When actors secure a role on a popular soap it can be their career made, with many choosing to stay loyal to their chosen programme for decades to come.
And of course as soap fans we love to see our favourites and get lost in their colourful onscreen daily lives on the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks.
But for some actors one soap isn't always enough, or they fancy a new challenge and have braved the swap, leaving behind their iconic roles for other fictional land...
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