'The toughest thing I've ever done' EastEnders' Shona McGarty opens up on leaving show after 16yrs

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THE thought of turning 30 filled Shona McGarty with dread.
It wasn’t a milestone she was looking forward to or felt like celebrating - in her mind, it represented the end of her youth, and she worried about what opportunities would be left for her on the other side.
As it turned out, there was nothing to fear. “I’ve never had so much fun,” she says.
“I am a strong, independent woman. I’m confident and happy and I feel like I’m going to say ‘yes’ to everything and just go for it.”
This renewed confidence and self-belief has proved life-changing for Shona, now 32, pushing her towards the huge decision to quit EastEnders, the show where she made her name playing the iconic Whitney Dean for the last 16 years.
She told producers last summer of her wish to leave the BBC soap, and says she’s never wavered since.
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It’s a kind of grief… I didn’t think I’d be so emotional, Shona McGarty reveals the real reason she quit EastEnders
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@janemasini356 Ай бұрын

Don't go!! We will miss you😢😢😢😢❤❤❤

@KaleemAkbar786 Ай бұрын

👎🏻

@lyn9432 28 күн бұрын

Eastenders will not be the same without you. Good luck for your future and take care.

@redd605 4 күн бұрын

It's her amazing eyes that I will miss in EastEnders . , but looking forward to her following in the footsteps off successfull soap actress ,who continue to be in the profession ,in theatre and drama and films.wish her good luck for the future.

@shereensiddiqui5870 9 күн бұрын

She is so beautiful.. I see her becoming huge in Hollywood. She is multitalented and has the looks for it. All the best in all your future endeavours and for your life. 😍🥰

@adamknight7041 6 күн бұрын

Yeah she has a fantastic singing voice, I could see her going into Broadway.

@ladyofspa 4 күн бұрын

I will look for you, good luck❤❤❤

@sue9155 Ай бұрын

Shona we will defanatlymiss you on eastenders you are a gret actress

@juliemarks9952 Ай бұрын

Goodluck in all you endeavour in the future, Shona (aka Whitney) ❤❤😊

@rubytuesday7225 Ай бұрын

Good Luck Shona. 😊

@TvSoaps55 19 күн бұрын

Going to miss Whitney

@LynneBlack 25 күн бұрын

can’t believe you are leaving us have done the character amazing defo miss whitney x

@jacquistephens605 9 күн бұрын

I think Shona should pursue a singing career. She has a great voice. Xxxxx

@clarea1801 3 күн бұрын

Met her once, lovely lady and very down to earth

@chrisleach6548 8 күн бұрын

Will miss you being in eastenders. You're one of my favourite characters. Happy many returns to your future and whatever you may be doing in years to come, and I hope to see more of you on tv

@anorbert38 11 күн бұрын

I'm surprised you have stayed this long. You are a fantastically talented singer so thought you would have went down that route. Good luck in all you do beautiful lady ❤

@user-gc4ip9cm9d Ай бұрын

Not seeing her beautiful face four time a week cant bear it

@user-me7ch7ip7b 25 күн бұрын

We will miss you Whitney a great actress

@suzieheer5472 5 күн бұрын

Girl you are going to Hollywood ❤

@shaminaz 4 күн бұрын

Oh please…..

@patdoe5242 19 күн бұрын

Shona my dear il shall miss you as Whitney she was a wonderful character and i want to wish you the very best in the future 😢

@user-vo3xv3ex1v 28 күн бұрын

Please don't go we will miss ya love you Shona xx

@roseodell5711 29 күн бұрын

Good luck, you will do amazing ❤️🇨🇦

@wendyanngilbert-vq4dj 20 күн бұрын

You will be greatly missed Shona you have been a great actress. All the best

@onealspence8548 Ай бұрын

Literally the most stunning stunning stunning girl I've ever seen on TV absolutely gorgeous gorgeous girl. Wow xxxxx

@M1show89 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for a playing a character that needed to be loved we will miss you so much Shona 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

@teresakarasavvas5934 28 күн бұрын

A great actress and good luck Shona - you will be missed.

@chardonnaylouisewhite7253 19 күн бұрын

im gutted that shes leaving

@bunandcheese4445 10 күн бұрын

Yeah Shona you’ve been a good actress on Enders. You’ll get the Orchestral Enders leaving theme! Good lucky girly! ❤

@tonymcdonnly6492 28 күн бұрын

Shona, aka Whitney....you will be missed. Best wishes for whatever you decide to do.

@user-fr4cj9rn7y Ай бұрын

You will be missed ❤

@MahumManzoor 8 күн бұрын

I love you so much, Whitney. you are one of my favourite characters and I am so upset that you were leaving but I will miss you truly who are they gonna replace you with or are they not gonna replace you?

@cocochanes 9 күн бұрын

So beautiful 😍

@user-mh5ls4eu1u 23 күн бұрын

So sad your leaving. You be sadly missed

@accountuser5588 2 күн бұрын

Brilliant character she's been over the years. My favourite storyline was probably with her and Lee when they were married and things fell apart.

@thetruthbetold3853 9 күн бұрын

Good luck to her ❤🎉🎉

@kumbielenor1473 10 күн бұрын

I love you Shona ❤

@KmT81 8 күн бұрын

She's so pretty. She'll be missed but I think she made the good decision to leave as she's young and she has to make other roles for her career because when you see Steve McFadden and Adam Woodyatt,they never had other roles except Eastenders whilst they both are good Actors Steve could ve played in Gangster Movies and even couldve reached Hollywood.

@thesilful 8 күн бұрын

I will miss you 😘

@lil105tube 29 күн бұрын

Please don’t leave

@pinky-ud1rt 9 күн бұрын

Your an amazing shona..i hope your gonna keep acting good look in thd future x

@CoolMikey81 27 күн бұрын

Eastenders ain’t the same anymore.. all the good characters have left and it’s just full of bad young ones..I’ve not watched the show in 15 or 18 years.

@SobrietyandSolace 27 күн бұрын

Ian, Sharon, Cindy, Phil, Kathy, Billy and Bianca are all new?

@priscilla290 7 күн бұрын

She's really pretty.

@susanflorance7995 Ай бұрын

I will miss whitney

@megbaxter8720 11 күн бұрын

You are going be miss. Good luck.

@tothemoonandforward 28 күн бұрын

Such a bad ending for a fabulous actress and character. She deserved better from the writers

@jnaemaraj 11 күн бұрын

Is she leaving permanently?

@maureenfurmedge1917 7 күн бұрын

she can still come back in future ! they not killed her off that's what normally happens

@chrisleach6548 8 күн бұрын

But please don't disappear off TV. Many people do that leaves soaps and don't see them for years and then, few years later they pop-up?

@suhailahmad7205 9 күн бұрын

Why is she leaving Eastenders???

@shaynetunnicliff2638 Ай бұрын

Is she leaving with sack?

@DaveEagle-fx9ty 12 күн бұрын

Its been boring story line draged it on😊

@sicdoctor Ай бұрын

Will be no more rubbing her belly constantly.

@Blonde_princess80 10 күн бұрын

Or looking like Dracula 🧛🏻‍♀️

@sicdoctor 9 күн бұрын

@@Blonde_princess80 yeah, and now all this stuff with that girl and calling her daughter 😂 and even calling bianca mum. Since when does she call her mum!

@kevinhickey3515 13 күн бұрын

Used to like her but this foster carry on has been pathetic and she is right to give it up as the scripts are awful. June Brown said and did the same. Indeed she could take a few with her......

@DaveEagle-fx9ty 10 күн бұрын

Boring story line all about her😊

@SAMOVRAH18 Ай бұрын

🫦💥🫦💥🫦💥🫦

@lillianflorence6056 Ай бұрын

She wont get anything else, she will be back

@TheHateSpeechChannel Ай бұрын

I'm proud that the last time I watched eastenders dirty den was still in it.

@Dancingjenni121 24 күн бұрын

All she done was cry. Most episodes, sick of it in the end,.

@macduff1699 24 күн бұрын

That's why it's called drama 😂

@maureenfurmedge1917 7 күн бұрын

well its a shame she has gone !!but must say the young girl britney was an aufull actor !!she looked uncomfortable all the time

@shaminaz 4 күн бұрын

She’ll do celebrity big brother…or I’m a celebrity get me out of here and after ten years they will bring her back 🙄🙄🙄🥱🥱🥱

@jaradbadder8300 Ай бұрын

By😂😂😂

@lester9448 12 күн бұрын

Sexy shona 😂😂😂

@JordanjamesX 26 күн бұрын

Good for Shona despite the good salary she wanted to leave EastEnders. She doesn't want to get typecast and stuck as a soap actor.

@LL-ip5mm 12 күн бұрын

She’s had a traumatic life

@John-lp5xh 4 күн бұрын

16 years at 200 grand a year, nice

@mallafets 4 күн бұрын

No chance she has earned that. Steve McFadden only went over the £200k mark a few years back as the highest earner on Eastenders.

@Trish-ql9kz 8 күн бұрын

Totally unrealistic storyline leading up to her leaving.. almost laughable

@shandiamapp3470 Ай бұрын

Bye!

@ACXIAO666 9 күн бұрын

She'll probably cry and moan in every episode in Coronation street next

@d8456 20 күн бұрын

Glad shes gone nothing but annoying

@MICHAELMYERS37 14 күн бұрын

No shes not i love her charater

@DaveEagle-fx9ty 12 күн бұрын

So am I boring story line

@darren2656 10 күн бұрын

Crap exit but not a lot they could really do with the character to leave the door open for Shona with James staying on the show

@DaveEagle-fx9ty 10 күн бұрын

Boring story line all about her glad shes going