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EastEnders star Shona McGarty has played Whitney Dean on the hit BBC One soap since 2008 and she is set to leave Albert Square later this year after more than 15 years

The star was spotted by the soap's producer, Julia Smith, while she was filming for BBC play Pressures. The EastEnders asked her to audition for the role and was meant to feature in 11 episodes