Jean Slater says goodbye to the Square

She's had her fair share of setbacks: her ongoing battle with bipolar disorder, her difficult relationships with her murderous son Sean and daughter Stacey, standing up to the Square's bully boys, and having her efforts to find love cruelly thwarted time and time again. But in her nine years on Albert Square, kind-hearted romantic Jean Slater has become an EastEnders icon, so fans of the show will be sad to hear that she's waving goodbye to Walford soon. Now watch actress Gillian Wright reveal to us her storylines, why she requested that Jean is not killed off, and what she plans to do next.

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