Age Todd goes to see Whitney to give her a Christmas card. She tells Ricky to leave her and Tiffany alone as they are nothing to do with him, but Ricky reveals that Tiffany is his daughter. Whitney and Billie nearly kiss but they are interrupted by Bianca. Bianca lives up to Whitney's fears by constantly shopping with their windfall, but after arguing with Whitney, reluctantly agrees to deposit it. FURIOUS EastEnders fans have lashed out at soap bosses over Whitney Dean's latest tragic storyline as they beg them to give her a break. During a siege at the Queen Vic, Ben is shot and Whitney begins to realize that Halfway has feelings for Ben. "[2], Episodes from Whitney's storyline were submitted to the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2008 for a panel to judge in the category Soap and Continuing Drama. Sharon complains and Whitney is suspended, but appeals for her job and is allowed to keep it. Abi then becomes really drunk and Lauren catches her flirting with Whitney's boyfriend so immediately grabs Abi. Whitney runs off and gets drunk. Aunts Soon after, Tyler moves in. Husband The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3. Whitney is angry when Joey Branning kisses her. 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. He finds her in her hotel room and tells her how much he loves her, but when Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) comes in, Rob attacks him, so Whitney tells him to leave. 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. Whitney is left alone and vulnerable, and falls for a man, Rob Grayson, played by Jody Latham,[14] who exploits her for financial gain. Lee discovers what she has done and they start arguing. Alive Later on, Whitney tells Bianca she found a winning lottery ticket lost by Dawn Swann's family and cashed it, but didn't tell Bianca as she knew that she would spend it. When Whitney says he doesn't deserve her, Lee slaps her in the face. Billie is angry with his friends for getting her drunk. Meanwhile, Sonia arrives home and sees Leos body in the kitchen. Shona, who plays feisty Whitney Dean in the soap, announced that her beau had thrown her a. Our aim is instead to raise awareness of this very sensitive issue",[24] concluding his article with the summation: "The producers' dilemma is instructive to childrens charities and Ministers alike on how to confront the issue in a digestible manner which can stimulate an objective debate."[24]. [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. In a panic after realising he is dead, Whitney calls Mick for help and he tells her they are going to the boat party for an alibi. "[13], In January 2011, it was announced that Whitney would be part of an upcoming storyline on sexual exploitation. After being tracked down, Debra leaves. When Tony begins grooming Whitney's best-friend Lauren Branning (Madeline Duggan) into harboring romantic feelings for him, Whitney becomes jealous and demands Tony to focus on her rather than Lauren. The next day Whitney thinks Billie is ashamed of her, and he insists that Kylie is just a friend. 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. However, he comes round to the idea, but Whitney discovers she is not pregnant after all. In next week's episodes of EastEnders, Zack and. When Whitney starts a relationship with a man named Lee (Mitchell Hunt), it is revealed that he is a friend of Rob's, and when Whitney agrees to meet Lee by text, Rob takes control of Lee's mobile phone. She tells Tyler, and they both realise that they will not work out, and Tyler leaves Walford. Whitney, feeling guilty, refuses to go on holiday with Fatboy, and tells him to kiss her. Whitney is described by executive producer Diederick Santer as both an equal to, and younger version of Bianca, and is the oldest of Bianca's four children. Mick later tells her he will help her and take the blame for Leos murder. Whitney opts to live with Dot Branning instead of her close family, but Dot convinces her to move back to Ricky's. Whitney, feeling guilty, refuses to go on holiday with Fatboy, and tells him to kiss her. At a grime night at The Queen Victoria, Kylie and Connor get Whitney drunk, which gets them thrown out. [5] Coghill has explained that Tony began grooming Whitney as soon as he met Bianca, ingratiating himself so as to become the family's "hero figure" and "saviour". However, at the party, she apologises to Todd and they kiss. Grandmothers Whitney Jackson Whitney and Ryan later steal Max's car for a joyride and return it, not realising that she has left her earring in it. It then emerges that Whitney told Mick that Ryan killed Rob, so Whitney and Mick convince Ryan to return the money and hand himself to the police, and Whitney will back him up in the hope of him being charged with manslaughter instead of murder, to which Ryan agrees. "[15] The storyline begins when Bianca is sent to prison and Whitney rejects her family, moving in with Janine and attempting to make money by stealing from The Queen Victoria, causing her to get sacked, working for Max, whom she tries to kiss as she has a crush on him, and pickpocketing. Mother As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she buys tickets for them to travel abroad. He ignores her and falls over, grazing his arm. She later throws out her letters to her family in the trash. She asks Bianca about the trial and asks her if she will see Tony. Nieces Mick accompanies Whitney and assures a scared Ryan that he can trust him. She also tries to visit him in prison but is refused. Tragedy struck for Whitney when complication arose in Feeling sorry for Whitney, Tamwar rips up the card, but it is later recovered by his suspicious sister, Shabnam Masood. 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. She allows Rob to take her home but then tells him to wait outside while she escapes through the back door and gets a lift to with friends. Whitney is devastated when Tony accepts Bianca's marriage proposal, locking herself in her bedroom. Uncles Female NOTE: Please do not add content from the BBC iPlayer's early episodes until it has been aired on television, as it is intrusive to our readers who may not have seen the episode on iPlayer. 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. On the 16th of September 2016, The couple attended their first scan and bumped into Kim and Denise. A few weeks later, Johnny comes out to Whitney, which hurts her as she feels that Johnny has been using her. She was hurt when she discovered the news but eventually sold the t-shirts with the help of Bianca, Ricky, Ryan, Janine and Sam. Thinking that Whitney is worried, Bianca states that they will see Tony, but he will be in a separate and different room location. When Whitney and class-mate Peter Beale are cast in the lead roles of the school play Romeo and Juliet, Tony is jealous of them rehearsing in private and punches Peter. Research 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. Bianca confronts Whitney who says Tony needs her. It is revealed that Bianca met her imprisoned boyfriend Tony King in 2004, when she was expecting her youngest child, Morgan. Whitney has sex with a man called Chris (Richard Simons) and it is revealed that Whitney has been having sex with Rob's friends to pay off his debts to them. Whitney Dean has made a difficult decision to terminate her pregnancy in EastEnders. The man is revealed to be Leo, unbeknownst to Whitney, the son of Tony. 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. Whitney marries Lee with Stacey acting as maid of honour in place of an ill Lauren and Tiffany and Lily as bridesmaids. Whitney was absent from the soap across four weeks in 2012 when McGarty was suspended for repeated lateness. When they return on Halloween, Tony and Whitney share a passionate kiss, and Tony informs Whitney that their relationship is back on, however upon her kiss to Tonys cheek, he failed to remove the lipstick which angered Bianca and Tony blamed the lipstick on Ronnie. Kush arrives and seeing Leo has got hold of Whitney, saves her and accidentally pushes Leo which causes him to fall off the balcony. Episode Count At Billie's birthday party, Whitney ends up kissing Peter. Considering the character's role in the wider context of the show as a whole, it was decided that Whitney would be involved in a sexual relationship with Bianca's partner Tony King. 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. 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. The next morning, Whitney contacts Ryan and he asks to meet in the park. She is later brought to the police station. This is a responsible effort to try to get over an important story."[5]. The children spend a week in care after Bianca is arrested for assaulting a police officer, returning to her custody a week later and moving into Walford at the home of her grandmother Pat Evans (Pam St Clement). Whitney then goes to the prison to visit Tony but is told that he has committed suicide. First cousins The next day she is reconciled with an apologetic Lee but finds his wage slip showing how little he earns. He finds her in her hotel room and professes his love for her, but when Fatboy comes in, Rob attacks him, so Whitney tells him to leave. 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. 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 agrees to go on a date with Tyler and they agree to have sex but Whitney is unsure as she remembers her past and runs out, telling Tyler she never wants to see him again. They later become good friends and Whitney forgives Johnny. Upon Lee's return from the army, Whitney gives the relationship another chance. Tony King (2008; deceased) Todd Taylor (2009-2010) Billie Jackson (2010; deceased) Leon Small (2010; kissed) Peter Beale (2010) Connor Stanley (2010-2011) Max Branning (2011) Rob Grayson (2011) Lee (2011) Arthur Chubb (2011-2012) Tyler Moon (2012-2013) Joey Branning (2013; affair) Johnny Carter (2014) Lee Carter (2014-2017) Mick Carter (2016-2017; affair) Leo King (2019, 2020) Gray Atkins (2020; kissed, 2021) Zack Hudson (2022) 1 Albert Square (2022-) She moves in with Janine Butcher and gets a work trail at the Queen Vic, however, she is fired for stealing. However, on Valentine's Day, Lee leaves Whitney, leaving a handwritten note on their bed saying he no longer loves her. Whitney also agrees to another date. Whitney tells him that will never happen. Tony is released on bail and returns to Pat's house, hoping to convince Whitney to lie to the police for him, making Whitney realise Bianca is right, and agrees to make a statement against him. The following month, she sends Lauren a message and meets her outside the police station, looking rough, as she has been arrested for shoplifting. Whitney is devastated. [7] In 2020, Phoebe Farnham portrayed a younger version of the character in a hallucination experienced by Whitney. Whitney decides to put her fling with Leo on pause. Great-grandfathers Whitney thinks Ryan has stood her up, so leaves with Stacey and Lily. 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. In December 2019, Leo takes Whitney to a hotel for her birthday and Tiffany finally calls and asks Bianca who Leo really is. Whitney thinks hes gone but unbeknownst to her he hides in the attic of Dots house where Whitney is now living and is spying on her through a hole in the ceiling of her room. Bianca says she will never let Tony near Whitney again. Whitneys father Nathan Dean died in a road accident when his partner Bianca Jackson was heavily pregnant and Bianca took on the responsibility of raising Whitney. Mick washes the knife and Whitney puts it in her purse. She struggles with the prospect of making their romance sexual, but eventually agrees to when he talks about his feelings for her. 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. Lee tells Whitney that he blames himself for her wanting to break up with him, and she promises him that they will work things out. Bianca tells her Tony has been sentenced to 13 years' custody. She turns on Whitney, blaming her and saying the whole situation was her fault and that she also did the same to Tony. She grabs the knife in defence and he accidentally falls on it. Shortly after the incident Whitney lies on the bed in silence, with Lee begging for forgiveness. She says she is not ready to go to the police but agrees to the test, which shows she has a chlamydia infection. She then decides to go on a hunger strike and hallucinates, hearing Tony's voice, seeing herself as a child and warning herself about Tony. Whitney suffers spotting and is taken to hospital with Lee, Linda and Mick, where the bleeding gets heavier. Back at home Whitney says she is still Tiffany's sister and they hug. 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. Shona Mcgarty is not dating anyone as of 2023; as a result, she is not pregnant and is not expecting a child. "[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. Whitney has had a lot of boyfriends in the show, but James gives me a challenge every day which is just brilliant." . But Tony's the type of paedophile who preys on younger children. Whitney tries to escape by first throwing a jewellery box at him but she realizes all the doors in the house are locked and she cant get out. Horrified, Bianca calls the police, and Tony is arrested. Lee gratefully accepts for the sake of their marriage. 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. He publicly declares his love for her, but when he is unable to give her a driving lesson, Lucy suggests that Tyler does it, because she knows that Tyler likes Whitney. She throws her phone away and tells nobody that she is going. When he confronts her, she tells him that Lucy was sending her abusive texts about her looks, and that she completely despised her. She fails to attend her GCSE exams and argues with Bianca. 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. He later tells Fatboy she needs a shrink which Whitney overhears. In a panic after realizing hes dead, Whitney calls Mick for help and he tells her they are going to the boat party for an alibi. [4] Bianca sees Whitney as one of her own, and also as "a friend and confidante". Bianca reluctantly agrees to deposit the money; however, Whitney hides some to be used in emergencies. The inappropriate nature of Whitney's relationship with Tony resulted in over 200 complaints being made to the BBC and television regulatory body Ofcom by members of the public, and "one of the darkest and most disturbing storylines EastEnders has ever attempted" by the Daily Mirror's Beth Neil. At her funeral, Tamwar Masood discovers a condolences card with 'Rot in Hell' written on it, and realises the handwriting matches Whitney's. The next day Kat and Ruby suggest Whitney goes to the Carter's Boat Party to get her mind off things and she agrees. Mick Carter (2016-2017) Whitney believes she is pregnant, and when she tells Tyler, he seems reluctant to take on a child. Whitney is thereupon approached by a man called Rob Grayson (Jody Latham), who helps her and buys her food before returns her to Albert Square; he also gives Whitney his phone number before she returns home. When Michael Moon tells his brother, Tyler, about Whitney's recent ordeal he rejects her but later gives her his special Moon pendant to make up for it. Stacey and Lily visit the park whilst Whitney is waiting for Ryan. 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. While they are having fun Whitney steps out onto the balcony and sees Leo. When Whitney finds a condom in his wallet, she assumes he wants to have sex with her and runs away. Whitney gets a job as a teaching assistant at Walford Primary School. 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 . Whitney starts to feel smothered by Fatboy's affections. 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. Relationships/Known relatives Whitney's barrister, Vivien Easley QC gives Bianca five minutes to talk Whitney round. She enlists Leon Small's help in printing and selling her t-shirts and he kisses her, though she does not reciprocate. She is upset and gets angry when Ryan does not understand how she feels. Spin-off Appearances Many people and the media are curious about the current rumor about the actress from EastEnders's pregnancy-related information. McGarty took a short break in 2017 and Whitney departed on 29 May and returned on 31 July of that year. Bianca returns on the wedding day and convinces Whitney not to marry Halfway. 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. When Stacey finds out, she argues with Whitney and says she will not be seeing Lily again. Whitney tells Lily about Ryan saying she could possibly meet him. 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. I realise now this is what the family meal has been missing three nights a week: gathering the telly to watch a grubby, greasyhaired thug drooling over a 15-year-old girl who (as luck would have it) spends her entire life in her school uniform even when she's not at school. EastEnders viewers had their pulses racing during Thursday night's episode of the BBC soap. However, Tyler later tells Whitney that he cannot, as he loves her. Not knowing what to do, Bianca approaches local GP Poppy Merritt (Amy Darcy) for help and she refers Whitney to a psychiatrist. Following another argument with Lee, Whitney confides in Mick, telling him she is going to buy Ryan an engagement present. April Branning (adoptive) Suzy Branning (adoptive) But it soon ends when Whitney finds out that Connor has been two-timing with her and Bianca's mother Carol (Lindsey Coulson). Sophie Dainty. "[26] Shelley refuted the BBC's claims that the storyline had educational value as "totally bogus", observing that "At 7.30 or 8pm, the "action" has to be so coded as to be pointless". She calls the police and Tony is arrested, much to Whitney's dismay and outrage. At the boat party, Linda accuses Mick and Whitney of having an affair since she saw them leaving Dot's house together. Horrified, she confronts Tony and realizes that he has been abusing Whitney all along. She meets Todd Taylor and agrees to go on a date with him. Over the next few months, Bianca becomes the beneficiary of a mystery "guardian angel", who is revealed to be Whitney. Whitney Dean (also Jackson, previously Carter) is the adoptive daughter of Bianca Jackson, the biological daughter of Nathan and Debra Dean and the sister of Ryan, Tiffany, Liam and Morgan. I own none of this all rights go to the BBC. Aliases Mick tells Linda what happened, so Linda tells her to stay away from Mick and not to give up on Lee. The next day Billie turns up and apologises, and they reunite. Leo angrily attacks Whitney but she gains the upper hand and he leaves the hotel room upset at finding out the truth about his father. 1. When he confronts her, she tells him that Lucy was sending her abusive texts about her looks, and that she completely despised her. The burner phone Max gave her rings, and Whitney is quickly able to cry for help as Max listens on the other line. Whitney says she wants her mum and Ryan goes to find her but goes to Tony's trial instead. ID:507866:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2521: Follow us on Twitter @SMEntsFeed and like us on Facebook for the latest entertainment news alerts. However, he regrets it and proposes to Whitney; she accepts, Bianca disapproves of the engagement. They later become good friends and Whitney forgives Johnny. Feeling sorry for Whitney, Tamwar rips up the card, but it is later recovered by his suspicious sister, Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar). Their reunion is short-lived, and Whitney breaks up with him in favor of Bianca's half-brother Billie (Devon Anderson). 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) EastEnders spoilers: Zack and Whitney's tragic final goodbye to lost baby Peach. As it's combined with the emotional manipulation native to soaps, the viewer starts to feel a bit bullied, too. 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. Tony went to prison in 2007 after assaulting a boy who apparently harassed Whitney and was released on 12th September 2008. After leaving the courtroom, Whitney hands over the mobile phone to her barrister with Tony's messages on it. She runs out and kisses Fatboy and starts a relationship with him. [2] 87 Leo jeopardizes the Slaters' cleaning company as payback resulting in a fight with Leo in the market. Upset, Whitney contacts Rob and asks to stay with him - to which he accepts. Market trader Her mother, Debra, suddenly returns - banging on the front door, panicking. She pushes him in the kitchen and he is seemingly knocked out before jumping up again and assaulting Whitney. Stacey apologises to Whitney and she accepts. Great-uncles However, she later goes back to Peter for comfort and they befriend each other once more on the day of the funeral. However, in October 2016 a heartbroken Lee and Whitney found out the baby had died. She discovers that Lee had sex with Lucy, which upsets her greatly and she spams Lucy's Facebook page with horrible comments. BBC Head of Drama John Yorke explained that the idea when presented "drew a sharp intake of breath. BBC On the ride home from the police station, an upset Whitney tells Mick that she has feelings for him and kisses him again. She leaves him a voicemail message not knowing that he's following her. She and Lauren watch movies at Janine's flat, and get drunk. Whitney then messages Ryan saying she needs to see him urgently. He tells them that Whitney is trying to visit Tony. Ryan's young daughter Lily comes to live in Walford when her mother Stacey Slater is sent to prison. EastEnders has revealed the aftermath of Whitney and Zack's heartbreaking baby decision. Address 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. Which helps. Ryan finds her and promises not to tell anyone where she is, telling Bianca they are not in Walford. Babe Smith emotionally blackmails Abi, forcing her to resign. 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. 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. Leo's mother, Michaela, confronts Whitney wanting to find out what happened to Leo. She then goes for a drink at R&R and Joey tries to comfort her which leads them to start flirting with one another. In December 2019 Leo takes Whitney to a hotel for her birthday and Tiffany finally calls and asks Bianca who Leo really is. Whitney then goes to the prison to visit Tony but is told that he has committed suicide. Whitney Dean (also Carter) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shona McGarty. Meanwhile, Sonia arrives home and sees Leo's body in the kitchen. She's very natural, very instinctive and a natural actress. Whitney starts to feel smothered by Fatboy's affections. Mother-in-law Halfway returns from the Army and they resume their relationship, eventually trying for a baby. Gilly Green, Head of UK Grants at Comic Relief, said: "It is vital that we continue to alert young people to the dangers if we are to stop them being exploited and the opportunity to work with EastEnders will make a huge audience aware of this issue. Whitneys hair starts falling out because of the stress. When Bianca harangues him about the prospect of marriage, he gives her Whitney's money to put a down-payment on a flat. Tony loses interest in Whitney and hides her passport, but it is found and returned to her. Whitney escapes by jumping out a window and flagging down a car for help. When celebrating Billie's birthday, Whitney kisses Peter and spends the night with him. After Ryan talks to Whitney, calling him sick and saying he will get out of prison when he is an old man, she runs into the court shouting that he is not an animal and they love each other. If one person out there who's been abused saw [the legal system] go out of their way to make it easier on the victim Whitney's evidence is given by video link it will be worth it. From then on, Tony groomed Whitney and they started a sexual relationship behind Bianca's back. Other names [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. Halfway returns from the Army and they resume their relationship, eventually trying for a baby. Whitney then goes to see Tyler but finds him with Lucy, kissing. She struggles with being back in her room and knowing how Leo was spying on her.
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