EASTENDERS icon Kara Tointon has vowed never to return to the show and voiced her fears that the nation’s beloved soaps could soon be a thing of the past.
The actress, 39, who played bubbly Dawn Swann from 2005 to 2009, is amazed by just how memorable her character remains over a decade after she left Walford.
Kara, who is currently filming new Carrie Grant biopic Archie for ITV, said: “Every year I get asked about it. It’s the thing I’m most known for, that I was most watched in, but I really enjoy doing lots of other things so I can’t see it, no.”
After Neighbours was axed earlier this year due to falling ratings, Kara fears more soaps might struggle to compete in the current TV market where viewers get hooked bingeing boxsets on streaming services.
And EastEnders is in dire trouble after viewers dipped as low as 1.4m in June this year. Research from Broadcast magazine showed that EastEnders’ 16-34 age group viewership fell from 1.3 million people in 2017 to just 447,000 this year.