EastEnders has confirmed the departure of a beloved character, with their final scenes already filmed and ready to air.The BBC soap took to social media to announce that Matt Di Angelo is leaving his role as Dean Wicks once again, as his character's murder trial for the killing of Keanu Taylor reaches its climax.
Despite his shady past, Dean is actually innocent of the murder, having been framed by the Walford Six to protect the real killer, Linda Carter.
While the trial is still ongoing, Matt's exit has been confirmed.The soap paid tribute to the actor's fantastic portrayal of Dean in their post, saying: "Farewell to the marvellous Matt Di Angelo AKA devious Dean Wicks.
From all the cast and crew at # EastEnders... thank you, you'll be missed! ". An accompanying video saw EastEnders' Executive producer Chris Clenshaw thanking Matt for his contribution, saying: "I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Matt for giving us one of the most vile characters, one of the most hated characters in Britain and on British TV.Thank you for coming back and playing out this next chapter of Dean's story.", reports the Mirror.
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