A crazy amount of people were watching those episodes, but I couldn't see them, so it was fine! EastEnders legend Anita Dobson is also in the play.
How have you found working alongside her? She's been really helpful and has been giving me tips, obviously because she's made the transition from screen to stage herself. If I need any advice, I can go to her. Are you hoping to do more theatre after EastEnders? I've really enjoyed the rehearsals for this and we'll see how it goes when the live shows come around. I'd like to do both in an ideal world.
When you're an actor, it's just a case of going with the flow, really. Hopefully I'll do a bit more TV, but you never really know. When you're an actor, you just have to take it day-by-day.
After so long in one job, is it nice to have the buzz of auditioning? It was a different sort of buzz that you used to get at EastEnders , because you'd get a really big storyline or a dramatic scene and you'd be really excited to do it. I enjoy the auditions, as nerve-wracking as they are! What kind of reaction have you seen to Abi's exit?
I was really overwhelmed by the response. When we were filming those scenes, it was really sad and I thought everyone was incredible. But in the past, I'd sometimes get comments like 'Abi is such a bitch'! I did wonder if maybe people would be happy to see her go!
All of the comments were about how sad it was. It was nice to see that the character had touched so many people and they were sad to see her leave. Is it sad to know you can't go back, or is it nice to have that closure? Obviously I miss the people, but it means that you just have to go out and do other things. The scenes were great, even though they were so sad. What was it like to film weeks of coma scenes at the hospital? It was quite a weird experience really, because it was a case of coming into work, getting paled up, having greasy hair and then lying in bed all day.
With doctors unable to do anything else to help her, Abi's family were present to make the harrowing decision to end her life on January While at first Max refuses to accept his daughter's fate, he eventually took doctors' advice having sought second opinions and looked into medical negligence lawsuits.
In heartbreaking scenes, he then agreed to switch off Abi's life support machine. Fans couldn't stop crying as Abi's mum Tanya, played by Jo Joyner , arrived at her deathbed as the tragic scenes unfolded. Max, played by Jake Wood, then tearfully asked whether they could make the decision to end her life at pm — the time Abi was born. When she passed away, the Queen Vic fell silent and the punters raised a glass to the tragic young mum, played by Lorna Fitzgerald.
But there is one twist in particular that has got everyone talking. Max's exit was always going to be a tear jerker, especially after we have been watching him on our screens for the last 15 years. Despite him double crossing Phil Mitchell and landing his brother Jack in hot water at work, Max's plan to get The Vic back for the Carters didn't make Linda change her mind about wanting to fight for her marriage with Mick. Realising that there was nothing left for him in Walford anymore, Max made the decision to leave.
After packing up and collecting little Abi, he headed off out of the Square, but not before a surprise twist that has got fans taking. Instead of leaving with his granddaughter Abi, Max made the surprisingly selfless decision to leave her in Walford with Rainie and Stuart, knowing they would be able to offer her more stability that he could for now.
After Rainie scooped Abi up and took her indoors, Max walked out of Walford for the last time, knowing that his granddaughter was safe. But what's next for Max?
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