Hollyoaks star Sikander Malik has explained his decision to leave the soap, admitting that he feels that he has "more to give" as an actor. Malik announced his departure from the Channel 4 show yesterday after fans noticed that his character Jamil does not feature in the new Hollyoaks opening titles, which have been released online. Discussing his exit on Twitter this morning, he commented: "As an actor, one always likes to be challenged, given the opportunity to explore your character, and be involved in something 'progressive'. "Although I have had some completely awesome times working on our show, working with some extremely talented people and have had the good fortune to be paired with some of the finest directors in British television, I truly feel I have so much more to give as an actor, as a person." Malik said that he agreed (more)...
- 6/24/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hollyoaks star Sikander Malik has confirmed that he will be leaving the soap at the end of his current contract. The actor, who plays unlucky-in-love student Jamil Fadel, has been with the show for almost a year - first appearing in online spinoff Hollyoaks Freshers before moving over to the main programme last September. Speculation over the character's future began today when fans noticed that he does not feature in the updated Hollyoaks titles, which make their screen (more)...
- 6/23/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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