EastEnders star Shona McGarty has landed
a new role after filming her exit scenes as Whitney Dean.
McGarty will depart the BBC soap next month
after 16 years in the role, with the star previously
y stating that she wanted to “spread her wings” in terms of her career.
The decision has reaped instant rewards, with the star set to play Jenny in 2:22: A Ghost Story during its run in Dublin, joining Once Upon a Time’s Colin O’Donoghue, Love Island’s Laura Whitmore and Strictly’s Jay McGuiness for a limited run.
The soap star made the announcement on her Instagram, saying she is “so excited” to be taking on the role.
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As per the logline, the play follows “Jenny [as she] believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben.
“Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up… until 2:22… and then they’ll know
