The star has promised “uncertainty, fear and self-destruction”.

EastEnders star Kellie Bright has teased Linda Carter’s “self-destruction” amid her blackmail plot.

Linda is set to be subjected to blackmail by a mysterious individual as Dean Wicks’s murder trial approaches.

Opening up about the trial and Linda’s guilt over her false statement that led to Dean’s charges over Keanu Taylor’s murder, Kellie admitted that her character is “100%” overwhelmed by the prospect of lying and facing Dean.

“I think the woman that walked into that police station and gave that false witness statement a few months ago has receded into the background, and Linda today is now very unsure of herself,” she explained.

“She’s scared that she’s going to forget what to say and forget what she said because obviously it was all lies. The reality of standing in a court in front of a judge, a jury, and giving evidence, is really starting to kick in. It’s unsettling her.”

Kellie noted that Linda “does feel it rests on her shoulders” and “feels this enormous responsibility” given she was really responsible for Keanu’s death.

In the new scenes, Linda is offered a deal by Dean’s acquaintance Fraser and goes “through many different scenarios in her head”.

“I mean, obviously she doesn’t trust Dean, so initially she won’t even entertain it. She is reluctant to give him anything but at the same time, what he is offering is a massive thing for Linda, so she wants to believe it’s true,” the star noted.

However, when she receives a blackmail letter, Linda feels “sick”, Kellie elaborating: “I think she thinks, ‘Oh my god, this is it; someone has found me out; my life is over.’”