EastEnders viewers have been left fuming, claiming show bosses have ‘ruined’ Karen Taylor after news the character was to be axed after six years.
On Thursday fans were unimpressed by the laundrette employee’s sudden cold hearted behaviour, after originally being introduced to the soap as comic relief.
During the episode Karen (Lorraine Stanley) encouraged son Keanu (Danny Walters) to fleece former flame Sharon (Leticia Dean) of all her money as the couple battle over custody of son Albert.
Following his mother’s advice the hunky mechanic decided to fake feelings for his ex- girlfriend in a bid to leave the country with their little boy.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer said: ‘The way they’re writing Karen before she leaves makes me feel really sorry for Lorraine Stanley, she’s truly superb’.
Unhappy! EastEnders viewers have been left fuming, claiming show bosses have ‘ruined’ Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley, pictured) after news the character was to be axed after six years
Who is she? On Thursday fans were unimpressed by the laundrette employee’s sudden cold hearted behaviour, after originally being introduced to the soap as comic relief
While a second wrote: ‘They have ruined Karen’.
A third penned: “The Taylor’s got off to such a good start in #EastEnders and had such high potential but over the years it’s the one thing I will fault EE on, I feel like they’ve just made them more and more unlikeable one by one �� Karen, Bernie and Keanu are all so annoying now’.
With some else adding: ‘Ugh sick of Karen and Keanu’.
And: Karen and Keanu are making my head spin, enough’.
A sixth commented: ‘This Karen death and Keanu storyline is boring. No one cares’.
Last week actress Lorraine broke her silence after being forced to leave Albert Square.
Speaking to The Sun, she revealed she is gutted to be leaving the EastEnders family but was excited to see what opportunities come next.
And the actress might be bagging a part on a rival soap, as she revealed: ‘I think it would have to be Corrie and I would have to be the new landlady.
Drama: During the episode Karen encouraged son Keanu (Danny Walters, pictured) to fleece former flame Sharon (Leticia Dean) of all her money as the couple battle over custody of son Albert
Joker: Karen was originally the show’s comic relief (pictured in 2017)
Furious: Unhappy fans took to social media to make their feelings known
‘I’d be Gemma’s [Winter] auntie, Bernie’s sister. I’d be in there family and I’d take over The Rovers.’
Opening up about the shock moment she found out she was being axed she explained that while she was sad to be leaving it gives her the opportunity to push herself outside of her comfort zone.
Talking about the legacy of her character she said: ‘I just want people to remember her as the best mum on the square, a heart of gold, she’s give you her last fiver and would do anything for her kids – a bit like myself.’
The actress will exit the soap at the end of the year, and Lorraine confessed she would be furious if her character was killed off.
‘I hope the door will be left open for Karen. I can’t say too much but if they kill me then I would never watch EastEnders again.’
Looking to the future: Last week actress Lorraine Stanley broke her silence after being forced to leave Albert Square
Eye on the Rovers: Lorraine revealed she has her eyes on becoming the next landlady of The Rovers Return after landlady Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews, pictured) was forced to close the famous pub down in recent scenes
Since joining the soap in 2017, Lorraine has played the single mum laundrette worker who arrived in Walford with her brood Keanu (Danny Walters), Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), Bernadette (Clair Norris), Riley and Chatham – played by real life brothers Tom and Alfie Jacobs.
Lorraine will not be the only character exiting the soap in the coming months after the soap made history back in February with their epic end to a normal Monday episode as they teased a flash forward of a Christmas murder.
In the shocking scenes, Denise (Diane Parish), Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Linda (Kellie Bright), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Stacey (Lacey Turner) and Suki (Balvinder Sopal) were seen surrounding a dead body, but the identity of the corpse and the killer were kept secret.
Discussing the who-dunnit story line she revealed that her character would like to to see Phil Mitchell meet his ends at Christmas, but confirmed that the legendary character isn’t going anywhere.
She then teased who the potential victims could be as she suggested Theo, Nish or Ravi.
