EastEnders confirms exit date for two much-loved stars and it’s very soon
EastEnders sweetheart Freddie Slater is set to wave goodbye to Walford next week, and he’s not going alone.
As fans of the BBC soap will know, Freddie (Bobby Brazier) burst onto the scene in 2022 as Little Mo Mitchell’s (Kacey Ainsworth) son, and swiftly became an adored member of the Slaters.
Over the past three years, Freddie has been central to numerous plots, including the dark past of his biological father, Graham Foster (Alex McSweeney), and struggles with his ADHD diagnosis.
In a romantic twist and a bit of encouragement from Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), Freddie and Anna have finally decided to give their relationship another shot.
In June 2023, Anna arrived in Walford as the estranged daughter of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins). She has since dealt with the truth about her mum’s time in witness protection and became a victim of spiking. But a new beginning dawns.
On Monday (December 1), the Slaters prepare to say goodbye to Freddie as he plans to leave Albert Square for good, and Anna is going with him.
Anna Knight is leaving Walford in next week’s EastEnders
But the celebrations are tarnished as Lily (Lillia Turner) worries that Jean (Gillian Wright) is pushing herself too hard, while Kat (Jessie Wallace) tries to calm an increasingly agitated Zoe down.
Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) makes a speech about Freddie and Anna, but when the Square Christmas lights are switched on, a worrying message is revealed in The Vic window.
Convinced she is being tormented by a mystery person, Zoe lashes out at Kat, Alfie (Shane Richie), and her younger brother Tommy (Sonny Kendall) before heading downstairs and igniting another confrontation with Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) in the bar.
Kat is forced to step in and reluctantly asks her daughter to leave. Later, Zoe seeks refuge from her ex-boyfriend Anthony Trueman (Nicolas Bailey), who invites her to stay at his.
Across the Square, Anna makes it her mission to build bridges between Kojo (Dayo Koleosho), Gina (Francesca Henry), and Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) before she leaves. Will she succeed?
Freddie and Anna bid a fond farewell to Walford on Tuesday, 2 December.