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Daily Mirror
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Lucy Domachowski

EastEnders’ Charlie Brooks announces first new role since quitting as Janine Butcher

EastEnders star Charlie Brooks has announced her first new role since quitting the BBC soap and leaving Janine Butcher behind.

Charlie, who has played trouble-maker Janine on and off since 1999, will leave the soap for the final time this year.

The show villain left in 2004 after Janine killed husband Barry Evans (Shaun Williamson) by pushing him off a cliff, then returned from 2008 to 2014 before her latest stint.

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