Following one of the most heart-rending episodes in 'EastEnders' history, actress Lindsey Coulson has said she thinks writing co-star Devon Anderson out of the soap was "a bit premature".
On Monday night viewers saw Coulson's character Carol Jackson devastated when son Billie (Anderson) died from suspected alcohol poisoning.
While acknowledging the episode had "huge shock value", Coulson told Inside Soap magazine: "Part of me thinks that writing out Devon was a bit premature. He's very talented, and there were lots of stories they could have told about Billie.
"I've known him since he was six-years-old, and we have a lovely relationship. When we had to play the scene where Carol sees Billie lying dead in the living room, it was really sad - not just because a mum had lost her son in tragic circumstances, but also because I felt almost as though I was losing Devon too."
