EastEnders favourite leaves after four years in dramatic exit storyline
EASTENDERS star Gurlaine Kaur Garcha is leaving the soap after four years.
The actress - who plays Ash Panesar in the BBC soap - will exit in the coming weeks in a lowkey storyline, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
A source said: “Gurlaine’s loved her time on the show but she’s ready to try new things.
“She’s had an incredible three years on the soap and made some great friends.
“She’ll film her final scenes in the coming months and in typical EastEnders style it will be unmissable.”
She joined the soap as the bisexual doctor in 2019 and was an immediate hit.
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Bosses introduced the wider Panesar family around her with brothers Kheerat, Vinny and Jags arriving shortly before their mother Suki.
Jags was later killed off, while Kheerat left last year after the arrival of abusive dad Nish.
Now Ash has become the latest Panesar to be leaving the Square.
But it’s not bad news for actress Gurlaine - she’s got plans to take on Hollywood.
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Former taekwondo champion Gurlaine has also been snapped up by an American acting agency.
The source added: “She’s hoping to join the long list of former soap stars to crack America.”
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An EastEnders spokeswoman confirmed the news.
She said: “We can confirm that Gurlaine will be leaving EastEnders, and we wish her all of the best for the future.”