{"id":50894,"date":"2024-05-07T13:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2036466"},"modified":"2024-05-07T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:42:43","slug":"eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders releases moody trailer teasing Whitney Dean\u2019s emotional exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Shona McGarty will soon be leaving the role she has played since 2008. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 07 May 2024 at 11:11 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Shona McGarty\u2019s final episode as Whitney Dean in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a> is now firmly on the horizon, and an emotional trailer has been released to mark the moment.<\/p>\n<p>In the trailer, Whitney can be seen sat in front of a screen which is playing a host of her most memorable moments from across the years, reacting as the nostalgic scenes play out.<\/p>\n<p>A voiceover then asks: \u201cWill Whitney finally get her happy ever after?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGarty has already filmed her final scenes as Whitney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cast\/\">in the role<\/a> she has played on the soap since 2008. While we don\u2019t know the exact date of her departure, it is expected to air this month on BBC One.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the emotional trailer right here now.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whitney... | Trailer | EastEnders\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_9-fYNMQzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Whitney\u2019s final storyline has seen her fostering troubled teen Britney through illegal means, creating a gulf between her and boyfriend Zack.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/olly-alexander-eastenders-cameo-newsupdate\/\">Olly Alexander gets cameo in EastEnders ahead of Eurovision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cast-george-son-junior-micah-balfour-newsupdate\/\">EastEnders casts Doctor Who star as George\u2019s estranged son Junior Knight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zack then cheated on Whitney, who is pregnant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-betrayal-lauren-zack-whitney-newsupdate\/\">with her best friend Lauren<\/a>, and since uncovering this secret, Whitney\u2019s mother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-bianca-zack-secret-newsupdate\/\">Bianca has been withholding<\/a> it from her, hoping to keep her happy and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, McGarty teased what fans can expect from her final storyline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-shona-mcgarty-whitney-deceit-newsupdate\/\">three words<\/a>: \u201cDrama, deceit and chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container 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class=\"wp-image-2036523 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-12.10.10-1f95631.png?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C384\" width=\"1322\" height=\"818\" alt=\"Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean in blue lighting for an EastEnders trailer.\" title=\"EastEnders Whitney trailer\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean for an EastEnders trailer.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesoap.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Soap<\/a> magazine in August 2023, McGarty said that she hoped Whitney would get her \u201chappy ending\u201d, just as is teased in the new trailer.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cAs a viewer, and after playing her for so long, Whitney deserves a happy ending. The majority of comments online and when I speak to people in the street are along the lines of, \u2018When is Whitney going to have her happy ending?\u2019 and I think it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But will that come to pass? We\u2019ll just have to wait and see\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\"><strong>EastEnders<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/\"><strong>Soaps<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>to find out what else is on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Shona McGarty will soon be leaving the role she has played since 2008. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":50895,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit.jpg",2298,1532,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/eastenders-releases-moody-trailer-teasing-whitney-deans-emotional-exit-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Shona McGarty will soon be leaving the role she has played since 2008.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/50894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}