EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has left the show after playing Sonia Fowler on and off for 32 years.

Her final scenes saw her character play the trumpet her younger self was known for as she left.

When she announced her departure in January, the 41-year-old actress said she was “extremely sad” but “very excited”.

In Thursday’s episode, Sonia and her daughters Bex (Jasmine Armfield) and newborn baby Julia, and her friend Bianca Jackson, played by Patsy Palmer, headed to Bali after stealing Sonia’s father Terry Cant’s (Glen Davies) plane tickets, car and boat, which was attached to the back.

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