Jinxed surely, she was then jilted months later at the altar by gormless Garry Hobbs and decided to leave Walford for good... only to be happily reunited with Garry at the last moment. Destined for calmer waters, they sailed off into the sunset together on a canal boat!
She manages to free herself and knocks Rob out. She stabs May with a scalpel before escaping in their car. Later, Rob returns to Albert Square to apologise to Dawn, but she threatens him and her family discover what he did to her.
He takes her to an empty house where she is handcuffed to a bed and is held hostage while May plans to perform a caesarean section. Dawn escapes after attacking Rob and returns to Walford, but goes into labour on the London Underground, later giving birth to a girl, Summer.
He made his first appearance on 18 September 2000, alongside the Slater family. It was announced on 26 March 2009 that Groves and co-star Kara Tointon, who played Dawn Swann, would be written out of the soap, and he made his final regular appearance on 27 August 2009 after nearly nine years on the show.
In her storyline, May became sworn enemies with established character Dawn Swann and later held her captive in order to steal Dawn's newborn daughter Summer Swann once the latter is born.
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Why did Dawn Swann leave EastEnders?
Rob, Garry, Jase and even Phil Mitchell fell under Dawn's seductive spell. Jase died tragically on their wedding day. Jinxed surely, she was then jilted months later at the altar by gormless Garry Hobbs and decided to leave Walford for good...
May asks Dawn to let her take the baby, doubling her original offer, but Dawn refuses so May leaves alone. May later visits Dawn, asking to see Summer and offering her the toys and baby clothes she had collected during Dawn's pregnancy. Dawn calls the police and allows May to see Summer until the police arrive.
She knows he is separated but Rob ends their relationship when his wife wants to give their marriage another chance. Dawn discovers she is pregnant with Rob's child and plans to have an abortion. May Wright, who is unable to conceive, asks Dawn to sell her the baby for £19,000.
Lynne's heart was further broken when she discovered that Garry was the father of Laura Beale's son although it turned out to be untrue. When she looked around for someone to blame, it was trusty Garry who was standing before her. She ended the marriage and left Walford.
Kara Tointon has said she has no plans to ever return to BBC soap EastEnders. The actress, 39, is best known for playing Dawn Swann between 2005 and 2009, but since leaving the long-running drama, has gone on to star in the likes of Mr Selfridge and The Halcyon.
May tries to smash the door down with the crowbar, but finding this impossible, she goes downstairs and opens the music box she had brought for Summer. She turns on the gas, lights a cigarette causing an explosion and instantly dies.
In February 2008, after four years on the soap, it was announced that executive producer, Diederick Santer, had axed Keith. Santer also made the decision to axe Swash as Mickey, alongside him, as he felt the two had "run out of steam" and that there was nothing left for the characters to do on the series.
It is eventually revealed that Lillian was the one who arranged the kidnapping. She claims that this is because Dawn is the product of an affair between Laura Sue and a travelling musician, and she did not want Dawn growing up with the benefits of being a Cutler when she was actually 'a cuckoo in the nest'.
Charlie played Darren up until 2011. His character decided to leave Walford after his girlfriend Libby Fox found out that he fathered Heather Trott's child. Darren soon got into a relationship with Jodie Gold and they were due to tie the knot, however he got cold feet and fled Albert Square.
Dawn and Jimmy arrange to find out what happened to Dawn's daughter Christie, who was given up for adoption by Grandmother Cutler. Thanks to the hotel lawyer, Dawn and Jimmy quickly get Christie back, as the adoption process was not legal. Dawn and Jimmy make plans to marry.
Appearing for the first time in 20 years, Zoe made her latest exit after just four episodes back on the BBC soap, stealing Stacey Slater's credit card and fleeing to Spain. In spite of Alfie Moon going to Spain to try and find her, the past two months have shown no sign of Zoe, who initially left in 2005, reappearing.
During the trial, Alice refuses to leave her cell and is taken to hospital after self-harming. Janine confesses the truth but she is found not guilty at her trial; Alice is also found not guilty. Alice does not return to Albert Square and goes to stay with her mother.
How did Penny Branning end up in a wheelchair in EastEnders?
When Jack and Selina were together, Jack caught a drug dealer who deliberately hit Penny with his car when she and Selina were waiting at a bus stop, causing Penny's spine to be severed.
Dawn was more likely brought in as a representative for Sinnoh and the Diamond and Pearl series as a whole. After all, she is the protagonist of the games the anime is named after, as well as Platinum. This is likely what the show writers were thinking when they had her replace May.
Reason for May defeat from Dawn: May used her glaceon throughout the battle which was her just evolved ground to ice type Pokemon therefore her glaceon lacked experience and practice which was something Dawn's piplup had. Why I think she is a stronger battler: May's battle with Zoey showed up her development.
