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His short stint was part of Janine's explosive Christmas exit as he called the police on her when she tried to flee Walford with her daughter Scarlett once her lies and secrets were exposed. Prior to this, she made a brief return to Walford last December for the funeral of Dot Cotton ( June Brown).
EastEnders favourite Shona McGarty has decided to quit the soap after 15 years of playing Whitney Dean. After her explosive return last year, fans were devastated to hear that soap legend Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) decided to leave the Square again after being offered a job by her ex-fiancé Don to run a hotel in Spain. However, if we look closely into Kathy’s history then this becomes even more significant than you’d first expect. Lauren was last seen on screen in June when she travelled to France to visit her ex-boyfriend Peter Beale (Thomas Law) with their son Louie. However, it all came crashing down when she discovered that Peter's mum, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) was actually alive after 25 years.Desperate for her daughter to escape Nish's controlling ways, Suki made sure that she took the job by goading her and telling her that she wouldn't be able to cope. She knew that Ash would want to prove her wrong and go against her mother's words, so accepted the offer. We have previously mentioned that the position of the blood makes it look as though she had cradled someone who has been bleeding in her lap, which suggest that the victim may be close to her. EastEnders revealed that someone will be murdered this Christmas in a special flashforward episode which saw six Walford women — Stacey, Suki, Linda, Sharon, Denise and Kathyall standing over an unknown corpse at the Vic. Ash's final exit was sealed in March after she was offered her dream job in Canada, but her father Nish (Navin Chowdhry) wouldn't let his daughter go without a fight as he demanded that Suki convince Ash to turn it down.
Despite Emma's pleas that Lexi needed her and wanted to be in her life, her furious dad Ben Mitchell ( Max Bowden) banned her from seeing Lexi. After overhearing at the Vic that Eve would be driving Finlay's sports car to Brighton, Vinny broke into the garage and cut the brakes. When Wilmott-Brown made a final return to the square years later in 2017, Kathy was horrified and, trapped alone in the café with him, she reached for a knife. Since starting a new life as Rose, Cindy ended up in Marbella and met George where the pair got married and had two daughters, Gina and Anna. Emma made a brief appearance at Lola's emotional funeral and swiftly left the church before anyone could see her.
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Dean sexually assaulted Linda in 2014 was last seen in 2016 after being arrested for the attempted rape of Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). With all this in mind, it makes the fact that Kathy is holding a knife in her trailer incredibly important. Could she be set to finally find the courage to use it? EastEnderslegend Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) returned to Walford after four years with her granddaughter Peggy Taylor in tow.
The legendary character was killed off 25 years ago after supposedly dying during childbirth in prison. However Cindy's true whereabouts were exposed in a huge twist.So can we expect to see Whitney making a return to Walford?The source added: "She is hoping the door will be left open for her character to return one day, but nothing is guaranteed and it is all in the hands of the scriptwriters." In exciting news, we'll be welcoming some new faces to the Square — but how will they get on amongst the drama of Walford? A source told the publication regarding Shona's departure: “It wasn’t an easy decision for Shona to make and she is gutted to be walking away from her soap family, especially as she has grown up on set with most of them. She’ll be sorely missed by the cast.
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