EastEnders star marks exit from soap with on-set Instagram photos

EastEnders star Kelsey Calladine-Smith has officially left Albert Square.

The actress has been playing the character of Jada Lennox since joining the show last November. To commemorate her year as an EastEnder, Calladine-Smith took to Instagram to share a few photos from her last days on set.

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"My EastEnders experience has brought me nothing but smiles !!!" she wrote alongside the gallery of photographs.

The post included a series of photos taken alongside many of her co-stars – including James Bye (Martin Fowler), Danny Dyer (Mick Carter), and Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) and some of the behind-the-scenes crew.

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There were also many the likes of her hugging a large EastEnders sign, pointing sadly at a poster saying 'Kelsey Calladine-Smith as Jada', and one of her adorably smiling down at a bouquet of flowers while sat on top of a yellow Vespa.

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Digital Spy learned back in June that Calladine-Smith would be leaving the BBC One soap alongside Ricky Champ (Stuart Highway), Dayle Hudson (Peter Beale) and Barbara Smith (Dana Monroe).

It was revealed that the characters of Stuart, Peter, Dana and Jada were chosen to be written out as EastEnders' new boss Chris Clensha sets up a new era.

"It's nothing personal to any of the cast going, it's simply a creative decision – for big storylines to happen you have to say goodbye to people, that's the nature of soap," an insider told Digital Spy.

"Chris has some really big stories planned and viewers will see his stuff starting to air over the summer. He's really keen to take the show back to its roots, build up the clans again with some big explosive long-running stories. It's an exciting time to be on the show."

EastEnders airs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer.