It is good that they ad this to the storyline. It is indeed a coping mechanism of Whitney. Good on the writers that they take this storyline somewhere. I do hope they will include therapy in the episodes as well.
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It is good that they ad this to the storyline. It is indeed a coping mechanism of Whitney. Good on the writers that they take this storyline somewhere. I do hope they will include therapy in the episodes as well.
Im really shokced this is gonna happen, but I suppose it doesn link with whitneys past
Because they are father figures to her. Since she was abused by a father figure, it is logical that she would be going for another father figure as a coping mechanism, as she had grown to love her other father figure.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydoll
stop taking things so seriously :rotfl: :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailI strongly disagree. Whitney is an abused child. Giving her a slap isn't going to do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydoll
Would you say all abused children deserve a slap?
Hang on, you think it's funny to slap children when it's uncalled for?Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydollstop taking things so seriously :rotfl: :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailI strongly disagree. Whitney is an abused child. Giving her a slap isn't going to do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydoll
Would you say all abused children deserve a slap?
Child abuse is a serious matter, it's nothing to laugh about or punish the child for. :angry:
1,its a tv programme it all pretend its not really happeningQuote:
Originally Posted by AbigailHang on, you think it's funny to slap children when it's uncalled for?Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydollstop taking things so seriously :rotfl: :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailI strongly disagree. Whitney is an abused child. Giving her a slap isn't going to do anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydoll
Would you say all abused children deserve a slap?
Child abuse is a serious matter, it's nothing to laugh about or punish the child for. :angry:
and 2, it was a figure of speech so please grow up and get over it and stop trying to start a argument over lets pretend
I'm not starting an argument, just having a debate.
I'm not the one who needs to grow up. If you don't see that your comments aren't appropriate to this topic then that's your problem. Saying "that child needs a slap" might be applicable in some instances but not here.
It doesn't matter if this is "pretend" or not. The storyline was developed with input from the NSPCC, who obviously wouldn't give the green light on this part if transference didn't happen in real life. Like I said before, it's an unconscious reaction and nobody should be punished for that.
I don't think sindydoll meant anything by what she's said tbh. She probably didn't realise the situations of cases like this. I know I didn't. I certainly don't think she finds child abuse funny. I just think people need to realise that not everybody knows about everything in the world. So she didn't understand, doesn't mean she finds child abuse funny? Life is all about learning things and understanding things after all isn't it?
She is to become a teenage hooker - source is today's Irish News of the World
Maybe she goes off the rails when Bianca disappears. It's not surprising given her traumatic past.
EastEnders bosses have officially confirmed that the soap is working alongside Comic Relief for a new storyline which tackles the issue of sexual exploitation.
Show regular Whitney Dean - played by Shona McGarty - will be at the centre of the plot, which begins within the next few weeks when her life starts to take a downward spiral.
With her stepmother Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) away from the Square, Whitney begins to suffer and - feeling alone and vulnerable - she falls for the charms of an unscrupulous man who ends up exploiting her for his own financial gain.
The EastEnders team have worked closely with Comic Relief while devising the storyline. As part of the tie-in with the charity, the plot will culminate in a special ten-minute episode which is to air as part of Comic Relief's televised telethon on Friday, March 18.
Speaking of the story, a show spokesperson told DS: "EastEnders has been working alongside Comic Relief since last year, devising a storyline that raises awareness of sex exploitation. In the long tradition the show has of tackling social issues, this is a storyline that looks to be exploring a growing problem that faces many young women in the UK."
Gilly Green, Head of UK Grants at Comic Relief, added: "Comic Relief has been working on the issue of sexual exploitation for the last ten years, both in terms of funding projects that help those who have been subjected to this devastating experience and raising awareness of the issue.
"It is vital that we continue to alert young people to the dangers if we are to stop them being exploited and the opportunity to work with EastEnders will make a huge audience aware of this issue. We have been working with the EastEnders script writers and some of the young women from projects we support to ensure the story reflects the reality of young people caught up in sexual exploitation."
Kevin Cahill, Chief Executive of Comic Relief, said: "We have worked over many years with EastEnders in all kinds of ways. It's been a real pleasure this year to work together on a piece of serious drama, in the best traditions of public service, which will highlight an important issue and also, because it occurs on the night of Comic Relief, actually help raise crucial funds to help young women caught up in it."
DS
More like goes off the rails when she discovers that her step nana and herself are doing the same fellaQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
So let's recap: Pat was a prostitute in the dim and distant past, Janine was a prostitute in the recent past, Glenda is currently a prostitute (albeit with just one paying customer) and now Whitney is to join the trade! I know there aren't enough jobs in Albert Square to support everyone who lives there, but this is getting ridiculous. Have the producers got a low opinion of women in general or just East End women?
I don't think a prostitute as such more sex traffiking or exploitation
Don't forget Mary Smith.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brucie
forgot her, but as I said, I don't think it is voluntary prostitute. I think this is a gang catching her up in thisQuote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
Yes, I think you are right, Shiv
wonder if there'll be any ex prostitutes who will throw their toys out of the pram about this story line, complain to ofcom about how it reminds them of some tragic time in their past.
EVIL Janine Butcher will turn pimp when she sells teenage prostitute Whitney Dean for £50.
It’s the soap plotline that has caused a stir before it has even hit our screens.
Former hooker Janine (Charlie Brooks, 29) introduces Whitney to a life of vice but the youngster doesn’t even realise the first time that she has been pimped out.
Whitney (Shona McGarty, 18) turns to Janine after falling out with her family. They hit the local nightclub where they meet a couple of fellas who later admit to Janine they think the girls are hookers.
When Whitney gets more attention than Janine, the twisted blonde carries on with the con and tells David (Daniel Coonan, 36) it will cost him £50 to spend the night with her pal.
Whitney goes home with the lad, little realising she’s been sold.
A show insider said: “Jan*ine really has sunk to an all-time low.
“There is a moment where she knows what she’s doing is wrong but she still goes ahead and does it anyway.
“Whitney is upset when the bloke leaves pretty sharpish. She’s horrified when she later discovers he thought she was a hooker.
“From here it’s a slippery slope. Life is going to get pretty rough for Whitney.”
EastEnders bosses have teamed up with Comic Relief for the storyline to highlight the growing issue of young girls getting caught up in prostitution.
Daily Star
There is a separate thread for Whitney and her hooking storyline
Copy of Perdy's post
EVIL Janine Butcher will turn pimp when she sells teenage prostitute Whitney Dean for £50.
It’s the soap plotline that has caused a stir before it has even hit our screens.
Former hooker Janine (Charlie Brooks, 29) introduces Whitney to a life of vice but the youngster doesn’t even realise the first time that she has been pimped out.
Whitney (Shona McGarty, 18) turns to Janine after falling out with her family. They hit the local nightclub where they meet a couple of fellas who later admit to Janine they think the girls are hookers.
When Whitney gets more attention than Janine, the twisted blonde carries on with the con and tells David (Daniel Coonan, 36) it will cost him £50 to spend the night with her pal.
Whitney goes home with the lad, little realising she’s been sold.
A show insider said: “Jan*ine really has sunk to an all-time low.
“There is a moment where she knows what she’s doing is wrong but she still goes ahead and does it anyway.
“Whitney is upset when the bloke leaves pretty sharpish. She’s horrified when she later discovers he thought she was a hooker.
“From here it’s a slippery slope. Life is going to get pretty rough for Whitney.”
EastEnders bosses have teamed up with Comic Relief for the storyline to highlight the growing issue of young girls getting caught up in prostitution.
Daily Star
Will merge threads to stop double posting:
Could a mod please rename thread now to Whitney
Ryan might kill her now over thisQuote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
I thought that they were really insensitive to Whitney. Bianca would never have allowed her to be treated like this. Carol is such a dumb cow. She is the adult and should know better. I know she is hurting after Billy, but still. Ricky is letting me down .
Ricky went up in my estimation last night.. encourage Whitney to come home, explained that he loved her just as much as Tiffany and Liam and that Tiff still looks at her as a big sister.. it was Carol and her big mouth that cause all thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Dutchgirl
Yes Ricky did well last night and he was right it was all Carol's fault despite her grieve or notQuote:
Originally Posted by Siobhan
His biggest mistake was moving Carol in and we know where all this leads too.. Janine is evil to get her sister in law to go on the game unwillingly...Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
THESE are the pictures which show EastEnders desperate Whitney Dean taking to the streets as a teenage prostitute.
In a shocking plotline that will risk a new Albert Square storm, the 18-year-old descends into a sordid life of vice as a sex slave controlled by vicious pimp Rob.
The plotline, the first time a British soap has dealt with teen sexploitation, comes just weeks after the shows controversial cot-death saga.
Some of the scenes, set to hit our screens in March, are so disturbing that critics are already calling for them to be screened after the 9pm watershed to protect younger viewers.
Ex-Tory minister and Strictly Come Dancing star Ann Widdecombe told The People yesterday: The BBC need to think about how they handle this.
Whitneys ordeal begins when she falls for smooth-talking Rob, played by Jody Latham, who subtly manipulates her into sleeping with strangers.
In scripts seen by The People, she reveals all about their relationship when confronted by Janine Malloy.
Asked if she is having sex with men as a favour for Rob, Whitney denies she is a prostitute but admits: If he gets in schtuck I help him out. Coupla times hes got in a mess I done favours for him. For his mates. I keep em happy. Off his back. And she boasts about the way her boyfriend treats her, saying: Food, rent, booze. Anything I want. He worships me.
Whitney, played by 19-year-old actress Shona McGarty, openly gushes about her relationship with Rob saying: Were in love. Were soulmates. Why is that so hard for you to understand?
Other disturbing scenes in which Rob plies her with drugs have been filmed, but bosses have not yet decided whether to screen them in case of a viewers backlash.
Yesterday an EastEnders spokeswoman said the story did NOT amount to child prostitution, but was a serious treatment of the issue of child sexploitation.
Groomed
She stressed the plot was devised with help from the charity Comic Relief, which hopes to raise awareness of the growing problem.
The spokeswoman said: This is about Whitney being emotionally abused and groomed. It is different to prostitution. Whitney is initially not aware she is selling sex.
But the plot was already facing fierce criticism yesterday. A high proportion of EastEnders 9million viewers each week are in their teens and even younger, and BBC bosses have actively tried to target a young audience for its flagship soap.
Former government minister Ann Widdecombe claimed they should consider switching the controversial scenes to a later time slot. She said: I don't think something like this should be screened before 9pm.
There are 11-year-olds up at this time. We shouldn't be encouraging children as young as 11 to watch stuff like this.
Our pictures, below, show Whitney's pal Lauren Branning begging her to turn away from prostitution, after a sleazy punter visits the troubled teen.
Evil pimp Rob is shown bundling her out of her house and he strikes out at Janine in another scene.
Whitney is also seen in a car with her pimps driver.
A show insider admitted bosses were worried about the reaction to the plot, coming so soon after the New Years Eve cot-death story in which Ronnie Branning swapped her dead baby with Kat Moons live newborn son.
The source said: Some senior staff here are nervous about another public outcry.
There has been plenty of debate about whether hitting the viewers with another shocking story so soon after the last one is a bit risky. Some argue that its bound to cause a row and we will be facing another barrage of criticism for being too controversial.
But others say that this is a serious issue which we should not shy away from. Either way, it will provoke a reaction.
Former cast member Billy Murray, who played Walford gangster Johnny Allen, admitted the new plot was near the mark. But he added: People will vote with their feet. If they don't want to watch it, they can change channel.
Last night EastEnders defended the story, saying: In the long tradition the show has of tackling social issues, this is a storyline that looks to be exploring a growing problem that faces many young women in the UK.
Alert
Of suggestions the plot should be screened after 9pm, the spokeswoman said: Were always mindful of the time slot and scenes will be appropriate to the audience that may be watching.
Comic Reliefs Gilly Green said: We have been working on the issue of sexual exploitation for the last ten years.
It is vital that we continue to alert young people to the dangers if we are to stop them being exploited. The opportunity to work with EastEnders will make a huge audience aware of this issue.
http://www.people.co.uk/celebs-tv/ce...2039-22885172/
It could be a good plot, and serve as a warning to vulnerable kids, if handled sensitively.
They have worked with the right charities on this so I think it will be handled well.. and from reading the above.. Whitney thinks Rob loves her and she is doing him a favour.. it doesn't seem like prostitution to her.. it was like when Tony too advantage of her.. making her believe he loved her but he was abusing her and that is where the young girl get caught in all this.. they honestly believe their "pimp" is their boyfriend who loves themQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
So Lip from Shameless is coming in
I think this might be the storyline that gets Janine and Ryan back together. Cos it looks like Janine is trying to help her and she knows whats going on cos she's been a prostitute herself. Ryans gotta be involved somewhere. Hopefully he will put a stop to it.
I don't want Ryan and Janine back together and besides, it is Janine that starts her off in all thisQuote:
Originally Posted by sean slater
Ricky and Carol dont seem to doing nothing to help her or get her back home by the sounds of it
I dont know maybe i'm missing something but it doesnt sound like Janine is the one that forces Whitney into prositution. I dont know how she meets this guy though. The fact that the guy attacks Janine at one point though, seems to suggest that she tries to get in the middle of it, in order to protect her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siobhan
I think Ryan and Janine should get back together, he's not got a lot on the Square at the moment. And I cant see him staying away long. They've both done horrible things and i reckon they still love each other.
The spoilers say that they meet this guy in R&R who thinks they are on the game.. he goes back to the flat with Whitney and it is Janine who says he has to pay up.. so yeah.. Janine starts this all
ah right! god. thats bad.
John Altman has revealed that he doesn't think EastEnders' new plot is suitable for a family drama.
The actor, who played Nick Cotton in the soap, explained that children who watch the programme will be questioning the storyline which sees 17-year-old Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) become a £50-a-night prostitute.
He told Now: "You've got 6-year-olds watching EastEnders while having their dinner. I don't think children of that age should be watching that sort of thing. They'll be asking, 'Mum, what's that?'"
Altman explained that he thinks the issue is one that needs to be addressed but not when there are "young viewers".
He added: "I think it's all very well that it's part of life. A lot of young ladies turn to prostitution and I've heard of students who do it to pay for their university courses.
"It's fine as far as a storyline goes, but not when you have young viewers."
DS
Well 6 year olds have different television programmes. A 6 year old shouldn't watch a soap any time. And what time to have diner anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita