It's the end of an era on Emmerdale and one that fans of the ITV soap won't be glad to see the back of. After 22 years of playing matriarch Diane Sugden, actress Elizabeth Estensen has decided to retire from her role in the village.
Emmerdale certainly won't be the same without Elizabeth as she's been a cornerstone of the soap since her debut in 1999. Her character Diane has been through countless highs and lows throughout her time on the show and at the heart of many much-loved storylines.
She's been married and widowed, worked at the helm as landlady of the Woolpack for seventeen years and even undergone treatment for cancer twice.
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