playing Mitzeee (with three e's). She's been on an incredible journey that's not over yet. It's been an absolute privilege to work with the cast and crew that make Hollyoaks such a special place. This has been one of the hardest decisions I've made, but I feel it's time for Mitzeee and myself to move onto pastures new". Shenton revealed that she had known she was going to leave Hollyoaks for over a year but that she had only decided that she would definitely leave six months prior to her exit. It was announced that Eamonn Holmes would appear in a guest role for Shenton's exit and that Carl Costello (Paul Opacic) would also return for the storyline. It was revealed that Shenton's exit storyline would feature Carl returning to seek justice for Riley's death and that he would enlist Mitzeee in helping him punish Walker (Neil Newbon). An official statement by Hollyoaks teased the character's exit, saying: "Mitzeee and Eamonn's collaboration is a must-see and marks Rachel Shenton's departure from the show. However, it remains to be seen whether Mitzeee will get a happy ending away from Hollyoaks, or if her involvement with Carl has put her life in danger". Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy reported that Mitzeee and Maxine would both believe that they are pregnant by the same man which would lead to Mitzeee's discovery that she is pregnant, but not by the man she suspects of being the father. During Mitzeee's exit Carl tells her he has planned for Walker to be killed by a hitman, leaving her in "total shock" as she does not expect Carl to take that course of action. Mitzeee initially decides that she does not want anything to do with Carl's plan although she later changes her mind. Mitzeee also discovers that she may pregnant, which Shenton said shocked her. During the scenes both Mitzeee and Maxine believe that they could be pregnant and take tests, with one of the tests showing a positive result. The actress said that she initially thought that Maxine would have the positive pregnancy test but when she discovered that Mitzeee would discover she is pregnant, she thought: "Oh my God, this is amazing - what more can this girl have to deal with?!' I was really interested to see how she would handle it". Shenton said that she found her final scenes difficult to film