Leaving behind a soap character is a risky business. After you have invested all of this time developing a character and earning a steady wage whilst remaining in the public eye four to five nights a week, breaking away sends an actor in to the unknown.
But sometimes they just need to ‘explore other projects.’
Some aren’t lucky enough to have the door left open as their characters are given a very final ending. Like Kathy Beale for example, who was killed off, meaning that Gillian Taylforth could never, ever feasibly come back. Oh, well, bad example but you know what we mean.
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