EastEnders' Kara Tointon shares why she'll never return to the soap

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Former EastEnders star Kara Tointon has revealed why she will never return to the soap in the future.

The actress famously played the role of Dawn Swann between 2005 and 2009, though has admitted in a new interview that she is “really enjoy[ing] doing lots of other things” at the moment, ruling out a comeback.

“Every year I get asked about it,” Kara told The Sun. “It’s the thing I’m most known for, that I was most watched in, but I really enjoy doing lots of other things so I can’t see it, no.”

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The star went on to share her fears for soaps in the current TV landscape, notably with the rise of streaming.

“You can’t catch up because things are moving so fast,” she continued. “It’s so lovely what they achieve, the serial dramas. To do the amount of work they do, in a short period of time and just keep going is quite a feat.

“It’s an amazing production line but I think they could take it back to two times a week and have more time to… You wonder how things are going and how long those serial dramas will sustain.”

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Kara also admitted she hasn’t kept up with EastEnders, especially with two kids, saying: “I’m in a time where I’m not watching as much as I would ordinarily because I’m in bed by 9 o’clock if I’m run off my feet so I watch entertainment when it suits me and when I can.”

The actress welcomed her second child with Marius Jensen last year, saying at the time: “Couldn’t be more excited to start 2021 with this incredibly cool little man joining our family. Thank you to the amazing team at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital for bringing him into the world safely.”

EastEnders airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer.

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