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Kara Tointon has said she has no plans to ever return to BBC soap EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n The actress, 39, is best known for playing Dawn Swann between 2005 and 2009, but since leaving the long-running drama, has gone on to star in the likes of Mr Selfridge and The Halcyon.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Sun<\/a>, Kara admitted she doesn\u2019t see a return to EastEnders on the cards anytime soon \u2013 if at all.<\/p> \u201cEvery year I get asked about it. It\u2019s the thing I\u2019m most known for, that I was most watched in, but I really enjoy doing lots of other things so I can\u2019t see it, no.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking more about the soap landscape in light of both Neighbours<\/a> and Holby City<\/a> ending this year, Kara added: \u201cYou can\u2019t catch up because things are moving so fast. It\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing production line but I think they could take it back to two times a week and have more time to\u2026 You wonder how things are going and how long those serial dramas will sustain.\u201d<\/p>\n Dawn was involved in some pretty big storylines when she was on Albert Square.<\/p>\n Most notably, she was involved in a kidnap plot, where Dr May Wright (Amanda Drew) and Rob Minter (Stuart Laing) abducted her with the intention of giving her a forced caesarean to take her baby.<\/p>\n Thankfully, she escaped and gave birth to baby Summer on the London Underground.<\/p>\n She left very dramatically in 2009 following an affair with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), but despite cheating on her long-term partner Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves), the pair eloped to live happily ever after.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Soaps<\/a> hub.<\/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.\u00a0<\/strong>For more\u00a0<\/strong>from<\/strong>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Helen Daly Published: Thursday, 10 November 2022 at 12:00 am Kara Tointon has said she has no plans to ever return to BBC soap EastEnders. 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