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) Kylie and her friend Connor track Billie and Whitney down in Walford, where Kylie tells Whitney she will look after her. However, Billie's friend Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene) starts flirting with her and asks her why she would date someone like Peter after dating Billie. Moments later, he secretly confronts Bianca and tries to explain himself to her. 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. She sends a reply and lays flowers and candles for him. They then continue to stay in touch via video chat. "[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. Duplock has stated that: "One thing that was quite difficult for me to get right was the idea that she didn't want sex. 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. Other names Whitney gives her relationship with Lee another go and is shocked when he proposes to her. Tony shouts out that he is innocent but Whitney says she trusted him and he abused her. She also argues with Carol, rejects Ricky and is rejected by Liam, Tiffany and Morgan for ruining Ricky's birthday cake days earlier. Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) joins the argument and snatches Asher's wallet when he says he does not give refunds, but he snatches it back. They talk in his car until he goes to get some chips but forgets his wallet. She meets Todd Taylor and agrees to go on a date with him. 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. Whitney and Leo continue their fling, but Whitney struggles to move on from Halfway and attempts to kiss him, but is rejected. She tells Tyler, and they both realise that they will not work out, and Tyler leaves Walford. Everyone stands up for Whitney, knowing shes just being forced to tell them that, and Leo leaves. 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. A few days later Whitney agrees to meet with Leo and he takes her to Tony's grave where he pushes her into the ground forcing her to apologize to Tony. Whitney discovers she is pregnant by Lee, but all her hints and attempts to tell him fail. She receives a letter from a stranger, the letter is from Tony asking Whitney to come and see him in prison. She leaves him a voicemail message not knowing that he has followed her. Whitney was created as part of her new family; the daughter of Bianca's deceased partner Nathan Dean. The next day Whitney thinks Billie is ashamed of her, and he insists that Kylie is just a friend. Whitney Jackson 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. Whitney admits to feeling the same way, and they begin a relationship. Most EastEnders stories that have been good and successful have been the ones that caused the sharp intake of breath, so they're always the kind of stories you look for. After she does as he says, Leo says it is not good enough and takes her to The Queen 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. Tony went to prison in 2007 after assaulting a boy who apparently harassed Whitney and was released on 12th September 2008. When Bianca harangues him about the prospect of marriage, he gives her Whitney's money to put a down-payment on a flat. Someone calls the police and Sam is arrested for perverting the course of justice. Patch|Mr Pickles|Posh and Becks|Pretty|Prince|Prince (2008)|Robbie and Georgie|Rolf|Roly|Rooney|Sammy|Starsky and Hutch|Sugar|Terrence|The Carter/Branning puppies|Tramp|Wellard|Wellard (II)|WillyWilly (II)|Ziggy |. Whitney applies for a new work experience at the local nursery which she later gets. Whitney decides to go Milton Keynes to stay with Bianca but returns the next day with Bianca's wedding dress and intends to get married. [1] The NSPCC however have praised the storyline for "helping to raise awareness of the hidden nature of sexual abuse". First cousins The rest of Whitney's family move to Suffolk to be near her, but Whitney stays and looks after the house, along with Bianca's uncle Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman). The next day, the police reveal that Tony has been released on bail. Whitney soon attracts the attention of Rob Grayson. However, at the party, she apologises to Todd and they kiss. Fatboy calls Ryan, who comes to Southend looking for Rob. Whitney, feeling guilty, refuses to go on holiday with Fatboy, and tells him to kiss her. Bianca had adopted Whitney during her relationship with Nathan as Bianca was the only mother Whitney had ever known as her biological mother walked out of her life when she was a toddler and wanted nothing to do with Whitney. "[5] Narducci for the NSPCC stated that importance was placed on making children viewing the show "feel comfortable about asking for help if they felt they needed it [and] for the wider community - to recognise the signs and let them know that they can do something about it. Everyone stands up for Whitney, knowing she is just being forced to tell them that, and Leo leaves. BBC News described the plot as an ongoing "predatory paedophile storyline", noting that this was the first time this subject matter had been tackled by a UK soap opera. She ignores a call from Tony and he leaves her a voicemail begging her to call him back, saying he loves her. Whitney is beginning to pass her sell-by date with him. She pushes him in the kitchen and he is seemingly knocked out before jumping up again and assaulting Whitney. Ryan tells Ricky and Bianca that Whitney was upset and does not think she is coping. Whitney then arranges to meet Ryan at the park. She runs out and kisses Fatboy and starts a relationship with him. Episode Count She enlists Leon Small's help in printing and selling her t-shirts and he kisses her, though she does not reciprocate. Whitney insists that she loves Halfway, but jilts him at the altar and encourages him not to live a lie with his sexuality. Bianca takes her away on holiday, attempting to mend their relationship. She runs away to stay with Rob, throwing her phone away as she goes. Whitney is left alone and vulnerable, and falls for a man, Rob Grayson, played by Jody Latham,[14] who exploits her for financial gain. Whitney escapes by jumping out a window and flagging down a car for help. She then tells Tyler to leave her alone. Whitney and Halfway become engaged and during their respective stag and hen parties, Halfway confesses to having kissed Ben Mitchell. It says that Whitney would be better in Walford and without him, and that he has left without her. Linda throws her out after she realises that she is the person Mick kissed and Whitney moves in with Stacey, her husband and Bianca's cousin, Martin Fowler (James Bye), and their children. Whitney apologises on Ricky's behalf and they agree to be friends. She accidentally spills tea on it, breaking it. Spin-off Appearances On the day of the wedding, Lee goes missing and Whitney and Mick find him drunk at the park. Whitney thinks Ryan has stood her up, so leaves with Stacey and Lily. One of Tiffany's caterpillars disappears and crawls up Todd's shirt. Debra later tells Whitney she has a half-brother, Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott). Whitney gets a job as a teaching assistant at Walford Primary School. Whitney later tries to kiss Max, causing her to fall out with Lauren. 2. Tony loses interest in Whitney and hides her passport, but it is found and returned to her. Lily Slater Stacey and Lily visit the park whilst Whitney is waiting for Ryan. Kat offers to trade jobs with Whitney for a week so she can have a break from seeing Leo at the market. That same day, Lauren helps Whitney do a pregnancy test, which is positive. Whitney declares that she is going to move on with her life and goes out shopping, but Woody sees she has not taken her purse and goes to give it to her. Shona Mcgarty is not dating anyone as of 2023; as a result, she is not pregnant and is not expecting a child. Aunts 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. When she is getting ready Leo appears in her room with a knife, threatening her and telling her that the letter from Tony was written soon before he committed suicide and that he states that he always loved Whitney, which Leo thinks proves that Whitney was lying since Tony did not admit to abusing her or apologize, only writing that he always loved her. Since her debut on the show, Whitney's storylines have revolved around the fracturing of her family life; her sexual abuse by Bianca's fianc Tony King (Chris Coghill); her sexual exploitation by local pimp Rob Grayson (Jody Latham); her one-night stand with Joey Branning (David Witts) in the midst of being engaged to her first fianc Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline); her marriage with Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard) that ultimately breaks down as a result of his depression and subsequent infidelity with Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), which resulted in him passing chlamydia to Whitney and consequently led her to miscarry their unborn baby; her romantic crush on Lee's father Mick (Danny Dyer); her wedding to Callum Highway (Tony Clay) that ends in disaster after she learns that he is having a romantic affair with another man Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), shortly before their reception at The Queen Victoria public house is caught in an armed siege perpetuated by escaped convict Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter); her ordeal of being stalked by Tony's vengeful son Leo King (Tom Wells), which soon culminates with Whitney killing him in self-defence; being impregnated by Zack Hudson (James Farrar) and discovering that her baby has Edwards syndrome and omphalocele. 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