David Joshua-Anthony has reportedly left Hollyoaks, just a year after joining the Channel 4 soap.
The soap star joined the show in 2023 as Andre Clark, Vicky Clark’s estranged brother.
Despite being involved in several major storylines – including his reunion with his sister and father – The Mirror announced that he would be leaving in the coming weeks.
He has also removed all mentions of the soap from his Instagram bio and Hollyoaks bosses are said to have confirmed the news of his departure. The sun.
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David Joshua-Anthony has reportedly left Hollyoaks, just a year after joining the Channel 4 soap
David is one of many to leave the show after producers confirmed a cast selection last year as Channel 4 reduced the number of weekly episodes.
This happened after Annie Wallace was ‘cut’ from the iconic soap after nine legendary years.
The actress, 59, who played Sally St. Claire, will reportedly say goodbye next week during the show’s next ‘dramatic’ stuntaccording to The Sun.
But despite her sad passing, the door is reportedly not closed indefinitely.
A source told the publication: ‘Annie has loved her time in Hollyoaks, but the days of Sally being a full-time character are over.’
‘She will retreat into heroic scenes during the dramatic stunt, with the scenes remaining top secret.’
‘The ending is not yet clear and the door has been kept firmly open for a possible return in the future. But when the series jumps forward a year, Sally is no longer in the village.’
The actress revealed to The Mirror She was “shocked” that her character was leaving, but said she didn’t want to “break down in tears” because that’s “not her thing.”
It comes after Annie Wallace was ‘axed’ from the iconic soap after nine legendary years
The actress, 59, who played Sally St. Claire, will reportedly say goodbye next week during the show’s next ‘dramatic’ stunt
Reflecting on her departure and witnessing her final moments on screen, she told the publication: “I watched my last scenes and it was a mixed bag. I found it really hard.”
Earlier this year, Kieron Richardson, 38, who plays Ste Hay, and Jorgie Porter, 36, who plays Theresa McQueen, defended the show’s executives who decided to trim the cast.
Kieron said: ‘I think it must be difficult for a programme writer to consider two and a half hours of TV a week as a full film, whereas now, if you cut that down a bit, you get the best of the best in terms of quality.’
He added that with the reduced airtime, the show would be “just great and not filler,” and whoever stays, it will be “very exciting.”
Jorgie added: ‘I’m saying we’re still putting the same drama, effort and energy into it, so I think we’re safe.’
Twenty characters are reportedly being cut from the series, including 46-year-old Stephanie Waring, who starred with Cindy Cunningham.
There are said to be 20 characters written out of the show, one of which is Cindy Cunningham actress Stephanie Waring, 46.
Stephanie burst into tears in May as she prepared to say goodbye to the soap after 28 years
Stephanie, who has appeared on the show since 1996, said in May that she needed two weeks to “process and process the shock” and that she hoped her character would “survive the exciting renewal”.
She said, “I can’t believe I’m writing this. It’s taken me the last two weeks to process and absorb the shock of what I’m about to say.”
‘I’m devastated to announce that my character Cindy has been included in the actor’s version of Hollyoaks.’
‘As an actress I understand of course that there are no jobs for life, but with my 28 years on the show I hoped that Cindy would survive the exciting renewal and continue into the new era,’
“Especially because I first got to play her in 1996, making me the only original cast member left in the cast. I can only describe that as heartbreaking.”
