EastEnders exit as TWO stars axed after eight years and leave in a blaze of glory in final scenes
THE ENDER EastEnders exit as TWO stars axed after eight years and leave in a blaze of glory in final scenes
EASTENDERS has aired two major exits after bosses decided to axe the remaining Taylor family.
The BBC soap said farewell to Bernie Taylor and her cousin Felix Baker, eight years after the controversial family made their debut.
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EastEnders has aired two shock exits after the actors were axed from the soap
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Suki eventually relented and let Bernie and Felix go
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Bernie and Felix fled Walford for a new life in Spain
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The Sun exclusively revealed how actors Clair Norris and Matthew James Morrison were being axed from the show earlier this year as new boss Ben Wadey makes huge changes.
And in today's double-bill, their final storylines played out.
Viewers discovered last week how Bernie had been stealing from the Panesars after being left over-all control of the business empire by Nish after his death at Christmas.
Realising what was going on, Ravi and Vinny set a trap for Bernie to expose her as the thief - giving her another chance to steal from them.
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But they had no idea Bernie wasn't planning to stick around to face the consequences.
She packed her bags and convinced Felix to come with her
Having fallen for Ravi and Vinny's trap and taken another £25,000 from the Panesar businesses, Bernie and Felix were set to leave.
But as they headed to the cab, Suki got in the way and stopped them with other members of The Six watching.
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'She stole from me,' said Suki.
'No, you did,' hit back Bernie. 'You all did. You stole from me and my family. Something that I can never get back.
EastEnders favourite fired after making shock discovery about Bernie Taylor
'You've all just moved on. You can walk away from the Vic now that it's up for sale and start again, you've got Harvey, Jack, all your kids…'
Turning back to Suki she told her: 'And you have got it all.
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'Everything that you ever wanted. You can be who you are with the woman that you love.
'This money is a drop in the ocean to get away with what you did, to move on, to finally let me, my mum, my family, to be finally be free of this.'
EastEnders stars who QUIT
MICHELLE Collins has seen her second EastEnders stint boost her bank balance. Yet what stars have quit this year?
The Sun exclusively reported how Michelle, 62, was down to £20,000 in her company accounts when she agreed to a shock back-from-the-dead return to Albert Square last year.
Her character, Cindy Beale, was presumed dead off-camera in 1998.
Yet what about the 2024 exits?
Earlier this summer, loyal soap fans appeared to note how Stevie Mitchell had "quit" the long-running series.
It came after Alan Ford enjoyed just six-months on-screen.
Bobby Beale actor Clay Milner Russell also left this year after five years in Walford.
Fans also feared Martin Fowler actor James Bye would "quit out of boredom" over recent storylines.
Additionally, a host of stars have quit the BBC soap for Hollywood fame.
One of the most successful stars to come from the BBC One soap is Rob Kazinsky.
He played Stacey Slater's brother Sean Slater from 2006 to 2009, he has starred in Hollywood blockbusters Pacific Rim and Captain Marvel.
Ben Hardy, who quit EastEnders as Bobby Beale almost a decade ago, went on to break Hollywood the following year, when he starred as Archangel in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Since then, he has played Roger Taylor in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and he starred in Michael Bay's Netflix movie 6 Underground.
Michelle Ryan played Zoe Slater until 2005.
She starred as the lead in short-lived American series Bionic Woman from 2007 to 2008.
Kathy and Linda begged Suki to let Bernie go with the cash, and she stepped aside.
Bernie and Felix climbed into the cab and drove off - just as Ravi emerged to watch the shocking development.
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