EastEnders' Charlie Suff speaks out on dramatic Johnny Carter exit

EastEnders star Charlie Suff has addressed his upcoming exit as Johnny Carter. The star's departure from the soap was announced back in August, which comes in the wake of the news that on-screen mum Linda (Kellie Bright) will also be leaving Walford.

How Johnny's exit will play out remains to be seen, though Charlie has admitted that saying goodbye to Albert Square is "gutting" as he teased on-screen drama to come.

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"I absolutely love being a part of the show," the actor told Radio Times. "I love everyone in it. I love the crew. I love the team. It's been an amazing thing to be part of.

"But I've had an amazing few years, and what an honour to go out with the Carters."

Charlie further teased "a lot in store for the guys" and "very dramatic" scenes, adding: "It's all part of the big autumn drama, and yeah, there's lots in store for the guys."

The Carters aren't the only characters to leave the show, with the soap airing the exit of Zoe Slater in scenes last night as the character fatally succumbed to the effects of a head injury.

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Zoe actor Michelle Ryan recently called her character's death a "natural conclusion", telling Radio Times: "My agent and I sort of discussed from the outset that it would be a year, and I think that when we came to look at where Zoe was going, it just seemed like a natural conclusion for her to die.

"Because for her to run away again would have gone against everything she'd fought for, for her children. So, as sad as it was to hear that Zoe was going to be killed off, I was like, 'I completely understand that.'"

She added: "It was such a gift to be able to go back and have a year of playing her and getting to see all my old friends like [Laila Morse] and Jessie [Wallace] and Shane [Richie].

"And they've got such a solid, brilliant cast, and they are the loveliest group of people, so there's so much camaraderie there, and I just feel so lucky that I got to go back when I did."

EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.

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