Keiynan Lonsdale has confirmed the reports that he will not be returning to his role as Wally West/Kid Flash in The CW’s superhero series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash. Lonsdale decided to explain his departure via a note posted on his social media, revealing that this doesn’t mean he won’t make a return to his role at some point in the future.
“Yo! Soo as a lot of you have now read, I’m not returning next season as a series regular for The Flash or Legends,” he wrote. “It’s definitely not a total goodbye or ‘see ya never’ situation, ‘cause Wally West will still be around when you need him the most! It’s just that it won’t be full-time anymore.”
“I’ve changed a lot in the past year (as you’ve probably noticed lol), and for infinite reasons, my perspective on life and what I want from it now is just completely different,” he continued. “Because of that, my heart told me it was the right time to continue my journey on an unknown path, and I’m so damn grateful to both shows for honoring and respecting that with me.”
You can read his note in full below.
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Keiynan Lonsdale joined The Flash as Wally West/Kid in 2015 for season two. He also portrayed the character in other DC superhero shows on The CW including the series regular gig on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for season three. His other recent projects include 2017’s horror Like.Share.Follow. and 2018’s romantic comedy Love, Simon.
