It was announced in early 2019 that Mealing had decided to take a break from the show for her health reasons with Connie departing on screen later on in the year. Connie departed in the last episode of series 33 broadcast on 10 August 2019. She returned on 4 January 2020.
In early 2019, Mealing took a break from the show due to health reasons, and Connie departed from the program in the later part of the year. Connie's final appearance was in the last episode of series 33 on August 10th, 2019. She returned to the show on January 4th, 2020.