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"Patsy Palmer is to leave EastEnders, it has been announced. The 41-year-old actress has played Bianca Butcher on the BBC One soap since 1993.  In a statement, a spokesperson for Palmer said: &amp;quot;Patsy is really sad to be leaving the show as she loves playing Bianca and working with executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins but she knows it&amp;#039;s the right decision at this time in her life.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, EastEnders&amp;#039; Treadwell-Collins confirmed that he would not be killing off Palmer&amp;#039;s character. He added: &amp;quot;We are so sad that Patsy has decided to leave us but completely understand it&amp;#039;s the right time for her. &amp;quot;Bianca won&amp;#039;t be leaving Albert Square until the autumn so there&amp;#039;s still a lot more to come from her on screen this year \u2013 and the door will be left wide open for her return. We won&amp;#039;t be getting rid of Bianca&amp;#039;s puffa jacket just yet.&amp;quot; The mother-of-four will reportedly move with her family to Los Angeles this summer. Palmer originally exited the show in 1999 before she returned for a one-off episode in 2002. She reprised the part of Bianca full-time again in 2008. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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