EastEnders' Whitney Dean actress Shona McGarty 'quits' soap after 15 years
ok.co.ukEastEnders actress Shona McGarty has quit the BBC soap after 15 years of playing Whitney Dean, she has announced this evening.
The 31 year old has revealed that while she has "loved her years on the show" she has decided that now is the time to leave, amid a huge cast shake-up.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday, Shona said: “I have decided to spread my wings and will be leaving EastEnders. I have loved my years in the show. “I have been trusted with some incredible storylines and have made amazing friendships — and family — which will endure.” A source told the publication that Shona's decision to leave the show "wasn't easy" but that she feels "now is the right time" to change direction.The same source claimed that Shona is hoping that her character, Whitney, is not killed off, so that the door is "left open" for her character to make a return.
Speaking about the possibility of show writers deciding to kill off Whitney is "the risk that actors have to take" when leaving such a huge show.
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