'EastEnders' Jessica Plummer felt like part of her had died after watching her character's death.
Jessica Plummer
The 28-year-old actress played hairdresser Chantell Atkins in the soap for two years before her character was killed by her abusive husband Gray (Toby-Alexander Smith) and Jessica admitted she took a break from social media when the scenes aired.
She told Metro.co.uk: "The response was phenomenal. It was weird to me because not only was I saying goodbye to a huge chapter of my life and loads of people that became really prominent people in my life.
"It was like I was saying goodbye to my character and I was mourning her, in a way. I remember on that Friday, watching that episode… I had to do the social media thing and say my thank yous, but I had to just turn my phone off and come off of social media for a couple of weeks."
Jessica also revealed she found it hard to deal with messages of condolences that she received.
She said: "It was really weird and it’s going to sound dramatic but I felt almost like a part of me had died. Because I was receiving messages like, 'Rest in peace'. It was like, 'Have I died? Why are people telling me to rest in peace?!'"