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EastEnders' Shona McGarty is greeted by crowds of fans after filming her final scenes as Whitney Dean


The actress, 31, who joined the soap at the age of 16 in 2008, revealed that she would be quitting in July after portraying the long-running character for 16 years.

Eastenders' Shona McGarty was greeted by crowds of fans outside Elstree Studios on Thursday after filming her final scenes as Whitney Dean. Eastenders' Shona McGarty, 31, was greeted by crowds of fans outside Elstree Studios on Thursday after filming her final scenes as Whitney Dean She previously terminated a pregnancy after finding out her little girl suffered from Edwards' Syndrome, which meant her baby would not have survived long after being born.

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