Who plays Shirley Carter in EastEnders? All the details on actress Linda Henry and her life away from the soap

Sally Carman first joined Coronation Street in 2017 as Abi Franklin and as well as enjoying success onscreen she also met her future husband on the famous cobbles.The actress, 29, who appeared on Channel 4's popular drama Shameless as well as starring in Hollywood flick Tyrannosaur, got engaged to Joe Duttine, who plays Tim Metcalfe, at the beginning of lockdown this year.

Max Bowden has played Ben Mitchell in EastEnders since 2019 and is one half of the soap's most popular couple "Ballum".The 25 year old actor, who previously starred in Waterloo Road and Casualty, spent lockdown with his real-life girlfriend Danielle McCarney, who he lives with, after filming was suspended on the BBC soap due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some of the biggest icons of the music industry have teamed up to pay tribute to Jimmy Carter in a brand new documentary.

EastEnders is home to the Carter family who have been causing chaos on the BBC soap since 2013, living in the pub Queen Vic. Mick Carter played by Danny Dyer; his wife Linda Carter played by Kellie Bright; his mother Shirley Carter who is portrayed by Linda Henry; and her sister Tina Carter played by Luisa Bradshaw White, are the main characters.

Milly Zero plays Dotty Cotton on EastEnders after she was recast in the role and the actress who plays her couldn't be further from her scheming soap character. The 21 year old from Peckham, south east London, is a former student of the BRIT School and landed her first role when she was 13 on CBBC.

Linda Henry has broken down after revealing she hasn't been able to see her grandson as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 57 year old, who is known for portraying the tough character Shirley Carter on the popular BBC soap EastEnders, couldn't hold back the tears as she discussed her two year old grandson on Monday's Secrets From The Square.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThis past March, Netflix’s The Society was in final stages of pre-production, and the cast was getting ready to travel to Massachusetts to start filming Season 2 of the mystery YA drama series when the coronavirus pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill.Five months later, with Hollywood slowly easing back into production, the producers were making tentative plans for a few weeks of prep leading to a potential October production restart when Netflix on

Luisa Bradshaw-White has played Tina Carter in hit BBC soap EastEnders since she joined the soap in 2013. She took on the role as Mick Carter's aunt starring alongside Danny Dyer and Linda Henry who plays Shirley Carter – her onscreen sister.The actress has been on the soap for five years now and recently revealed that the role was made especially for her.