“I quit the show for personal and professional reasons – nothing dramatic I swear!
“Everything is fine it’s just that I’ve been working on Death in Paradise for five years… I loved every minute of it.
“I’m going to miss the show, I’m going to miss Tobi [Bakare] and Ardal [O’Hanlon] and Shyko [Amos] and everyone so it’s been a tough decision, but that’s life.”
In 2020, the BBC confirmed Jobert would be returning for the show’s 10th season.
Opening up about her decision to return to Express.co.uk and other press, Jobert explained how she was interested to see where her character had gone.
She said: “I was very excited to see her again and to meet her again because first of all, I love her.
“I think she could be a good friend in real life. And I was really interested because she’s been through a lot.”
She added: “How is she going to do? Is she going to be okay? I was a bit worried about her.”
Death in Paradise season 10 starts Thursday, January 7 at 9pm on BBC One