Bonnie quits soap

BONNIE Langford will return to the stage after bowing out of her EastEnders role.

The 53-year-old, who plays Carmel Kazemi, will join the musical 42nd Street at London’s Theatre Royal in September, straight after leaving the soap.

Langford, who made her West End debut in Gone With The Wind on Drury Lane at the age of seven, tweeted of her new role as Dorothy Brock: “Thrilled to finally share the news. From the square to the sidewalk.”