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EastEnders actor Natalie Cassidy has stop the BBC One cleaning soap.
The actor, who has performed Sonia Fowler on the present on-and-off since 1993, made the announcement forward of the highly-anticipated 40th anniversary subsequent month.
In an announcement (by way of The Solar), she stated: “I really feel extraordinarily unhappy to be penning this, but additionally very excited.
“After one other 11 stable years again on The Sq., I’ve determined it is time to transfer on to pastures new. EastEnders is in my bones so I’ll always remember the place I began my profession and I’ll proceed to like the present.
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“Thanks to Chris Clenshaw for the chance to be such a giant a part of the 40th anniversary – it is an honour. See ya, Sonia, going however by no means forgotten.”
Cleaning soap boss Clenshaw added: “Over the past 31 years in EastEnders, Natalie has been concerned in a few of the present’s most iconic and explosive storylines. Her portrayal of Sonia has made her a agency fan favorite amongst the viewers.
“I will not be revealing the finite particulars regarding her exit, however I can say that she’s going to take a central position within the 40th anniversary storylines in every week of really unmissable drama that may change the lives of these in Walford ceaselessly. I would prefer to thank Natalie for her time at EastEnders, and I want her all the perfect for the longer term.”
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Sonia’s present storyline has seen her serve time in jail for the demise of Debbie Colwell, the spouse of her fiancé Reiss. He’s the one who truly murdered her, and compelled Bianca Jackson to admit to the crime to safe Sonia’s launch.
She’s presently suspicious of him, and the reality may be very near popping out… however how precisely will all of it tie in to the anniversary week and its particular reside episode?
Outdoors of EastEnders, Cassidy hosts two podcasts (Life with Nat and Off the Telly) and has filmed an look in season 2 of BBC comedy Boarders.
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The present additionally streams on BBC iPlayer, the place most episodes drop early at 6am forward of their TV broadcast.
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