{"id":399443,"date":"2026-01-30T21:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399443\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:19:09","slug":"don-warrington-makes-feelings-clear-on-ginny-holders-bbc-death-in-paradise-exit-always-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399443\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Warrington makes feelings clear on Ginny Holder’s BBC Death in Paradise exit: ‘Always sad’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Death in Paradise star Don Warrington has spoken out about his co-star Ginny Holder’s “sad” exit.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the BBC crime drama’s 15th series, it was confirmed that Ms Holder’s character, police officer Darlene Curtis, won’t be returning in the upcoming episodes.<\/p>\n

Fans already suspected Darlene may have made an exit after she made only a very brief appearance in the recent Christmas special, via a phone screen.<\/p>\n

She informed the others she’d been caring for her aunt, and the series 15 premiere addresses her absence, with audiences told Darlene won’t be back for the “foreseeable”.<\/p>\n

\"Ginny<\/p>\n

Ginny Holder won’t be returning for the new Death in Paradise series<\/p>\n

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BBC<\/p>\n

Ms Holder talked about leaving the role behind in a reflecting Instagram post, where she wrote: “Playing Darlene was an absolute gift \u2013 saying goodbye has been far more emotional than I ever expected.”<\/p>\n

She continued: “The love and support for Darlene has meant the world to me\u2026 you’ve made this journey unforgettable.”<\/p>\n

Mr Warrington, who stars as Death in Paradise stalwart Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, also addressed Ms Holder’s exit.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio Times, he and officer Sebastian Rose actor Shaquille Ali-Yebuah shared their thoughts of bidding farewell to the actress.<\/p>\n

\"Don<\/p>\n

Don Warrington addressed his co-star’s exit<\/p>\n

| PA <\/p>\n

The latter described the update as a “surprise,” adding: “We miss her. I actually did my first audition with her, and that was my partner in crime in my first season. She’s going to be missed.”<\/p>\n

Mr Ali-Yebuah labelled the actress “amazing,” and stated she will “definitely be missed.”<\/p>\n

Mr Warrington went on to add that “losing somebody” from a show is “always sad.”<\/p>\n

He continued: “But these things happen. It’s the nature of the business.”<\/p>\n

\"\\u200bDonDon Warrington as Selwyn Patterson on the set of BBC Death in Paradise | BBC<\/p>\n

Touching on Mr Warrington’s assessment about the nature of such shows, a newcomer is joining the series just as Darlene waves goodbye.<\/p>\n

Catherine Garton is joining the popular drama as Sergeant Mattie Fletcher.<\/p>\n

Mr Ali-Yebuah teased what viewers can expect from the new character while applauding his new co-star.<\/p>\n

“She’s my new partner in discovery, she’s amazing,” he shared. “Catherine’s very talented, and her character adds a different edge to the series.”<\/p>\n

A synopsis for the first episode of series 15, which airs tonight, reads: “Selwyn\u2019s return to Saint Marie is disrupted by a suspicious death at Government House, where a man has fallen from the roof. <\/p>\n

“It looks like a suicide, but DI Mervin Wilson suspects foul play. However, no-one was on the roof with the victim when he fell, and he had locked the roof door behind him. <\/p>\n

“So, if this man was pushed, how did it happen? Meanwhile, Mervin is anxious to finally meet his half-brother Solomon, the other son of the mother Mervin never knew.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Death in Paradise star Don Warrington has spoken out about his co-star Ginny Holder’s “sad” exit. Ahead of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[243,6491,830,33100,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-399443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-bbc","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-death-in-paradise","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}