EastEnders Icon Bids Emotional Farewell To The Show After 7 Years

EastEnders legend Lorraine Stanley, who played Karen Taylor on the BBC One soap, has made her fans & co-stars emotional on social media. Long-time viewers know that Karen is Keanu’s mother, and she departed the Square in sad scenes following her son’s funeral.

The actress, who was in Walford for seven big years, took to social media and shared an update on her exit. Keep scrolling to find the details!

EastEnders Legend Confirms Her Exit From Walford

Lorraine Stanley played an amazing role as Karen Taylor on the BBC One soap. She recently made her final appearance on the show at Keanu’s funeral. She left the soap last year when she took the blame for Albie’s kidnapping.

Karen left Square with her partner Mitch Baker, young Bailey, Mack, and Mia. Viewers saw her getting into Mitch’s van and leaving the town forever to start a new life in Spain. However, she has returned to the Square a few times ever since.

So, after she received the news of her son’s death, Karen made her return to seek information on Keanu and the events that took place on Christmas Day. She left Walford thinking that her son had run away and would eventually come back, as he had a history of doing such things.

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But, unfortunately, Keanu is not going to come back because we know that Linda Carter killed him, and The Six has been hiding this information. Even though Karen asked many questions, The Six successfully managed to frame Dean Wicks for Linda’s crime. 

EastEnders viewers then saw Karen getting into a taxi and leaving Albert Square forever. And this time Karen actor, Lorraine Stanley has taken to Instagram and announced her final exit from the soap opera after seven years.

Sharing a video montage, she wrote, ‘Well, that’s a wrap!! I’ve had the best 7 years!! Thankyou @bbceastenders for having me. @daranlittle for creating the Taylor’s, Sean O’Connor for giving me the opportunity with the @bbc @crampsielinge for casting me, I really can’t thank you enough 🙏🏽❤️’

She also added, ‘The cast, crew, Directors, writers, makeup, wardrobe all made my time on the show so much fun and I had the best giggles. I’ve had a ball playing Karen Taylor & I’m very proud of what the Taylor/Bakers brought to the show!’ Ending her emotional post, she concluded, ‘Thankyou to the fans who have all been wonderfully bonkers. I haven’t got photos of everyone but here’s a little montage of the photos I have. Adios ✌🏼🫶🏽❤️’

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We sure will miss watching Karen on the show, but either way, the show must go on. So, stay tuned to Soap Opera Daily for more EastEnders news & updates! In the meantime, tell us in the comments if you think Callum will be able to catch the real murderer of Keanu Taylor or not.