EastEnders star Clair Norris breaks silence on shock exit
Clair Norris, who plays Bernie Taylor, joined fellow castmates at the British Soap Awards to see EastEnders scoop an impressive eight gongs.
The 27-year-old addressed her exit for the first time in a post from the night on Instagram.
Alongside a glamourous picture, Clair wrote: "My last @thebritishsoapawards with my EE family. We [broom emoji] up last night, 8 awards & I couldn't be prouder to be a part of this team! What a way to end this amazing journey, head held high & beaming from ear to ear."
Fans and fellow soap stars were quick to comment their support for Clair under the post.
James Farrar, who plays Zack Hudson, wrote: "Head held HIGH' while Emma Barton, who plays Honey Mitchell, simply put: 'Love you'.
Clair's character, Bernie, first arrived on the soap in 2017 with her mum Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and brother Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters).
However, she's the last one of her family members left on the Square with her mum leaving EastEnders in 2023, shortly followed by the murder of her brother Keanu on Christmas Day.
What happens to Bernie in EastEnders?
Bernie will exit later this year as part of a 'dramatic' storyline, according to The Sun.
While the full storyline is yet to be revealed, the exit reportedly didn't come as a surprise to Clair.
"She was the last Taylor standing and it's time to close the chapter on them and let Clair go on to do other things,' The Sun wrote.
However, fans were less than impressed at the revelation.
EastEnders fans hope Bernie isn't 'killed off'
One fan posted on X, formerly Twitter: 'I'm absolutely gutted the lovely Clair Norris has been axed from EastEnders. I really liked her recent 'bad Bernie' phase. (Please don't kill her off).'
While another said: 'Congrats to you Clair and all at Eastenders. You've been amazing as Bernie, good luck for the rest of your career.'
'Bernie's acting has been great,' another user added.
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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