{"id":500049,"date":"2026-06-19T01:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/500049\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:21:10","slug":"eastenders-star-breaks-silence-after-bea-pollards-exit-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/500049\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders star breaks silence after Bea Pollard&#8217;s exit news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/eastenders\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"EastEnders\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EastEnders<\/a> star Ronni Ancona has weighed in on her character Bea Pollard&#8217;s shenanigans as the villain&#8217;s arc was recently confirmed to have a shelf life on the Square. Introduced earlier this year as Linda Carter&#8217;s high school friend, Ronni has since wreaked havoc in Walford and has now set in motion an evil plan to split up a fan-favourite couple.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Appearing on This Morning, Ancona chatted to hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley about her time on EastEnders after it was confirmed last week that she would be departing the soap.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">But before Bea can leave Walford in her rearview mirror, she&#8217;s up to some more scheming as she has Honey and Billy Mitchell in her sights.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bea pollard, eastenders\" title=\"Bea Pollard, EastEnders\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2652\" height=\"1642\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b849bf35-6be9-4c37-a237-123bd2610626.png\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV\" data-node-id=\"18.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><br data-node-id=\"18.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;This leads to a big showdown in the Vic and that&#8217;s just for starters,&#8221; Ancona teased on This Morning. &#8220;And that kicks off a whole new level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;You always knew she&#8217;d have an arc,&#8221; Cat Deeley offered, which Ancona confirmed.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;Yes,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was a real privilege and I was asked to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;They wanted to bring some dark humour, sort of malevolence but make it a bit funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;And actually, they&#8217;d said to me, &#8216;It&#8217;ll be perfect for you, Ronni. It&#8217;s a really annoying, deranged, disturbed character. It&#8217;s perfect for you.&#8217; And I&#8217;m like, [flatly] &#8216;Yayyy.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bea pollard , eastenders\" title=\"Bea Pollard , EastEnders \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4284\" height=\"2856\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e7f9d6bf-e169-4756-b67d-8298d784f26f.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">After setting up a fake dating app profile for Billy using his AI-generated voice in tonight&#8217;s scenes, Bea took things a step further and lied about him trying to seduce her. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">She has taken advantage of a delicate moment in Billy and Honey&#8217;s marriage to drive a wedge between them, but will she succeed in her mission to break them up?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. 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