Following the news of Chris Fountain's (Justin) departure from HOLLYOAKS, we met up with the man himself to get all the goss on why he's leaving, and what his plans for the future are...

What made you decide to leave HOLLYOAKS?
It wasn't a set thing that made me decide to leave – it was a culmination of the fact that I have been here 5 years and that Justin has an opportunity to leave on a really good storyline.

I don't think there is really much more that can be done with Justin. I'm sure that everyone agrees that he's kind of been involved in every storyline for the past five years for which I am eternally grateful. It's definitely just a time thing really-I don't want to be typecast forever as Justin Burton, I have a different agenda for myself as an actor.

It's in no way me being unhappy at work, or me not enjoying the character because Justin is a perfect character to play for any actor I think, because there are so many different sides to him.

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