David Essex leaving EastEnders this month

David Essex finishes filming his EastEnders episodes later this month, but his character Eddie Moon will be on screen until October.

As soon as he leaves Walford he will be going straight into rehearsals for the tour of his musical All The Fun of the Fair which opens at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham on 16th September and tours until April 2012.

Essex has said that while a return to Albert Square is unlikely he hasn’t ruled it out completely.