EastEnders: Kathy Beale opens up about past James Willmott-Brown rape to Linda Carter as character makes shock debut

EastEnders viewers may remember that Kathy Beale was tragically raped on the soap nearly 30 years ago. 

James Willmott-Brown was the character who attacked her, and he was found guilty of the crime.

The character did return later on, only to be imprisoned again after raping another woman – and he has remained off-screen ever since.

And on Friday’s episode, Kathy bravely decided to open up about the rape to Linda Carter who was also raped by Mick Carter’s …