Among them is also Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Taylor (Clair Norris) who will also be leaving Albert Square after eight years.
But now some fans are concerned another has quietly “quit”, after first joining the BBC soap six years ago.
In 2019, Lexi Pearce, who is the daughter of the late Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) returned to EastEnders and has since been played by Isabella Brown.
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The young actress took over from Dotti-Beau Cotterill, who played the character between 2012 and 2015.
However, viewers have recently noticed Lexi’s absence in recent months, with some saying they haven’t seen her since EastEnders’ 40th anniversary earlier in the year and fear she has “left” the programme.
EastEnders fans fear Lexi Pearce has ‘quit’ BBC soap
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It comes as someone wrote on Reddit: “Anyone know what’s happening with Lexi? She hasn’t been seen since the 40th anniversairy and was rather absent prior to that too.
“Lexi is 13 next month. The same age as Lily was when she gave birth.”
They added: “With only 9 appearances this year I wouldn’t be shocked to see her return with a new head.”
One person replied: “She was last seen on March after Phil’s special episode if I remember correctly. I assume we’ll be seeing more of her later in the year. Her and Lola’s birthdays are coming up in July so it’d be nice if the show adressed it.”
Another commented that they hope EastEnders has “something planned for later in the year” as “it’s a shame she was absent for Phil’s recent storyline”.
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Meanwhile, others have said they think Lexi could be “recast”, according to the post on the subreddit r/eastenders.
As this profile wrote: “Looks wise the actress reminds me a lot of the old Amy Mitchell so I wonder if they’ll recast her soon to someone more older/ older looking.”
A second Reddit account put: “I hope she doesn’t get recast. She’s a great actress and it’s nice to see a realistic looking teenager. Most of the teens are played by adults and even the likes of Lily who is only 16 irl I feel always looked a bit older (which obviously isn’t her fault, some teens do look older which is realistic but not literally all of them.)”
But a few fans joined in to say: “Not every character has to be on screen all the time. It’s one of the perks of having an ensemble cast.”
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In agreement, a user added: “The other child actors and actresses have big breaks too. Lily just left for a while Hope and Arthur have spent time of screen as have Kat and Alfies two twins spend time off Screen Ricky has loads of time off screen.”
However, back in December last year, Isabella’s agent (EJC Management) confirmed that she would continue to play Lexi “throughout 2025”.
An Instagram post previously said: “So very proud of this young lady!
“Our incredible ISABELLA BROWN will continue to play the brilliant Lexi Pearce throughout 2025 in @bbceastenders.
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“Isabella joined the square 6 years ago and seeing her grow as an actress is such a joy! Her dedication, drive, professionalism and work ethic is so inspiring from someone so young.
“She has had some amazing storylines and we can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for Lexi!”
Newsquest has approached EastEnders for comment.
