Sarah Jayne Dunn has thanked fans for their support after her sensational axe from Hollyoaks over her refusal to give up her racy OnlyFans account.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, Sarah Jayne posted the words “thank you for your support,” following fans rallying round her after she and the Channel 4 soap severed ties.
The soap star, who plays the role of Mandy Richardson on the Cheshire based soap, confirmed she was leaving the show on Wednesday evening.
She took to Instagram to share the news with her doting fans online as she confessed how she “thought long and hard” about her decision to create the adult account.
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In the lengthy post online, she penned: “[It’s] about empowerment and confidence and having full power over my choices.
“That’s what this is about, being in control, choosing empowerment. I feel sexy and strong and confident when I shoot images like this.
“I hope I give other women the confidence to own it, to work hard on themselves, to eat well and healthily and to move their bodies in whatever way makes them feel most alive and energised, to wear whatever they like without judgement and to feel proud to be a woman.”
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It comes after a spokesperson for the Channel 4 soap told Metro.co.uk: “Hollyoaks is a youth-facing drama with many young viewers, who follow our cast very closely, bith in the soap and outside of it.
“We take our responsibility to our young audience very seriously and therefore the show does not allow any Hollyoaks cast members to be active on certain 18+ websites.
“We had hoped we could reach a resolution with Sarah that would allow her to remain in her role as Mandy, but we respect her choice to produce content on OnlyFans.
“In the past four years since her return to the show, her legacy character has been an integral part of some of our most important storylines and we will be very sad to see her go.”
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Sarah first appeared on Hollyoaks more than 25 years ago as she joined the cast back in 1996 – just one year after the show had launched.
She remained a staple character on the show up until 2008 when she took a two-year break from the hit show before she reprised the role.
Clearly torn about her decision, the actress decided to leave the show just 12 months later before she made her final return to the village on a full-time basis in 2017.
Hollyoaks airs on weekdays at 7pm on E4.
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