Carl White was the ex-fiancé of Kirsty Branning and ex-boyfriend of Roxy Mitchell. He was also the son of Nora White and the brother of Adam White. He first appeared on 20 June 2013 and last on 1 January 2014, he was portrayed by Daniel Coonan.
Backstory[]
When Carl was young, it is implied that he had a difficult time growing up due to his relationship with his father. He later told his brother Adam White that their father was weak and mentions that his father ran away. In his early 20s, Carl met Kirsty Bell when she was barely 16. Carl quickly fell in love with her and became very possessive over her. She claims that she never really loved him and that the relationship was not based on the genuine tenderness that she felt with Max. However, Kirsty only realised that her relationship with Carl was not genuine and was toxic once she met Max whilst Carl was in prison. During Carl's relationship with Kirsty, his mother Nora White got to know and Kirsty and became very close with her, she believed that Kirsty was always too good for a man like Carl. It is implied that Carl and his mother did not have a very good relationship either. Carl was a drug dealer and he was arrested and sentenced to prison for five years in 2008 for drug dealing. While Carl was in prison, he shared a dungeon with fellow prisoner and criminal Derek Branning and the two of them became close friends.
Storylines[]
Carl arrives at Bianca Butcher's house, after she telephones him thinking his number belonged to her father David Wicks. Bianca assumes Carl is the plumber, but when the real plumber arrives, Carl says he is the friend of Derek Branning that Bianca called. He learns that Derek is dead, and claims to know his daughter Alice Branning, so Bianca gives him her address. He visits Alice, who gives him the box that contained the phone number, which Alice says was found by Ian Beale. Bianca's friend Kat Moon realises that Carl lied about knowing Alice and warns Alice and Bianca to be wary of him. Carl visits Ian in his restaurant, who denies knowing Derek. Carl realises Ian took £10,000 from the box that Derek owed him, and Ian is terrified of Carl.
The next day, Carl sees his ex-girlfriend, Kirsty Branning, who says she is now married and pregnant, and he has no reason to stay. At the restaurant, Carl makes Ian confess to taking his money, and tells Ian to pay him £500 a week for the foreseeable future. He then tells Kirsty he is not leaving. Ian soon realises the situation between Carl and Kirsty, so he threatens to tell Kirsty about Carl's blackmail. Carl responds by burning Ian's hand.
Joey Branning catches Carl dealing drugs in the nightclub, R&R and informs Phil Mitchell and Kirsty's husband Max Branning, who confront and threaten Carl and his brother Adam. Max calls the police because he thinks Carl is involved in Kirsty nearly getting mugged by Carl's brother Adam White and Carl is checked for drugs by the police in front of Kirsty. Carl has none, and later tells Max that in three weeks' time, he will end Max and Kirsty's relationship.
Carl then takes Kirsty to visit his mother, Nora White. Nora is unaware that the two had split up prior to Carl being imprisoned and she is very pleased to see the two of them together, even telling Kirsty that she hopes that they will give her grandchildren. However, when Kirsty leaves briefly to get a vase for her flowers, Nora digs her nails into Carl and tells him that he is worthless in comparison to Kirsty and he was never good enough. Carl gets upset and swiftly leaves but does not mention this interaction to Kirsty.
Three weeks later, Carl deliberately cuts the brakes on his car, then takes Phil as his passenger, and crashes it after releasing Phil's seatbelt, causing Phil to fly through the windscreen. Carl is only slightly injured from the incident, a sacrifice that he was willing to take. Phil is hospitalised and Carl frames Max for cutting the brakes after forcing Ian to become a false witness, promising to cancel the debt of £10,000. When Ian shows signs of resistance, Carl reminds Ian of the debt and also scares him by implying a threat. Ian therefore continues to support Carl for some time and does not tell anybody, even his girlfriend Denise Fox, about their deal. Max is arrested and released on bail, until Carl goads him into attacking him, and he is remanded in custody. Max ends his relationship with Kirsty under Carl's instructions, who has threatened to harm his daughter Lauren Branning.
Carl attempts to take over Phil's businesses while he is in hospital, and after Shirley Carter challenges him, she mysteriously disappears. Around this time, Ronnie Mitchell is released from prison and Phil gives her the objective of looking after his businesses and preventing Carl from controlling them. Ronnie acts as strong opposition to Carl, preventing him from using Jay Brown and Dexter Hartman to trade illegal cars and also kicks him out of the R&R when he tries to take over. Carl attempts to reconcile with Kirsty but she rejects him. However, she later approaches him and they have sex, but he sees her stealing £1000 from him the next morning. On the day of Max's trial, Ian fails to turn up, and Max is released without charge, to Carl's fury. Max and Phil then kidnap Carl and Phil offers Max the chance to kill him. Max declines and leaves, so Phil prepares to kill him instead until Carl implies that he caused harm to Shirley and knows where she is. He leads Phil to a block of run-down flats where Shirley is staying with her sister, Tina Carter. It is revealed that Carl threatened Shirley to stay away from Walford or he would harm Phil's family. Carl leaves, but Phil confronts him later. Carl declares that he has contacts inside prison who can harm his son if Phil does anything to him. Carl then tells Max that he had sex with Kirsty while he was in prison, leading to Max ending his relationship with Kirsty.
When Roxy Mitchell splits from her husband Alfie Moon immediately after their wedding, Carl flirts with a drunken Roxy. She insists she is not interested, but later waits outside his new flat and they have sex when he returns. They start a relationship, which Roxy's sister Ronnie disapproves of and tries to split them up. She confronts Carl, who is violent towards her and a final threat leads to her hitting him over the head with a champagne bottle; he falls unconscious. She ties him up in Phil's garage and the next day tells him to leave Walford and never return, but he ignores her and attempts to rape her, kissing her forcefully. She slams the boot of a car onto his head, killing him, and has the car crushed with his body inside.
Kill count[]
Attempted murder victims[]
- Phil Mitchell (3 September 2013) - Purposely undone Phil's seat belt and crashed his car sending Phil through the windscreen.