Fans had been left emotional final yr when Whitney Dean left Walford
Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty has teased that ‘the door is open’ for her return as she made a ‘very free’ admission.
The 33-year-old actress made her exit from the BBC cleaning soap final yr after 16 years taking part in the position of Whitney Dean.
Joining EastEnders when she was a teen in 2008, the the adopted daughter of Patsy Palmer’s Bianca Jackson was concerned in various main storylines.
Whitney is greatest identified for a posh story that noticed her exploited by Bianca’s fiancé Tony King when she was a teen, in addition to later having an affair with Danny Dyer’s Mick Carter.
The character’s exit storyline noticed her transferring to Wakefield, daughters Britney and Dolly, alongside along with her to dwell along with her brother Ryan.
Devastated to be taught of her husband Zack Hudson’s infidelity, Whitney obtained the Julia’s theme outro as she and her children departed Walford on the bus.
Since leaving EastEnders, Shona has made her West End debut, taking part in the long-lasting mannequin Bettie Page in Queen of the Pin-Ups – The Musical, and is at the moment eying up a music profession.
With over a yr passing since her exit, Shona isn’t ruling out making a return to the programme that made her a family identify.
“I really feel very free. But clearly, I miss my previous household at EastEnders. Sixteen years is a very long time, so it actually did really feel like leaving dwelling,” she informed The Sun.
Asked if she any regrets about leaving, Shona acknowledged: ““No. But solely as a result of I toyed with the concept of leaving for a short while. My character had achieved a lot. She actually did have a tough life.
“I believed, ‘Well, I would like a break’. I wished to discover different avenues. I felt like Whitney wanted a break, too. But once I watched the dwell episode [to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary in February] I cried, particularly watching Lacey Turner, who performs Stacey Slater.
“She was so wonderful. I felt like, ‘Oh, I want I used to be a part of that’. I bear in mind doing it for the thirtieth and that feeling of teamwork. I used to be so proud, so I used to be gutted to not be there for that.”
She continued: “But the door is open. People are already asking me when am I going again. But I don’t suppose I’m prepared but. I’d like to return when it’s time for Whitney to return.”
Numerous former stars have returned to Albert Square in latest months, together with Zoe Slater’s Michelle Ryan and Max Branning actor Jake Wood.
Noting that she’s ‘having fun with watching’ EastEnders as a fan, Shona identified that she ‘left on the bus, not underneath it’.
