Rishi Nair has left Hollyoaks after four years playing Sami Maalik.
The actor's departure from the soap can be seen in All 4's first-look festive boxset, which allows viewers to watch all eight remaining episodes of 2021 before they air on Channel 4 and E4.
Sami made his debut in September 2017 and was introduced as the stepson of Misbah and the half-brother of Yazz and Imran.
In recent months Sami has been part of a major storyline for the Maalik family that has seen Misbah reveal that Shaq - supposedly Sami's cousin - is actually her son, the result of a rape by the malevolent Ali.
Hollyoaks' first-look festive boxset is available now via All 4.
Neil Wilkes
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