Richard explains 'EastEnders' exit

geraldine, on March 3rd, 2009
I love eastenders and I loved Pauline,in Australia I think i t is as popular as the U.K. Miss her character ad miss her,felt like one of my family.

Dawn, Australia, on February 15th, 2009
I have just watched an episode of are you being served with Wendy in,which then made me think of her role in Eastenders.I watched the show from the very first episode when I still lived in the UK,and still watch it regularly in Australia,although we are quite a way behind in episodes. I think she played a great role at the end,very much like her screen mother in the early episodes.I had not realised that she had been so ill with cancer and just wanted to wish her all the best,and to say enjoy life....and a belated congratulations for her wedding.

Nick, Lincoln, on September 13th, 2008
I have read some very unkind comments regarding Wendy Richard. Yes, by the end Pauline was bitter and twisted, but I belive the programme-makers did that deliberately so she would not be missed. What a terible disservice to an actress who gave a third of her life to the programme. But then EE has treated some of its best characters with complete contempt. I was watching an old clip of EE the other day and I noticed (apart from the infinitely superior qaulity of the show in the early days) was that there were hardly any characters who they HADN'T killed off. Den and Angie Watts, Pauline and Arthur, Kathy, Pete and Lou Beale, Mark Fowler, I could go on and on. It is so unrealistic that so many members of a close knit community would die in such a relatively short space of time. EE is a third rate serial now, it should go the same way as Crossroads and be axed!

mark, england, on March 18th, 2008
eastenders is not the same with out her she was the best there and allways will be just wish theynever killed her of so she cound come bk. eastenders are to busy getting rid of the best people like den watts he was simply the best

Mark, West Midlands, on March 17th, 2008
Pauline who?

james, coventry, on March 17th, 2008
i miss pauline:( those producers need shooting what they did to her;(

tanya, nottingham, on March 17th, 2008
i think shes right the ay the bbc made her character evil ive watchec eastenders since 1985 and i have really liked her character through the years its a shame really she would of made a perfect slanging match for zainab masood

Gary, Greenford, on March 16th, 2008
Pauline, like the programme itself became more stale than the bread in my local corner shop! Considering it is meant to be BBC1's No.1 programme, they make some terrible continuity mistakes, naff storylines and is just crud, lets face it, its the 21st century and nobody in the square has a washing machine, they go to the cafe for a cup of tea, where's their kettles?, if Peggy hasn't barred you from the pub, shes giving you a drink "on the ouse!", everyone has long lost relatives that turn up from all sorts of places, nobody (well apart from Brad) commutes to work, the bus is always waiting at the stop and dont come in threes! the Tube station - well dont get me started on that!. everyone shops in the minute mart, there is no through traffic, and because the characters are so unused to traffic, whenever there is one, someone gets run over and killed, theres only a few houses in the square but always one available to rent or buy when a character needs one, they all shop for their clothes in the market, when an argument starts in the Queen Vic, the music stops, (hmm would be angry if I had paid the jukebox for the song thats stops suddenly), everyone has the right amount of change for the shopping, the drinks, or the food in the cafe, anyway I won't go on anymore because I think I am morphing into a moaner like Pauline!!!

javeria iqbal, on March 14th, 2008
oh shut up u old bag...... when you were on eastenders i never used to watch it because you made it soooo boring to watch....i now only watch it because you're not in it....its such a relief...face it girl.. you only left because you knew nobody watched it and you felt like seeking attention...trust me... nobody was sorry to see you leave

sijay, brentford, on March 14th, 2008
i liked the fowler family and would like to see them return

Alex, Brighton, on March 13th, 2008
harriet so you think E/E is at its highest form at the minute? you either work there or your in a mental home or as i suspect about 13 years old? they have lost all the old proper carachters that was the backbone of this dross

Harriet, Surrey, on March 12th, 2008
I think it was perfect time for her to go, thought the death was a bit random though, however, I think the square is at its highest form at the moment, i love every character in it, and think Ian is becoming quite a funny character

Stephen, on March 12th, 2008
Guys remember, the writers write the stories for Wendy Richard, Wendy Richard is not Pauline Fowler, Pauline Fowler may have been a moaner but you cant call Wendy Richard one as she is not that character, so dont insult the actress by using terms such as "old sour puss", its just not needed - Blame the writers not Wendy

tommy trainer, oxford, on March 12th, 2008
thought that article might be a bit bulls*** as they would have had an exclusive interview in the centre pages and not on the side of the page makes you realise you cant believe a word they say well done donna for coming out

colin jones, cardiff, on March 12th, 2008
always watched the show from the start ,but im rapidly going of it. lets hope they dont lose anymore of the older lot or we will be left with hollyoaks mark11(dear god)

donna, hoxton, on March 12th, 2008
i can tell you for a fact!,i work at the daily mirror and there was no interview with wendy richard .the story was lifted from an article when she left and explained why she left. here`s a clue for all you that dont know..an exclusive interview will have a photo from the interview.

brian, london, on March 12th, 2008
the show is absoloutley garbage, its not the same show that first started. i understand why she left as the producers just dont seem to know what to do next. they try to add contraversy all the time and they get the characters history so wrong and that piss`s me of (i.e peggy has breat of the she`s leaping in and out of bed with a guy she has just met?..yeah thats reallity for ya.

roy, london, on March 11th, 2008
she did the right thing by leaving eastenders, like her i too have stopped watching eastenders and for those who think eastenders is better with out her or the fowlers...all i can say i how very sad. i miss pauline, she was just like lou beale,,a real martriach not the likes of peggy and pat who are pathetic.

sarish nelson, on March 11th, 2008
dnt miss wendy 1 bit...she never smiled, laughed. all she did was moan and have a go at everyone