Since then, it\u2019s not been made clear whether we will ever see the beloved and long-running character back on Albert Square ever again, with Woodyatt saying earlier this year: \u201cI could go back, and I could not go back. I don\u2019t know!\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Woodyatt has made it clear that he left the soap when he felt that \u201cthere was nowhere else to go with Ian at that time\u201d, with this being down to \u201cchanges\u201d made to his character.<\/p>\n Woodyatt was speaking on Kate Thornton\u2019s White Wine Question Time podcast<\/a>, where he acknowledged that Ian \u201cevolved over years and years\u201d, noting that\u2019s \u201csomething you can do with a soap and you can see how the characters change and evolve over the years\u201d.<\/p>\n However, Woodyatt then added that he didn\u2019t \u201calways think that some of the changes were right and maybe they should\u2019ve chosen other directions to go but they weren\u2019t my decisions\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were stuff that the bosses obviously chose. Did it make Ian unpopular? Yeah, at times. Because he was quite forthright and quite rude to everyone, even people he loved,\u201d Woodyatt said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe claimed to be a great father when actually, no he wasn\u2019t, he was an absolute narcissist. I mean some would actually say he was also a sociopath, if you really want to psychoanalyse him. But he was also very misunderstood, because I think actually a lot of the time his heart was in the right place but he just got things wrong.\u201d<\/p> Woodyatt also said that he thought Ian and his fourth wife Jane (played by Laurie Brett) were \u201ca good pairing\u201d because \u201cshe was like his Jiminy Cricket.<\/p>\n \u201cShe would sort of sit on his shoulder and say, \u2018No, don\u2019t do that, you\u2019re a t**t\u2019. And she would get him to completely change directions and do the right thing,\u201d he said<\/p>\n However, once they were broken up again, Woodyatt said Ian went \u201cback to being Ian of the \u201990s, the 2000s\u201d and that the change made the character unpopular.<\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders\u00a0<\/a>page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 13 June 2022 at 12:00 am It feels like a long time since we last saw Ian Beale in EastEnders, after actor Adam Woodyatt took an extended break from the soap back in January 2021. 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