EastEnders star Shona McGarty has promised Metro.co.uk that the feisty side of her character Whitney Dean is set to come back to the forefront in coming weeks after a year of misery left the character almost a shell of herself.
Since the breakdown of her marriage to Lee Carter and her dramatic fallings out with Linda over confused feelings for Mick, Whitney has been trying to get back on her feet – especially after Shirley sacked her from the Queen Vic.
But now that her sister Tiffany Butcher is back on the scene, mother hen Whitney is in full protective mode as she has someone to look out for – and as we recently witnessed in her stand off with irresponsible TJ, her edge is coming back and Shona told us that she couldn’t be happier.
We were speaking to her on the red carpet of the National Television Awards and she also hinted that Tiffany would keep her character busy. And, while she wasn’t giving much away about what the future holds, she also assured us of a big year ahead in the soap.
Her co-star Danny Walters picked up Best Newcomer while Lucy Fallon was handed the Best Serial Performance prize. Meanwhile, Emmerdale was crowned Best Serial Drama for the second year running.
NTAs 2018 – the winners
Factual Entertainment
Gogglebox – WINNER
Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy
Ambulance
Challenge Show
Great British Bake Off
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here – WINNER
MasterChef
Love Island
Serial Drama Performance
Barbara Knox (Rita, Coronation Street)
Lucy Fallon (Bethany, Coronation Street) – WINNER
Danny Miller (Aaron, Emmerdale)
Lacey Turner (Stacey, EastEnders)
TV Judge
will.i.am
Paul Hollywood
Simon Cowell
David Walliams – WINNER
Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – WINNER
The Graham Norton Show
Celebrity Juice
All Round To Mrs Brown’s
Drama Performance
Tom Hardy (Tabbo)
David Tennant (Broadchurch)
Sheridan Smith (Moorside)
Jenna Coleman (Victoria)
Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster) – WINNER
Crime Drama
Line Of Duty
Broadchurch – WINNER
Little Boy Blue
Sherlock
Impact Award:
Blue Planet II
Daytime
This Morning – WINNER
The Chase
Loose Women
the Jeremy Kyle Show
Newcomer
Danny Walters (Keanu, EastEnders) – WINNER
Ned Porteous (Tom, Emmerdale)
Nathan Morris (Milo, Hollyoaks)
Rob Mallard (daniel, Coronation Street)
TV Presenter
Ant & Dec – WINNER
Holly Willoughby
Phillip Schofield
Bradley Walsh
Comedy
Bernidorm
Still Open All Hours
The Big Bang Theory
Peter Kay’s Car Share – WINNER
Special Recognition
Paul O’Grady
Drama
Doctor Foster – WINNER
Liar
Call The Midwife
Casualty
Game Of Thrones
Talent Show
Strictly Come Dancing – WINNER
Britain’s Got Talent
The Voice UK
The X Factor
Serial Drama
EastEnders
Emmerdale – WINNER
Coronation Street
Hollyoaks
On screen, Whitney is toying with the prospect of a romance with Halfway but will it all go to plan?
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