{"id":50212,"date":"2024-04-25T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2030674"},"modified":"2024-04-25T08:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:05:38","slug":"eastenders-airs-emotional-character-exit-in-early-iplayer-release-will-they-be-back","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-emotional-character-exit-in-early-iplayer-release-will-they-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs emotional character exit in early iPlayer release \u2013 will they be back?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning: Contains spoilers for the EastEnders episode airing 25th April 2024. <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 05:30 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: contains spoilers for the EastEnders episode airing 25th April 2024, which is now available to watch on iPlayer.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another character has departed Walford in the latest edition of EastEnders<\/a>, leaving one villain completely isolated.<\/p>\n

Jade Masood (Elizabeth Green) prepared to leave for Pakistan, and was thrown a farewell party in The Vic. But after receiving a visiting request from her incarcerated father, Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), Jade persuaded a reluctant Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) to accompany her.<\/p>\n

The teen demanded the truth from Dean, who is accused of murdering Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters)<\/a> \u2013 the one crime that he didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/em>commit. Dean insisted that he was innocent, while Jean urged Jade not to fall for her evil father\u2019s lies.<\/p>\n

Just when it looked like Jade might be taken in, she managed to get Dean to confess to tampering with her medication<\/a>. Devastated and furious, Jade told him to rot in hell, spitting and walking out of the prison.<\/p>\n

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Dean lost Jade\u2019s support for good.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

She was heartbroken that she had previously believed Jean was in the wrong over her antibiotics, but Jean insisted that Jade was now free of Dean and could go and join beloved mum Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar) in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Back at The Vic, Jade spoke with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), telling her that she hoped she could get some closure over what rapist Dean did to her. Of course, Linda also happens to be the true killer of Keanu.<\/p>\n

Jean, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman), as well some of the local teens, gathered to say goodbye to Jade, just as Keanu\u2019s grieving sister Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) returned from abroad. Jade and Bernie shared a kind exchange, and Jade was driven out of the Square as she shouted a joyous farewell.<\/p>\n

In his cell, Dean felt alone and rejected, which is exactly what he deserves. But what does this mean for Jade \u2013 will she be back, or is this the last we\u2019ve seen of her?<\/p>\n

Will Jade Masood return to EastEnders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Elizabeth Green has played Jade Masood since 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

While there has been no word from the BBC on whether Jade will ever return to EastEnders, RadioTimes.com<\/a> understands that the character\u2019s move to Pakistan is, indeed, official. So, it\u2019s perhaps safe to say that we won\u2019t be seeing her back any time soon.<\/p>\n

However, with Dean still appearing on-screen, and friends like Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) having grown close to her,\u00a0 we surely can\u2019t rule out the possibility that Jade could be drawn back to Walford one way or another.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll always have the Slaters there to welcome her for a visit, with Jean having grown particularly fond of Jade in the absence of her best friend, Jade\u2019s paternal grandmother Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) \u2013 another face we\u2019d love to see back on-screen some day soon.<\/p>\n

There was also that warm moment with Linda, which could lead to a bond between aunt and niece. Or could Jade return to find out that Dean isn\u2019t a murderer after all \u2013 Linda is?<\/p>\n

Perhaps Jade could surprise us by heading back alongside a relative like grandfather Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), just one member of the much-missed clan.<\/p>\n

For now, though, it\u2019s goodbye to Jade, with star Green\u2019s final powerful performance leaving us hoping we\u2019ll see her again one day.<\/p>\n

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