Bosses have announced that new child actor Bleu Landau will take over the role, from previous star Harry Hickles.
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Harry Hickles has played Denny since 2012
A spokesperson for the soap said: "We wish Harry all the best for the future."
‘Denny’, as he is known to his mum, was introduced in 2012 when Sharon returned to the Square, having been born off-screen in 2006.
However, fans would be forgiven for not realising that the youngster was still in the soap, as Denny has spent most of the past year “up in his bedroom”, or failing to even be mentioned.
His lack of screen time even prompted a memorable Twitter campaign to find the ‘missing’ child.
It isn’t the first time bosses have replaced young actors with new ones, with Ben Mitchell being the most recent recast.
Harry Reid took over the role from Joshua Pascoe last year, who’d actually replaced original actor Charlie Jones.
The parts of Lucy and Peter Beale were also played by a variety of child actors before the most recent incarnations, played by Hetti Bywater and Ben Hardy respectively.
While it also may seem impossible to imagine anyone else as Lauren Branning other than Jacqueline Jossa, Madeline Duggan first played the part when her family was introduced to the Square in 2006.
The new Denny will be seen on screen from next week’s episodes.
Child Actors That Succeeded In Adulthood
Drew Barrymore(01 of25)
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First big role: 'ET' (1982) Age: 7
Kristen Stewart (02 of25)
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First big role: 'Panic Room' (2002) Age: 12
Jodie Foster (03 of25)
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First big role: 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Menace On The Mountain,' (1970) Age: 8'Taxi Driver' (1976) Age: 14
Dakota Fanning (04 of25)
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First major role: 'I Am Sam' (2001) Age: 7
Anna Paquin (05 of25)
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First big role: 'The Piano' (1993) Age: 11
Christina Ricci (06 of25)
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First big role: 'Mermaids' (1990) Age: 10
Fred Savage (07 of25)
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First big role: 'Morningstar/Eveningstar,' (1986)Age: 10'The Wonder Years' (1988) Age: 12
Elijah Wood (08 of25)
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First big role: 'Paradise' (1991)Age: 10
Sean Astin (09 of25)
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'The Goonies' (1985)Age: 14
Josh Brolin (10 of25)
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First big role: 'The Goonies' (1985)Age: 17
Justin Timberlake (11 of25)
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First big role: 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1989)Age: 8
Ryan Gosling (12 of25)
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First big role: 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1989)Age: 9
Christina Aguilera (13 of25)
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First big role: 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1989)Age: 9
Raven Symone (14 of25)
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First big role: 'The Cosby Show' (1989)Age: 4
Natalie Portman (15 of25)
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First big role: 'Leon: The Professional' (1994)Age: 14
Neil Patrick Harris (16 of25)
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First big role: 'Doogie Howser, MD' (1989)Age: 16
Sarah Jessica Parker (17 of25)
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First big role: 'Somewhere, Tomorrow' (1983)Age: 18
Ron Howard (18 of25)
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First big role: 'The Andy Griffith Show' (1960)Age:6
Winona Ryder(19 of25)
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First big role: 'Lucas' (1986)Age: 15
Reese Witherspoon (20 of25)
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First big role: 'The Man In The Moon' (1991)Age: 15
Scarlett Johansson (21 of25)
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First big role: 'Manny & Lo' (1996)Age: 12
Kirsten Dunst (22 of25)
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First big role: 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' (1990)Age:8
Michelle Trachtenberg (23 of25)
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First big role: 'All My Children' (1994)Age: 11
Jerry O'Connell (24 of25)
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First big role: 'Stand By Me' (1986)Age: 12
Jason Bateman (25 of25)
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First big role: 'Little House on the Prairie' (1981)Age: 12