EastEnders exit as TWO stars axed after eight years and leave in a blaze of glory in final scenes
The family first arrived in Walford eight years ago - but now they're all gone
EASTENDERS has aired two major exits after bosses decided to axe the remaining Taylor family.
The BBC soap said farewell to Bernie Taylor and her cousin Felix Baker, eight years after the controversial family made their debut.
The Sun exclusively revealed how actors Clair Norris and Matthew James Morrison were being axed from the show earlier this year as new boss Ben Wadey makes huge changes.
And in today’s double-bill, their final storylines played out.
Viewers discovered last week how Bernie had been stealing from the Panesars after being left over-all control of the business empire by Nish after his death at Christmas.
Realising what was going on, Ravi and Vinny set a trap for Bernie to expose her as the thief – giving her another chance to steal from them
But they had no idea Bernie wasn’t planning to stick around to face the consequences.
She packed her bags and convinced Felix to come with her
Having fallen for Ravi and Vinny’s trap and taken another £25,000 from the Panesar businesses, Bernie and Felix were set to leave.
But as they headed to the cab, Suki got in the way and stopped them with other members of The Six watching.
“She stole from me,” said Suki.
“No, you did,” hit back Bernie. “You all did. You stole from me and my family. Something that I can never get back.
“You’ve all just moved on. You can walk away from the Vic now that it’s up for sale and start again, you’ve got Harvey, Jack, all your kids…”
Turning back to Suki she told her: “And you have got it all.
“Everything that you ever wanted. You can be who you are with the woman that you love.
“This money is a drop in the ocean to get away with what you did, to move on, to finally let me, my mum, my family, to be finally be free of this.”
Kathy and Linda begged Suki to let Bernie go with the cash, and she stepped aside.
Bernie and Felix climbed into the cab and drove off – just as Ravi emerged to watch the shocking development.