HOLLYOAKS star Charlie Behan has been on the show for over a decade but will soon be leaving.
The 19-year-old began playing Charlie Dean in 2011 after succeeding Joshua McConville in the role.
As the character’s on-screen journey wraps up, Charlie Behan has documented some of his other interests.
On his Instagram account, the actor shared short clips of himself DJ’ing, with the caption: “Hard launch.”
A further snap showed him at last year’s Manchester’s Half Marathon.
The Sun told how Charlie had decided to quit Hollyoaks after 13 years.
A source said: “Charlie’s leaving is a big decision but it’s time for him to spread his wings.
“There are big changes at Hollyoaks and he’s going to miss everyone there but he’s excited for the future.”
Hollyoaks has been approached for comment.
Throughout his long stint, the character Charlie Dean has been through several major storylines.
This includes facing leukaemia, a custody battle and county lines drug dealing.
The actor’s exit follows bossex axing 20 cast members in a massive cull.
Script writers have devised an explanation for the multiple departures.
New episodes will feature a year-long time jump providing a reason behind several families having moved away.
These are not the only imminent changes coming to Hollyoaks.
From September 9, the Channel 4 soap will cut down to three episodes per week.
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Earlier this year, the Channel 4 soap was forced to address the cull of cast members.
It came after The Sun was first to report Hollyoaks bosses plan to kill off a whopping 20 cast members.
Now Chelsee, who recently took time away from her role as Goldie McQueen to give birth to her second daughter, has now made a cryptic move on X.
The Manchester lass, 36, re-posted a picture of her character crying to her page.
It came after Stephanie Waring, famed for her 28-year-long role as Cindy Cunningham, confirmed that soap bosses had axed her as part of the 20-person strong cast cull.
Another big name set to quit for good is popstar turned soap star Jamelia.
The soap’s resident hunk and TV favourite Owen Warner has also left the show amid the cuts with fans left devastated to say goodbye to his character Romeo Nightingale.
Jamie Lomas has also quit the show and will depart his Warren Fox role soon.
Haiesha Mistry famed for her role as Yasmine Maalik has also left after seven years.
Bosses announced the controversial change in February and it is soon set to take effect.
Following the shake-up, the three episodes will be available on streaming, E4 and YouTube.
There will also be an hour long weekly omnibus episode available to stream.
