EastEnders star Louisa Lytton is swapping the Square for the stage as she takes on a new role away from the BBC soap.
The Ruby Allen actress, 35, reprised her part last month for an extended stint to coincide with the upcoming 40th Anniversary celebrations.
She’s one of the latest in a long line of returnees who have reprised their Walford counterparts over last year.
Her return story was ‘sealed’ when Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) had heard from Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman) that Ruby had given birth to a son two years ago.
After she confessed to Martin Fowler (James Bye) that the child was likely his, Ruby burst into the room and confessed all.
She initially denied having him in her care – saying that he had been placed up for adoption – but it soon transpired that he had been hospitalised and was awaiting an organ transplant.
Things have been frosty between Martin and Ruby ever since, as his plot to get custody was exposed by Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).
Now, Louisa has stepped away to appear in a leg of A Girl on the Train.
She will be playing the lead role of Rachel Watson between 15th April and 31st May, before presenter Laura Whitmore takes over.
The production follows a woman who awaits her daily train journeys so she can get a glimpse of the ‘perfect’ through the window.
When everything suddenly disappears, she is a witness and suspect in a mystery and has to face up to the consequences.
Sounds intriguing!
Film fans will undoubtedly have seen the 2016 adaption starring Emily Blunt, which was inspired by the 2015 novel of the same name by British author Paula Hawkins.
Speaking about her return to EastEnders, Louisa said: ‘I’ve been a part of this show for 20 years now, so it feels right for Ruby to come back.’
‘I feel like there’s so much we need to wrap up with her. There’s so many characters that she has a history with.’
