EastEnders’ Johnny turns on Linda after big decision – and incurs Grant’s wrath

EastEnders’ Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was left devastated earlier this year when son Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) cut her out of his life for meddling in his relationship with Callum Highway (Tony Clay).

But this week, there is a huge turning point in their estrangement when Johnny incurs the wrath of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) over his treatment of his mum.

Grant is currently back on the Square in the wake of his friend Nigel Bates’ (Paul Bradley death, and has been getting close to Linda once again after the soap hinted at a romantic spark between them during his visit to Walford last year.

As the pair spend more time together, Grant gives Linda some food for thought when she hears via her mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) that Johnny has got money problems.

As a result, she decides to sell her share in Denise Fox’s (Diane Parish) hair salon Fox & Hair, which she bought into back in 2022, after being paid off by her then love-rival Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks).

Linda reaches out to Johnny with an olive branch by offering him the money from the sale of her share in the salon, but he shuts his mum down and orders her to stay out of his business.

When a deflated Linda later runs into Grant and updates him, he tries to lift her spirits, but she snaps at him.

Grant then takes matters into his own hands and gives Johnny some home truths at the caff, as he seeks to repair the mother and son relationship.

Could this be the push Johnny needs towards a reconciliation? And more importantly, could this spark the clear attraction between Linda and Grant?

It would certainly be a plot twist given that Grant is the ex-husband of her best friend Sharon Watts (Letita Dean), who hooked up with Grant again this time last year.

And given Linda’s jealousy at ex Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) blossoming romance with  Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins), we wouldn’t be surprised if she soon took comfort in Grant’s muscly arms…