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Departures Actor Exits Impact on Storylines Sue Cleaver Kelly Monaco New Characters Ryan Thomas Fan Reactions Joe Absolom Port Charles

Elia Cantu Leaves Days of Our Lives as Jada Hunter

Her Instagram farewell comes as filmed episodes mean the character will remain on-screen into 2027 and add to recent cast turnover at the soap

Patsy Kensit To Return To Emmerdale As Sadie King Later This Year

Georgia Jay Reportedly Leaves Emmerdale After Maternity Leave

Reports Say Emmerdale’s Olivia Bromley Will Exit After Eight Years

John Middleton Reportedly Quits Hollyoaks After Six Months

Steve Burton Takes Short Hiatus From General Hospital, Plans Summer Return

Coronation Street to Write Off Jim McDonald With Off‑Screen Death Next Month

Coronation Street 2026 Exits: Claire Sweeney Confirmed as Cast Turnover Continues

Emmerdale’s Georgia Jay Shares First Photo of Baby, Reveals Daughter’s Name

Brooke Vincent Signals Openness to Coronation Street Return Six Years After Exit

Greg Vaughan Joins CBS’ Beyond the Gates in Mystery Role This Season

Sally Ann Matthews Wraps Coronation Street Filming, Ending a Decades-Long Run

Matthew Atkinson Set to Return as Thomas Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful in Early September

EastEnders Brings Back Ben Mitchell and Stuart Highway for Jonno Highway’s Funeral

Coronation Street Begins Filming Eva Price’s Rovers Return Comeback

Sally Dynevor Pledges Lifelong Coronation Street Role with New Fostering Plot

Emmerdale Casts Chris Coghill as Mysterious Kev Set to Roil Village in Autumn

Kirsten Storms Steps Away from General Hospital to Relocate, Returns Late 2025

Eva LaRue Exits General Hospital After Natalia’s Fatal Overdose

Dame Maureen Lipman to Make Brief Coronation Street Return