Speaking about her exit, Bright said last night (8 August): "EastEnders has been my home for thirteen years and I have absolutely loved being part of the show, but I have decided that it is now the right time for me to say goodbye.
"I will miss my friends and colleagues hugely, but I am looking forward to my next chapter and spending more time with my wonderful boys."
With such a mammoth exit on the horizon, fans of the serial drama are wondering what storyline will be crafted to facilitate Linda's departure.
Max is engaged to Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) currently, though is partaking in an affair with Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) that will undoubtedly cause upheaval before the festive period.
Could Linda turn out to be his mystery bride after all?
It seemed like Mick and Linda were unbreakable. The childhood sweethearts had navigated a number of obstacles throughout their marriage, but none bigger than villainous Janine.
She drove a wedge between the couple - a wedge so wide that it led to Mick's eventual 'death'. He fell into the English Channel after rescuing Janine from a cliff edge, though no body was ever found.
"Mick will come back for her," asserted one fan, while another said, "maybe he will, to take her away somewhere new."
Stranger things have happened in soapland. In the last 23 years, Dirty Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) and her daughter-in-law Cindy have all staged comebacks after extended periods of being presumed dead.
He previously suggested that he considered Mick to be dead, and that the success of his subsequent projects have "cemented that [he'd] made the right decision" by leaving EastEnders and disproved doubters that he could sustain a career outside of the soap.
In 2024, he and Rivals co-star Katherine Parkinson presented the award for Best New Drama at the National Television Awards, making a jokey comment about bringing Mick back.
"That was the joke. I think some people chuckled."
Dyer admitted that he "didn't think" the comment would get such a "mad reaction" from fans at the venue or watching at home, and ultimately stopped short of saying a firm 'no' to the possibility of returning to EastEnders.
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"Maybe Mick turns out with a moustache back in Walford because he’s doing Rivals – and a fringe."
While Dyer isn't opposed to the idea, could the mystery surrounding Mick's whereabouts actually pave the way for a perfect return story for them both in the years to come?
Although now living under a new identity with no memory of his past, Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) - still at the helm of her B&B (sorry, boutique hotel) - invites him to stay while she nurses him back to full health. Upon seeing a picture of her daughter, his memories begin flooding back.
Or perhaps that's too similar to Harold Bishop from Neighbours.
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