Stephen Amell breaks silence on TV sister’s Arrow departure

Actor Stephen Amell has broken his silence following the announcement his TV sister Willa Holland is to quit Arrow.
The actress confirmed she was leaving the DC Comics superhero series on Monday (02Apr18), revealing she had been wrestling with the decision for some time, and now the action show’s star has opened up about her departure.
“Quite frankly, the most important thing when you’re doing a show like this and you’re doing 23 episodes (per season) and you’re working long, hard hours, you need to make sure that everyone that’s here wants to be here…,” he tells TV Line. “Willa was nothing short of professional and excellent, and always delivered tremendous performances. But I know that she wanted to move on with her career.
“I totally respect that and I’m glad that she’s going to get that opportunity.”
Insiders suggest her character Thea Queen, which was created for the Arrow TV series, won’t be killed off on the show.
Holland has played Thea for six seasons.