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Craig Jones

Three Emmerdale stars 'set to leave' in major Christmas storylines

Christmas is always a major time in soapland and rumours suggest Emmerdale might well be rather busy this winter with several exits being teased.

Bosses will have to go above and beyond to surpass the drama of Emmerdale’s recent 50th anniversary. It saw a number of cast members including Michael Wildman, Katherine Dow Blyton and Isobel Steele leave as their characters were killed off.

Our colleagues at The Mirror report we might see three more stars leave this Christmas. It has been reported that Fiona Wade, who plays character Priya Sharma, will soon bow out of the soap soon after 11 years.

Read more: Emmerdale spoiler shows Michelle Hardwick's Vanessa's exit storyline

While both Laura Norton, who plays Kerry Wyatt, and Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa Woodfield, are currently on maternity leave from the soap. So, both characters are expected to leave in the coming weeks, which could well tie into the festive storylines.

We’ve previously reported Emmerdale boss Jane Hudson remaining tight-lipped on any possible Christmas chaos. Although, she did confirm some of the characters involved in October’s anniversary will be involved in a major upcoming plot.

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Jane said: “When you just think things can't get any worse for our Emmerdale characters, they really, really do and we end the month on a really big bang that propels us well into the new year."

As ever, we’ll bring you all the big upcoming Emmerdale gossip and rumours about their Christmas storylines.

You can visit our Emmerdale homepage to find the latest gossip about the soap and its stars.

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