Beloved EastEnders star Clair Norris is leaving Albert Square after eight years on the soap as BBC bosses ‘close the chapter’ for her iconic family. 

The actress, 27 – who has played Bernadette Taylor on the show since 2017 – has been involved in a number of storylines, including her teenage pregnancy, becoming a surrogate and dealing with the murder of her brother Keanu (Danny Walters). 

Now it has been confirmed that the star will exit the show later this year. 

A source told The Sun: ‘Every time a soap gets a new boss they want to make their own changes – it’s nothing personal.

‘The writing has been on the wall for Bernie for some time so it wasn’t really a surprise to Clair.

‘She was the last Taylor standing and it’s time to close the chapter on them and let Clair go on to do other things.’

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Beloved EastEnders star Clair Norris is leaving the soap after eight years as BBC bosses ‘close the chapter’ for iconic Walford family

The actress, 27 (pictured) – who has played Bernadette Taylor on the show since 2017 – has been involved in a number of storylines, including her teenage pregnancy, becoming a surrogate and dealing with the murder of her brother Keanu (Danny Walters)

EastEnders said in their official comment: ‘We can confirm that Clair will be leaving EastEnders later this year and we wish her all the best for the future.’

The BBC soap isn’t the only programme that Clair has starred in over the years. 

During her five month break between October 2021 and March 2022, she was able to focus on some other projects. 

In 2022 she took on the role of a drunk girl in sitcom Bloods.

The same year she also played Kerry in drama Tell Me Everything. 

The star has also played herself in a number of shows including The Weakest Link in 2021. 

Clair also starred in her own Panorama documentary called Obesity: Who Cares if I’m Bigger? in 2022. 

EastEnders accidentally dropped a major Linda Carter spoiler months before it is supposed to hit our screens in a now-deleted post. 

The Taylors – single mum Karen (Lorraine Stanley) and her kids Keanu (Danny Walters), Bernadette (Clair Norris),  Riley and Chatham (Tom and Alfie Jacobs)

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The businesswoman – played by Kellie Bright in the BBC soap – is the current landlady of the iconic Queen Vic in Albert Square, alongside her mum Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe). 

An eagle-eyed fan shared a screen grab one of the show’s recent TikTok posts and wrote on discussion website Reddit: ‘EastEnders just released a video on TikTok, and there’s an Auction sign on The Queen Vic.

‘What do we think?’

In the clip, a group of people are seen walking into the pub, but what is very telling is that there is a for sale sign above the front door.

EastEnders captioned the post: ‘That’s one way to get to The Vic!’ 

The show’s official TikTok account has since deleted the post. 

Many rushed to the comments to share their thoughts on what they think is going on. 

One said: ‘Interesting. I wonder if Linda and the Knights are selling the Vic in an auction.’

‘There was a rumour before that George was going to mess up the insurance on the pub and they were going to be forced to sell it, so I wonder if that’ll be what’s happening here.’ 

Another replied to them with: ‘The insurance has already paid out though – unless it hasn’t and he went to Teddy as a back hand job and now can’t afford to pay for it? To be fair, that actually makes sense. Don’t you have to go through specific contractors through insurance? I doubt you can just pick anyone.

‘Personally I hope they are selling. It’s time the Vic went to someone new. I’m sick of the Carters/Knights.

‘Maybe that’s why they haven’t bothered to change the interior – cause someone else is coming a long.’

EastEnders airs on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.