Not Another One! Downstar Star Leaving Hit ITV Show Next Year

She's the character we all love to hate but we're actually quite sad to hear that one of the show's original cast won't be returning to our screens next season.

Downton star Siobhan Finneran, who plays Lady Grantham's maid O'Brien is leaving the hit period drama after three hugely successful seasons.

Speaking at the launch of BBC One's second season of The Syndicate, Finneran revealed that she would not be returning to the hit show.

"I'm not doing any more," she revealed. 

And then added "O'Brien is a thoroughly despicable human being, that was great to play."

We wonder how O'Brien will exit the show...

Series Four of Downton Abbey has just gone into production and early pictures from the upcoming episodes show cast members mourning the untimely death of one of the lead characters Cousin Matthew, played by actor Dan Stevens.

Lady Mary's new husband was tragically killed off in the special Christmas night episode which managed to attract over 7 million viewers. 

Lady Sybill, the Grantham's youngest daughter was killed off during childbirth at the end of the drama's second series.

If the deaths keep continuing at this rate, there'll be nobody left!