Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton)

[sindydoll]

their cant kill honey that would be so wrong.....how cruel

[Chris_2k11]

Has she been axed to make way for Janine coming back?

[sindydoll]

well her character had just run out of ideas i dont think this has got anything to do with janine

[Chris_2k11]

i have my suspicions

[DaVeyWaVey]

Janine and Billy wouldn't make a very good couple in my opinion...a bad, bad decision to axe Honey. What were the producers thinking?! I wanted her and Billy to stay on the Square for years to come, seeing them cope with the upbringing of their children.

[Siobhan]

Has she been axed to make way for Janine coming back?

they already did the whole Janine/Billy thing so I don't think they will do it again... Can't see Janine taking over the mammy role if Honey goes alone

[Kim]

I can't see her being written out in any other way than being killed off myself. When I heard the spoiler I was constantly looking for bits in the episode which could be a way by which they'd split, and I thought that maybe because he lied about going to see the bank manager. She's bound to find out somewhere along the line, but I don't see her leaving the square over it; it's just pathetic, and it would be really hard on the kids, especially with Janet having down's.

I don't see Billy and Janine happening. It's been done, and it's clear she's only interested in money. It was clear enough because she ditched Billy when the money he got from blackmailing Ian ran out, and then she actually married Barry for money. Janine isn't the mother type either, especially not the type that would have the patience to give Janet the extra care that she needs. Has it actually been confirmed that Janine's coming back full time? I thought she was only coming back for Frank's funeral, and that's been and gone.

[Perdita]

She will be back for about a year.

[Chris_2k11]

How long now till she comes back??

[Abigail]

EastEnders star Emma Barton has admitted that she felt "gutted" to be axed from the show.

The actress, who joined the BBC One soap in 2005, was told in April that her character Honey Mitchell would be written out. She filmed her final scenes for the programme a few weeks ago.

Barton told The People: "I was gutted when they told me. I know that's the nature of the job and nothing is forever but I didn't want it to end so soon."

Emma also complained that her exit is being seen as a minor event in comparison to the death of the show's long-standing dog Wellard.

She admitted: "I can't believe I've been upstaged by a dog dying."

The soap star does not have any work booked until December, when she will play Snow White in a Christmas panto. She has confirmed that she is "up for anything", but hopes to reprise her career as a musical theatre performer.

Meanwhile, Perry Fenwick, who plays Honey's husband Billy, has voiced his disapproval of the decision to axe Barton.

"They said the character had come to a natural end but what does that mean? It's gutting for Billy and for me," he explained. "I'll really miss Emma. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy where I am but I do wonder what's next for my character."