EASTENDERS star Natalie Cassidy hinted at a possible departure following Sonia Fowler's shock arrest. Natalie, 41, has played Sonia on and off since her BBC debut in 1993. In Thursday's (August 22) episode of the BBC soap, the nurse was charged with murdering Debbie (Jenny Meier).
Asked whether Sonia could be spared from a prison stint and exit, Natalie teasingly replied: "Who knows? But she’s got a lot of champions there on the Square...
” The actress further described the situation to press as her character's "worst nightmare come true." Natalie added: "She absolutely cannot believe it, especially when Reiss has been let off because he has an alibi.” Read more on EastEnders Viewers know Reiss (Jonny Freeman), Sonia's partner, killed his comatose wife Debbie in cold blood to eliminate her costly care home bills .
The murderer sunk even further by letting his pregnant fiancee take the fall for his crime . Natalie elaborated: “To the point where she’s going to go down for it, and he doesn’t say, ‘This was me, I did this.’ “You are like, ‘Oh my god, he’s a psycho.
’ It’s really shocking and dark; I look forward to seeing what happens next .” Most read in Soaps Viewers made their thoughts of Reiss' deplorable actions clear, as one wrote: "Honestly kill Reiss off at this point. I can't stand him.
" Another added: "Reiss keeps saying he’s going to do everything he can to get innocent, pregnant Sonia out of prison . but I’m yet to see him admit to murde.