Hollyoaks' Stephanie Waring breaks down in tears as she prepares to say goodbye to the soap after 28 years - after her character was AXED

Hollyoaks' Stephanie Waring broke down in tears as she prepared to say goodbye to the soap after 28 years on Wednesday - after her character was axed. Hollyoaks' Stephanie Waring broke down in tears as she prepared to say goodbye to the soap after 28 years on Wednesday - after her character was axed The actress, 46, who plays Cindy Cunningham, took to Instagram with a very candid post as she shared her devastation over her upcoming exit And in her new teary video Stephanie told about the toll it has taken on her, saying: 'Today I had to say goodbye to some crew members I have been working with for the last 16 years. And in her new teary video Stephanie told about the toll it has taken on her, saying: 'Today I had to say goodbye to some crew members I have been working with for the last 16 years' While she still has a few more weeks of filming to go she told how this week she had to say goodbye to some of the crew that she has worked with for the last 16 years She told last month that she felt 'distraught' as her character was axed amid a huge recent cast cull She has played Cindy in the Cheshire soap since 1998, and is the only original cast member to be axed The star admitted that while she had a 'gut feeling' she was going to be axed, she had also just signed a year-long contract which she thought would save her from the recent cuts. Last month in a long post she said that she was given the option to reveal she quit in a bid to avoid public 'embarrassment' of her being axed but insisted she wanted to be honest with her fans Hinting at what is to come, she teased that two Australian shows have been on the phone, and one in particular would be a dream for her to do It was reported last month that bosses had decided to axe twenty cast members, but a majority of their identities had not yet been revealed Channel 4 announced a round of job cuts on January 8 in a bid to tighten its budgets in the wake of a 'sharp and protracted advertising slowdown'.