EastEnders star rushed to hospital after two horror collapses
It all kicks off in The Vic next week in EastEnders as Linda drops a bombshell - telling mum Elaine she wants out of the pub.
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The shock decision sparks a fiery showdown between the pair, with Linda storming off to confide in George at the café.
But when Elaine spots them deep in conversation, she's convinced they're plotting behind her back.
Later, Elaine's stress levels soar after a failed bank meeting leaves her plans in tatters.
She desperately tries to rope son Johnny in as a silent partner - but he flat-out refuses.
As the pressure mounts, Elaine snaps and boots punters out of The Vic before clashing with Linda in a blazing row.
But in a shocking twist, she suddenly collapses in front of horrified Linda and Johnny.
Though she brushes it off as a panic attack, Linda is riddled with guilt and tells Johnny she's thinking of staying put - for Elaine's sake.
But before any decisions can be made, tragedy strikes again… as they return to find Elaine has collapsed for a second time.
Meanwhile, Kat's left fuming next week when Alfie blanks her calls - and things only go from bad to worse.
She's already on edge, but blows her top when she catches Tommy and Joel nicking vapes from the Minute Mart.
Marching round to No.43, Kat gives Ross and Vicki a piece of her mind over their son's influence on Tommy.
Later, she vents to Stacey about everything that's gone wrong - and Stacey pretends she hasn't heard from Alfie either.
But the lie quickly unravels when Jean accidentally lets slip that Stacey took a call from him that very morning.
Furious, Kat gets straight on the phone to Spencer demanding answers.
Soap's most harrowing teen storylines
We take a look at other harrowing teen soap storylines from soaps Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.
Belle Dingle's schizophrenia in Emmerdale - Belle's (Eden Taylor-Draper) traumatic journey in Emmerdale took a dark turn when, after accidentally killing her best friend Gemma at just 16, her mental health began to spiral.
The storyline, which saw Belle struggling with her grief and guilt, showcased her battle with hearing Gemma's voice inside her head, leading to a dramatic decline in her well-being.
Hannah Ashworth's anorexia in Hollyoaks - Viewers were horrified as they watched Hannah (Emma Rigby), a seemingly innocent teen, spiral into dangerous behavior, starving herself in an attempt to achieve what she thought was the ideal body.
As Hannah's condition worsened, the storyline became more intense, culminating in her being hospitalised for two months as she fought for her life.
Bethany Platt's grooming ordeal in Coronation Street - Vulnerable schoolgirl, played by Lucy Fallon, was at the centre of one of Corrie's darkest storylines to date when she fell under the spell of her older boyfriend and sexual predator.
The controversial scenes saw Nathan groom and manipulate the 16-year-old before coercing her into sleeping with his friends, with one of them raping her.
Whitney Dean's abuse from Tony in EastEnders - Since the age of 12, she had been in a twisted relationship with her stepmum Bianca's boyfriend, Tony King. The predator had groomed young Whit (Shona McGarty), making her believe she was in love and planning to run away with him.
On her 16th birthday, the traumatised teen finally revealed the years of abuse to Bianca. Tony was swiftly sent to prison sentenced for 13 years.
She then discovers Alfie isn't in Australia like he claimed.
The bombshell leaves Kat reeling as she realises she's been lied to… again.
Will Kat finally uncover the truth about Alfie's real reason for disappearing and that he's been secretly digging into Zoe's whereabouts?
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One or stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.
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