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"EastEnders star Gary Lucy is leaving the BBC One soap. The actor - who has starred as Danny Pennant since September 2012 - has already filmed his final scenes for the programme.  According to the Daily Star, Lucy&amp;#039;s exit will be aired next month after his contract with the soap wasn&amp;#039;t renewed. An EastEnders spokesperson commented: &amp;quot;We can confirm that Gary is leaving EastEnders later this year and we wish him all the best for the future.&amp;quot; Following the news, Lucy has taken to Twitter to thank fans for their support and even hinted that his character could return to Walford one day. He tweeted: &amp;quot;thank you for your messages loved my time @Ee interesting character with lots of scope see u later rather than good bye ;-) ps more 2 come x&amp;quot;  Earlier this month, Lucy urged critics to &amp;quot;get with the times&amp;quot; after EastEnders received complaints about his character&amp;#039;s on-screen kiss with newcomer Johnny Carter (Sam Strike). He added: &amp;quot;Reaction was, on the most part, positive. There were a few on Twitter still living in the dark ages but on the whole, people were okay. &amp;quot;I got one message on the internet from a guy saying, &amp;#039;Thanks for that storyline because it gave me the courage to come out and tell my parents&amp;#039;. If you can do that, you as an actor and the show has done its job.&amp;quot; Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Screen Time:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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