After nearly thirty years of bringing the beloved character Cindy Cunningham to life on Channel 4's Hollyoaks, actress Stephanie Waring has confirmed her departure from the long-running soap opera.
At 46 years old, Stephanie stands as one of the soap's longest-serving cast members, making her departure a significant moment in Hollyoaks history.
Expressing her heartfelt emotions, Stephanie revealed that bidding farewell to Cindy has left her "heartbroken." Alongside a video montage of her Hollyoaks highlights, Stephanie penned on Instagram: "I can’t believe I am writing this and I have taken the last two weeks to process and come to terms with the shock of what I am about to say. "I am heartbroken to announce that my character of Cindy has been included in the actors reduction of Hollyoaks.
As an actress obviously I understand there are no jobs for life but with my 28 years on the show I hoped that Cindy would survive the exciting revamp and continue into its new era, especially as I began playing her in 1996, making me the only original cast member remaining to be included in the cast cull, which I can only describe as gutting. "I was given the chance to say I had chosen to quit the show to spare me any embarrassment of revealing that I’ve been axed, which was very kind but I don’t want to lie to the fans who have followed Cindy’s journey for nearly 3 decades as I believe they know she nor I would ever have left the show by choice, Hollyoaks is in my blood and I have loved every minute of walking in Cindy’s heels.