- Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins has announced she is taking a break from the ITV soap after 19 years.
- Hodgins, 31, who portrays Victoria Sugden, is currently the longest-serving female character on the series.
- She announced the news on Monday, just one day after revealing that she is four months pregnant with her first child with husband Adam Whitehead.
- The actor said her decision to step away is to "devote my life to being a mum", feeling it is the right time after a long career on the show.
- Her co-stars, including Lisa Riley, have shared messages of congratulations following her pregnancy announcement.
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