Hollyoaks icon Stephanie Waring 'distraught' and 'begged' soap bosses not to drop her
ok.co.ukHollyoaks icon Stephanie Waring has confessed she "begged" producers not to cut her from the show.The actress, who has played Cindy Cunningham for almost 30 years, found herself among the 20 stars given the chop from the Channel 4 soap and has now opened up about the emotional turmoil of her departure.
The star, famed for playing Cindy since the dawn of the soap, spoke out for the first time since the shocking news broke, describing how she was reduced to tears and left reeling in shock at the announcement of her exit. "I was being drip fed the names of the people who were going, and I remember crying at one of them, and I had this gut feeling that I would be too", the 46 year old shared.
Clinging to hope, Stephanie recalled signing "a year-long contract" just before her world was turned upside down." She continued: "Everyone was telling me I would be fine as I'm an original character", she said.
Yet, when judgment day arrived, Stephanie was "very distraught" to learn that her long-standing role in the Chester-set drama wouldn't keep her safe.
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