Peggy Mitchell throwing a no-good out of her pub- actors leaving in search of 'new challenges and opportunities'. While lots of stars are content to remain on their shows for decades, others get itchy feet and depart, in search of new roles.
Some make it big in Hollywood or carve out a career in the UK entertainment industry, and some return to where it all began, their ambitions perhaps not going to plan.We've taken a look at actors who have broken into Hollywood, and a few who didn't succeed.Ricky WhittleRicky, 40, played kind-hearted cop Calvin Valentine in Hollyoaks between 2006 and 2011.
His romance with Carmel McQueen melted hearts in the nation, but Calvin later went off the rails and was murdered by Theresa McQueen.
Since then, the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing runner-up has gone on to play the main role in US Starz drama American Gods, about warring modern day deities.
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