Max’s dark new scheme for Linda after Mick’s death lie is confirmed in EastEnders spoilers.

Linda has no idea what Max has in store for her. Max Branning’s talent for digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole — usually without any help — really deserves study. No matter how bad things already are, the EastEnders favourite always seems to find a way to make them worse.

This week, Walford’s own lothario committed one of his worst acts yet by lying to Linda Carter about what happened to her true love, Mick, in an attempt to make her “forget” he ever existed. Mick disappeared at sea in 2022. But after Janine Butcher got in touch following her release from prison, she claimed Mick had actually survived the drowning and lived for another four years before dying of a heart attack two weeks ago.

Max, who had become increasingly jealous of the almost perfect marriage Linda once shared with her soulmate, decided to go along with the cruel lie so he could finally get Mick out of Linda’s life for good. What followed was devastating, as the Carter family were left shattered by grief and began questioning whether they had ever really known Mick at all if he had chosen to stay away all these years. Lee turned to drink, while recovering alcoholic Linda came dangerously close to relapsing under the strain of everything.

The burden of his twisted lie soon became too much for Max, as he realised just how serious what he had done really was — but even so, he chose to keep quiet. While Linda headed to the hospital to welcome her first grandchild, Max set about making plans to secure his future with her. And just when it seemed like he couldn’t make matters any worse, he does exactly that.

What happens next in EastEnders? New spoilers for Monday, November 16 Armed with Jack’s advice about securing his future with Linda, Max starts thinking about proposing. However, the car salesman begins to wonder whether the timing is right, given that she is still grieving the loss of her true love, and he starts to feel guilty.

Meanwhile, Nancy returns to the Square with Lee’s baby and decides to stay with Johnny. Later, Jess comes to meet the newborn and delivers an ultimatum to Lee before offering Nancy a fresh start. Read the room, Max.

With emotions running high, Max decides to seize the moment and asks Linda to marry him. Will Linda say yes? And will she soon realise who he really is?

Also on Monday, Max tries to stop Oscar spending time with Josh Goodwin, while Sean Slater encourages Oscar to follow his heart. Elsewhere, Suki and Eve Panesar-Unwin’s lives are thrown into chaos, and Gemma Hawkins looks forward to launching her book club — even though she’s still struggling to find anyone else to join. EastEnders airs these scenes on Monday, November 16, at 7:30pm on BBC One, or stream them from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

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