Former EastEnders actor Brian Conley reunites with co-star Harriet Thorpe a year after he quit the soap as they join Gok Wan for Halloween snap

Former EastEnders star Brian Conley has reunited with his co-star Harriet Thorpe a year after he quit the soap. 

The soap actor, 63, left the Watford set after he said he felt restricted in the role as Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton. 

He left after it was reported that bosses banned the cast from lucrative pantomime gigs.

But it wasn’t long before he reunited with his old colleague Harriet Thorpe, who plays Elaine in the BBC show. 

Taking to Instagram, Brian shared a picture dressed up for Halloween alongside the soap actress, Gok Wan and pals. 

The soap actor, 63, left the Watford set after he said he felt restricted in the role as Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton

In the snap Brian is dresses a bloodied Victorian while Harriet looked spooky as a ghost in a blonde wig. 

Gok was dressed ad Matilda’s Miss Trunchbull and another pal.

Sharing the image to social media, he captioned the post ‘Boo’.

Brian confessed the true reason behind leaving his iconic role in EastEnders on Good Morning Britain earlier this year. 

He told Susanna Reid: ‘I’ve now found out you can. But at the time, they said you can’t do anything.

‘I’m a live performer, I love being live, I love getting out there.

‘So for me I felt very restricted with those sort of ties.’

When asked if Rocky might return to the soap Brian admitted: ‘He might do, never say never, I could always wander in or I could make an escape…’

When Brian left the soap, EastEnders said in a statement: ‘We can confirm that Brian Conley will be leaving EastEnders.

‘There is absolutely no truth in any claims of a feud with bosses and the show fully support Brian in his decision to leave which was made some time ago.

‘We wish him the best of luck for the future as we continue to work towards his exit storyline which has been in the works for some time.’

Brian confessed the true reason behind leaving his iconic role in EastEnders on Good Morning Britain earlier this year

Meanwhile Brian said in a social media video: ‘Hi it’s me Brian, AKA Rocky from EastEnders. I am just sending out this message to all the fans. You may have heard reports that I am leaving.

‘It was a tough decision but it is true that I am going, I made it for many reasons that decision. It was tough as they are such a wonderful crowd in front and behind the cameras and I have loved my three years there.

‘That is the truth. There are reports that I clashed and that I was ranting, but I’m not ranting. I have gone with their blessings the Beeb and I am excited about the future and where it’s going to go and I am excited about Rocky’s exit because it’s good!

‘So I am sending you much love to all EastEnders fans and enough said!’