Emmerdale actress Sandra Marvin has announced that she's leaving the soap after playing Jessie Grant for two years. In an interview with OK! magazine, Sandra has revealed that she is heading off to pastures new after joining the soap in 2017.
Admitting that it's a risk to leave the soap, Sandra said that she wants to leave the soap in order to "challenge" herself - but confirmed that the soap wouldn't be killing Jessie off, which leaves a possibility of returning to the show in the future.
She told the publication, "There are so many amazing people looking for work and it’s a tough industry, but if you don’t challenge yourself you’ll never know. My last day will be emotional. There’s definitely going to be a wobbly lip!
"It’s been an amazing time on Emmerdale but I’m also excited to see what the future could hold. It was a really hard one as I love soaps and I always dreamed of being in one. I’ve had the most fantastic time."
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With the Woolpack needing urgent work thanks to the dry rot problem setting in, Charity takes the decision to shut down the pub.
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Charity breaks the news to Paddy that he, Bear and Chas will have to find somewhere else to stay, while she makes her own alternate money-making arrangements.
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Meanwhile, still stung by Faith shaming him, Bear asks Paddy to read a letter from his mother aloud while Bear learns how to read.
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Later on, Paddy worries about falsifying what was in the letter as it dawns on him that Bear will soon be able to read it for himself.
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Elsewhere, Moira is finding it more and more difficult to resist Nate's advances, who's been coming on particularly strong.
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Back in the house after a day's work, Moira struggles to know how to manage the situation when she realises Nate is successfully managing to wind Cain up.
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In response to his baiting, and in an effort to put on a show of marital harmony, Cain suggest a romantic date night and Moira enthusiastically agrees.
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Later on Moira is getting ready for her date with Cain when Nate shows up, the chemistry crackling. When Cain pops his head in ahead of their date, Nate hides, and Cain is none the wiser.
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The next day, Cain heads out for drinks at the pub and Moira is uneasy about having the house to herself without Cain to keep her in check.
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When Nate arrives unannounced, Moira is flustered and when Nate follows her into the barn, she's helpless to his charms as they passionately kiss.
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Harriet can't hide her joy when Will finally comes back to the village, but soon his future looks uncertain once more as Cain fires him from the garage.
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Noticing the attraction still fizzing between Will and Harriet, Dawn vows to get them back together, offering to cook dinner for Will to get them in the same house.
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At dinner, Harriet and Will are getting on well and Harriet tells him that she's spoken to Cain about giving him his job back.
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Soon the former couple are embracing and share a tender kiss – are things looking up for Harriet and Will?
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With Jacob nervously awaiting his GCSE results, Leyla and David hope he's done enough at school after everything that's been going on.
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After receiving a disappointing set of grades, a sympathetic Priya invites Jacob over for lunch and pep talk.
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But she's stunned when she finds out that Jacob is planning continue his relationship with Maya, dumfounded that he's staying loyal to her after everything she put him through.
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Meanwhile, Tracy and Vanessa plan the finer details of Frank's funeral, but the tension between them is still palpable.
Sandra is leaving the soap to take part in theatre show Thunder Girls alongside Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard and Loose Women's Coleen Nolan.
"Thank God they’ve left the door open, I’m very grateful for that. Prior to Emmerdale I had quite a diverse career and I’ve done a lot of theatre, plays and musicals, and solo concerts too. As a session singer, I recorded the title song on the sound track for the Oscar-winning film Gravity with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney."
The news comes after the arrival of Sandra's on-screen former partner, Al - played by Michael Wildman, the father of Jessie's son Ellis, who is set to cause ructions in the village.
Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.
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