EastEnders star breaks silence on Walford resident's exit after bombshell

18 January 2024 , 20:01

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EastEnders star breaks silence on Walford resident's exit after bombshell

EastEnders was full of explosive scenes on Thursday night as one character left Albert Square after dropping a huge bombshell.

Only recently, Sam Mitchell made a big discovery at Aunt Sal's funeral as she discovered that Aunt Sal has left her, Phil Mitchell and brother Grant Mitchell £100,000 in inheritance. The news left Sam in shock, with her completely unaware she had been left any money.

Sam confronted Phil and demanded her share of the money, but he refused to hand it over. Later, Sam decided to use dirty tactics to get what she wanted, resorting to blackmail after finding out from Alfie Moon that Phil cheated on wife Kat.

Fans will recall that Phil slept with Emma Harding last year and Sam used this information to blackmail Phil for the inheritance money. On Wednesday's episode, Sam continued to pressure Phil for the money but he wouldn't give in. Eventually, Phil said Sam could get her money on one condition, she leave Albert Square for good.

EastEnders aired explosive scenes on Thursday night as one character left Albert Square after causing devastation (BBC)

Later, Phil met with Sam and handed over her share of the money, saying: "Take it, pack your bags, and get out of my life because I want you gone tonight." The two then shared some hurtful truths, which resulted in Sam warning she can't be pushed around and that she was going to stand up to Phil.

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Over at the Queen Vic, where Phil and Kat were having a joint birthday party, Sam decided to take to the karaoke microphone, dropping the bombshell in front of everyone, including Kat, that Phil slept with Emma. On Thursday night's episode, it aired the explosive aftermath, where everyone shunned Sam, telling her to leave, as she left Albert Square after splitting Kat and Phil, as well as causing a rift between Kat and Alfie.

And now actress Kim Medcalf has broken her silence on her character Sam's explosive exit. The actress, 50, who has played Sam on-off since 2002, said of her recent stint on the soap: "It’s been brilliant, as always! It was perfect timing for me and worked really well that Sam was coming back for another short stint. That’s the beauty of this character – I love that she comes in, disrupts things, and then leaves the debris behind her.

Phil was left furious, as he declared: "You and me? We're done!" (BBC)

"This time, she’s been chucked out the back of a van, taken £100k from Phil to pay back a drug dealer and then blown up his marriage to Kat! There’s a lot of drama with Sam, and it’s never plain sailing. Hopefully, she’ll be back again sometime for another stint of causing chaos."

Talking about working with Phil Mitchell star Steve McFadden and Kat Slater star Jessie Wallace on Sam's exit, she added: "It’s been so good! Any time you get a chance to work with them, you feel thrilled. I said to Jessie the other day that working opposite her immediately elevates any scene because she’s so brilliant.

"Steve is amazing and has been doing this for such a long time. When I’m doing a scene with him, I feel like he is my brother because it feels so real." Speaking about if she's taken any keepsakes from set, Kim quipped: "I haven’t, but what I’d really like is a shot glass from Peggy's!"

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Olivia Wheeler