EastEnders star to take a break as she lands new job away from Walford
EASTENDERS actress Ellie Dadd looks set to take a break away from Walford after landing a new gig away from Albert Square.
The star, who plays Amy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera, will be spending a few weeks away from the East End after bagging herself a brand new stage gig.
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EastEnders actress Ellie Dadd has landed a brand new role away from the soap
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She will be appearing in panto and taking a break from her soap duties
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It has been confirmed that Ellie, 19, has landed a big-money panto gig in Croydon this year.
She will be taking on the iconic role of Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Croydon Fairfield Halls.
Ellie will be entertaining audiences nightly between Friday, December 12, 2025, to Sunday, January 4, 2026.
She is the second EastEnders star to bag a panto role this year after Steve McFadden, who plays Phil Mitchell, confirmed he would be appearing in The Alban Arena's production of Aladdin.
Teen Ellie has played the role of Amy in the soap since 2022.
Earlier this year, The Sun told how the rising star was had been left terrified after having been harassed for months in a horror stalker ordeal.
She was targeted by Cora Upple, 21, for seven months last year, court records show.
The stalker's campaign 'amounted to harassment' and Ellie was forced to take out a restraining order.
Medway magistrates' court heard Upple, of Rainham, Kent, used social media to 'post stories and posts tagging the victim in them, and about the victim'.
She admitted the offence last August and was remanded in custody until her sentencing before Christmas.
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She also admitted violating a previous stalking prevention order issued in October 2023.
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The actress has been a fan favourite on the show
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