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EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy quits soap after playing Sonia Fowler for nearly 32 years


Natalie Cassidy has announced she is leaving EastEnders after 32 years playing Sonia Fowler on the BBC soap

The drama doesn't end as her character, Sonia, who is expecting the child of the murderer Reiss Colwell, remains oblivious that he's responsible for his ex's death. Natalie Cassidy has announced her soap departure (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes)"After another 11 solid years back on The Square, I have decided it's time to move on to pastures new. "I won't be revealing the finite details relating to her exit, but I can say that she will take a central role in the 40th anniversary storylines in a week of truly unmissable drama that will change the lives of those in Walford forever.

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