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Kim Medcalf has quit EastEnders just months after rejoining the soap as tough Sam Mitchell.
The actress, 50, originally starred on the BBC soap from 2002 to 2005 before returning again two years ago.
She then took a break last year before returning again at the end of 2023, with her last episode airing on Thursday, January 18.
It has now been revealed Kim’s return was only ever meant to be a short stint with her character leaving Watford after a blazing row with brother Phil.
Phil tried to con Sam out of her inheritance, leading her to blackmail him for cash.
Kim Medcalf has quit EastEnders just months after rejoining the soap as tough Sam Mitchell
But Phil’s insults caused Sam to lose her temper and so she blew up his marriage by exposing his affair with Emma.
Speaking about departing the soap once more, Kim said: ‘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.
‘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.’
Kim added she has always loved playing the character, adding that she ‘respects her honesty’.
She said: ‘I love playing Sam because she is so liberated. Sam just says what she sees; not many of us do that because you’d cause chaos!
‘I don’t think she is hugely devious. Instead, she’s kneejerk in the moment.’
The actress, 50, originally starred on the BBC soap from 2002 to 2005 before returning again two years ago
It has now been revealed Kim’s return was only ever meant to be a short stint with her character leaving Watford after a blazing row with brother Phil
Kim previously played Sam between 2002-2005 before Danniella Westbrook reprised the role in 2009.
Viewers were gutted over Sam’s departure, however it was never confirmed as a permanent exit.
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One.
