homeless, but reveals she is planning to move to Greece when she has enough money and says Whitney can come with her. The pair then begin a relationship. The judge stops the tape and Whitney, who is watching from another room, asks what is going on. Debra later tells Whitney she has a half-brother, Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott). Whitney and Leo continue their fling, but Whitney struggles to move on from Halfway and attempts to kiss him, but is rejected. Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Zack Hudson ( James Farrar) were left heartbroken by the discovery that their . She moves back into The Queen Vic and takes back her barmaid job. She then collapses and is taken to hospital, where Gray later informs her that he found evidence that Leo had been hiding in her house and spying on her for weeks. Whitney and Halfway become engaged and during their respective stag and hen parties, Halfway confesses to having kissed Ben Mitchell. Whitney and Ryan share an emotional farewell. Whitney is left alone and vulnerable, and falls for a man, Rob Grayson, played by Jody Latham,[14] who exploits her for financial gain. He storms back into the court calling Tony a monster. It had initially been decided that, alongside Tony's sexual abuse, Whitney would be seen to self-harm. EastEnders spoilers: Whitney Dean's secret boyfriend revealed to be sex abuser Tony King's son Leo. Lee brought her a pregnancy kick bracelet. She tells him she has told the police everything about Rob, including Ryan's fight with him, and Ryan tells Whitney he has to leave. She throws her phone away and tells nobody that she is going. Call the Midwife star breaks down season 12 finale. She rushes to call the police but Leo arrives on the balcony and pushes her, causing her to drop her phone. Tyler then surprises Whitney by kissing her. Tony loses interest in Whitney and hides her passport, but it is found and returned to her. Todd returns and Whitney eventually relaxes in his company. When Whitney and her classmate Peter Beale (Thomas Law) are cast in a school play, Tony is secretly envious of them rehearsing in private and punches Peter out of jealously. Whitney in turn reveals that she has kept some of the lottery winnings so she and Tony can run away together. Over the next few months, Bianca becomes the beneficiary of a mystery "guardian angel", who is revealed to be Whitney. Born on 8th December 1992, Whitney first appears in EastEnders when she and her family; mother figure Bianca, half-sister Tiffany, and Bianca's sons Liam and Morgan are evicted by their landlord for failure to pay rent. The man is revealed to be Leo, unbeknownst to Whitney, the son of Tony. Whitney gets a job as a teaching assistant at Walford Primary School. When Whitney finally comes to terms with what is happening, after meeting another girl named Chloe, she is not allowed to leave and locked in a room. She also tells Kush about a letter she still has written to her from Tony which Leo overhears. "[15] Kevin Cahill, Chief Executive of Comic Relief, added "We have worked over many years with EastEnders in all kinds of ways. After several weeks Lauren and Whitney make up. Duration At the boat party, Whitney considers throwing the knife overboard but Jack arrives to talk to her. However, she is unaware that Lee has overheard her via the baby monitor. A few weeks later, Johnny comes out to Whitney, which hurts her as she feels that Johnny has been using her. She agrees to tell him the truth and goes on to explain what really happened - that Tony did abuse her as a child and that she has finally accepted that it wasnt her fault that she was abused. The next day, a body is recovered from the sea, and is revealed to be Rob who has died. Whitneys hair starts falling out because of the stress. No copyright infringement intended#EastEnders #EastEnders2022 #BBC Derek Branning (adoptive) Max Branning (adoptive) Jack Branning (adoptive) Ian Beale (adoptive) Simon Wicks (adoptive) Page Links: She says she is not ready to go to the police but agrees to the test, which shows she has a chlamydia infection. 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