Who Is Leaving EastEnders And Who Is Returning On The BBC One Soap?

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EastEnders will see a collection of stars both leave and return to the hit BBC one soap in upcoming episodes.

It's been an explosive few months on the soap following the dramatic The Six Christmas storyline and it appears things are only going to get more explosive in the next few episodes.

With dramatic exits on the way, legend returns and new characters, here's the stars leaving and returning in upcoming episodes this year...

⁘Clay's a talented actor and he's ambitious. He was never going to stay in EastEnders forever. He's loved playing Bobby but he became an actor to play all kinds of roles and he wants to do that. The door is being left open but for now it's a definite goodbye,⁘ a source told The Sun of Clay's decision to depart the role earlier this year, which he has held for half a decade.

⁘Clay is a young actor so he wants to use these years to try his hand at other roles. He absolutely loves working on EastEnders and has made such great friends on the show so it was really difficult for him to make that decision, but having been a part of the show since 2019, he now feels like the time is right to explore other options.⁘

An EastEnders spokeswoman said in a statement at the time: ⁘We can confirm that Clay will be leaving EastEnders later on this year, and we wish him the best for the future,⁘ but did not reveal how Bobby's exit storyline would pan out.

Dean Wicks star Matt Di Angelo revealed last month that he has left the hit BBC One soap and teased a huge twist for his character, which left him surprised. The actor, 37, first made his debut as Dean back in 2006 before leaving in 2008. Matt returned once again between 2014 to 2016 and made a sensational comeback last year as part of the The Six Christmas storyline.