Hollyoaks star Haiesha Mistry addresses exit from Yazz Cunningham role
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Hollyoaks' Haiesha Mistry has addressed her exit from the soap, following the airing of Yazz Cunningham's final scenes.
Yazz made her exit departure from the village after finding out that her husband Tom had pretended to be her to turn down a job in Canada, and told him she needed to leave and live her own life.
Now, in a post on her Instagram, Mistry has reflected on her time as the character.
"That's a wrap!" she wrote. "2017-2024 7 years of Yazz Maalik/Yazz Cunningham complete!
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"Yazz you have been my pride and joy for the last 7 years. You've taught me so, so much. I will never forget your sass! Especially in the last 2 episodes! Unmatched at every level! To the iconic beehive, all the creative hairstyles or the outfits that screamed sass, especially that 'big bird' yellow fluffy jacket!
"Our make-up and costume ladies will know, the way I would go, 'OH HERE SHE IS, YAZZ IS HERE', you brought so much life and served looks every damn time!
"I've had so many incredible storylines over the years. Whether it's the car crash stunt, school explosion, the tunnel of terror, the self-harm storyline, Yazz's deafness, the historical rape or the ectopic pregnancy storyline to name a few.
"Being on the show has taught me how important it is to tell stories and represent, especially that BROWN GIRL REPRESENTATION!"
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Mistry continued by thanking everyone at the soap, including Ellis Hollins (who plays Tom) and Harvey Virdi (Misbah).
"To the Hollyoaks fans, the best there is!" she concluded. "Thank you for loving and hating on Yazz. When I got those reactions, I knew I was doing my job right. It's been a pleasure to keep you entertained.
"Being part of the Hollyoaks family is something I will cherish forever but as the saying goes, all good things have to come to an end. Peace out Yazz."
Just last week, it was announced that Hollyoaks would go down to three episodes a week and about a third of the soap's staff members could be let go. Stars Gregory Finnegan and Annie Wallace are among those who have spoken about it.
Hollyoaks streams first online via Channel 4 each weekday at 7.30pm. Episodes then air on E4 the following day, before getting their YouTube premiere a week after that.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
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