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Old 11-11-2016, 22:41
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After watching Eastenders tonight I have been left gutted by Belinda's departure.
I haven't been a fan of Eastenders recently but Belinda was an enjoyable character and had a great personality and if she was axed it will be a huge loss.

If this was SOC's decision then I fear what will come next.
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Old 11-11-2016, 22:44
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The actress runs her own business, she probably left of her own accord to focus on that.
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Old 11-11-2016, 22:53
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I think there's already about 3 of these threads.
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Old 11-11-2016, 23:41
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This producer gets rid of babe, belinda, les, pam, claudette, masood, roxy and ronnie but thinks the viewers were crying out for the return of libby and dereck, SOC is a moron he's worse than blackburn.
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Old 11-11-2016, 23:48
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If he did he's NUTS .

Belinda has bags of potential if she stayed as a regular for several years.
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Old 11-11-2016, 23:48
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Would this forum go into meltdown if the producer ever got rid of Phil Mitchell
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Old 11-11-2016, 23:59
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This producer gets rid of babe, belinda, les, pam, claudette, masood, roxy and ronnie but thinks the viewers were crying out for the return of libby and dereck, SOC is a moron he's worse than blackburn.
That's how I feel he brings back 2 of the most boring characters and axes ones who were quite popular.
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Old 12-11-2016, 00:02
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Would this forum go into meltdown if the producer ever got rid of Phil Mitchell
He's burnt out so I wouldn't care. But Belinda, Pam, Les and Masood and we get Geraldine.😏
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Old 12-11-2016, 00:03
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I haven't seen it but if they've axed Carli Norris, that was a big mistake. She was the best addition to the cast in a long time.
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Old 12-11-2016, 00:06
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It's a huge shame really, Belinda had so much potential!!!! We never really seen her develop fully but she could have been great. I think DTC should have made Neville more likeable and have both Belinda and Neville move to the square as a wealthy power-couple on a permanent basis, rather than making him a creep and the pair of them swingers, maybe give them a teenage son or stepson who doesn't really like Belinda, but they eventually bond.
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Old 12-11-2016, 00:14
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This producer gets rid of babe, belinda, les, pam, claudette, masood, roxy and ronnie but thinks the viewers were crying out for the return of libby and dereck, SOC is a moron he's worse than blackburn.
I can understand the comparison, they are dull characters but they are only guest stints.
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Old 12-11-2016, 00:19
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All the characters I like are leaving or have already left.

What do we get?? Libby!
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Old 12-11-2016, 00:49
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https://twitter.com/carlinorris/stat...10111995510785

Carli Norris has tweeted she hopes to return one day. She's recently launched her own business called chocodolly and I'm wondering if she's left to concentrate on that for a while.
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Old 12-11-2016, 08:09
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She's back next year she's confirmed herself.
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Old 12-11-2016, 08:20
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She's back next year she's confirmed herself.
I think she means she has a new TV role next year.
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Old 12-11-2016, 09:40
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https://twitter.com/carlinorris/stat...10111995510785

Carli Norris has tweeted she hopes to return one day. She's recently launched her own business called chocodolly and I'm wondering if she's left to concentrate on that for a while.
That tweet seems to suggest that it was not her choice to leave (maybe her contract ended and was simply not renewed). A real loss, as she played a good part and teh character had potential had she been given better storylines.
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Old 12-11-2016, 09:47
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This producer gets rid of babe, belinda, les, pam, claudette, masood, roxy and ronnie but thinks the viewers were crying out for the return of libby and dereck, SOC is a moron he's worse than blackburn.
And no signs of anyone trying to stop his impending train wreck .
I said it before, he will be another Birkwood in the sense irreparable damage will be done and the BBC will eventually Axe him
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Old 12-11-2016, 09:49
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SOC helped create the Slater's. I'm wondering if the reason she has been axed is purely because this Belinda is a world away from the original. The whole point of Belinda was that she wasn't anything like her sisters.

I keep getting the impression that SOC was not a fan of what DTC did to EE.
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Old 12-11-2016, 10:40
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SOC for me is axing too many characters and some of them had potential like Les, Pam and Belinda. It is making the show less enjoyable for me. I think I preferred DTC's era.
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Old 12-11-2016, 10:43
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Lol, a mess.
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Old 12-11-2016, 10:51
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He is axing too many good characters that still have loads of potential on the show, such as Roxy, Ronnie, Lee, Claudette, Les, Pam and now Belinda. I hope he ups his game.
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Old 12-11-2016, 11:00
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https://twitter.com/carlinorris/stat...10111995510785

Carli Norris has tweeted she hopes to return one day. She's recently launched her own business called chocodolly and I'm wondering if she's left to concentrate on that for a while.
Also, if previous history is to go by, Carli never tends to stay around for long and appears to like playing different roles. She was in the original cast of Doctors and was the first main character to leave, she left Holby after not long and I don't think she was in Hollyoaks for long either (although was fantastic as Martha in that).

Belinda was great, but maybe some actors don't like to play the same character for years on end like others?
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Old 12-11-2016, 11:04
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Please see my new thread for my comments on this topic
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Old 12-11-2016, 11:44
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I would welcome her back.
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Old 12-11-2016, 13:59
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I liked this version of Belinda and will miss her as she was a very like Kat.

I feel her departure was very sudden and a bit of a shame.
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