Emmerdale's Meena star Paige Sandhu hints at new role after quitting ITV soap

Emmerdale fans will no doubt be familiar with the dramatic storyline of Meena Jutla over the past few months. Viewers watched as the serial killer, played by Paige Sandhu, seemed to finally face justice this week after being sentenced to 75 years behind bars for the murders of Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.

Emmerdale fans have watched Vinny Dingle (played by Bradley Johnson) and Liv Flaherty’s (Isobel Steele) relationship survive a near-death experience, a sweet secret (but not for long) marriage and Vinny’s disapproving adoptive mother Mandy (played by Lisa Riley). Avid viewers of the longtime soap have been left scratching their heads at fan-favourite Vinny’s fate, after he’s escaped a number of near-death experiences including a prolonged head injury that was sustained by him after her was held hostage in an abandoned barn with Manpreet Sharma by evil murderer Meena Jutla.

Emmerdale fans have been on the edge of their seats as the action has unfolded for serial killer Meena, with many hoping the master manipulator will get her comeuppance in court.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu shared an emotional goodbye message on Monday night after her character Meena Jutla's dramatic exit from the ITV soap. During Monday's episode, it was revealed that Meena had been sentenced to a minimum of 75 years in prison with the judge adding: "You will remain in custody for the rest of your life." Taking to Twitter after the scenes, the hit ITV soap shared an emotional video of Meena star Paige saying goodbye to viewers. In the clip, Paige jokes: "She’s finally gone down.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu could be about to swap the fictional village for the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor. The actress has recently left the ITV soap as serial killer Meena Jutla was sentenced to life in jail.Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.As Paige waves goodbye to Emmerdale, bookies predict that she will be back on our screens in the near future.Bookmakers have the soap star to appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing at 2/1.Alex Apati, of Ladbrokes, said: "It looks like Paige Sandhu's next move will take her to the dance floor with Strictly chiefs currently leading the way for her signature." Paige wouldn't be the first Emmerdale star to appear on the glitzy BBC One show.

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Emmerdale serial killer Meena Jutla took a bizarre turn in tonight's episode, as she begged for help from sister Manpreet Sharma - despite having tried to kill her in the past.A shocked Meena was heard screaming, "Manpreet do something. Help me.

Emmerdale was full of drama on Monday as Meena Jutla's sentence was finally revealed on the ITV soap after she was found guilty last week. During the latest instalment, Meena, who was found guilty for the murders of Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and Leanna Cavanagh, appeared in court for her sentencing following Thursday's dramatic hostage scenes. Meena was left furious to see that the court room was practically empty with her sister Manpreet Sharma and Liam Cavanagh nowhere to be seen as she exclaimed: "Wait, they're not here yet.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has admitted she didn't expect Meena Jutla's exit storyline.Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.The manipulative character will finally get her comeuppance this week as Paige's final scenes play out.However, the soap star has admitted that she didn't expect Meena's exit storyline.She said: "When I found out the storyline that they've written actually this is way better [than I thought]."I think it's going to be really satisfying, particularly for the people who really hate Meena, because this ending is justice."Despite playing bad girl Meena for two years, Paige says she's not ready to stop showing off her villainous side on camera just yet.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Paige said: "I definitely want to continue to play baddies, I love baddies."I think they're just so much fun to play."I just want to continue to play characters that are wildly different from me and and it doesn't matter if they're a goodie or a baddie as long as I'm connected.

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Emmerdale serial killer Meena Jutla has dropped a huge hint that her murderous days are far from over.She made a shocking statement during the Friday's (April 15) of the ITV soap.Meena's latest villainous act has left the dales in shock, after she held the court hostage - including her sister Manpreet - with the incident making news headlines.Described as "chaotic scenes" by news reporters, Meena could be seen watching TV in her prison cell while awaiting sentencing for her crimes, with the reporter saying: "Three young victims lost their life due to Jutla and the village will never be the same again."However, after her TV cable was cut by the prison guard when Meena shouted at her, the serial killer then made a statement which teased she has more plans to continue her reign of terror.After screaming "Get me a TV," at the prison guard, she was told that she had "a lot to learn" about prison life.Undeterred, Meena paused and smiled wickedly, before walking slowly towards the guard as she said: "Who needs telly, it's all up here.

Emmerdale fans were left in shock this week following the show’s explosive hour-long episode as Meena Jutla was finally found guilty. During the latest instalment, Meena was found guilty by the jury for the murders of Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and Leanna Cavanagh. However, unwilling to go down without a fight, Meena took her sister Manpreet Sharma hostage outside of the courtroom.

Emmerdale fans are sure serial killer Meena Jutla has taken the life of a secret victim, after it was revealed she killed her own dad earlier this week.As Meena's trial came to an epic end, with her taking Manpreet - and the court - hostage, things looked like they couldn't get any wilder as Meena escaped into the courtyard.But when Manpreet turned the mirror shard knife on her sister, Meena couldn't help but gloat that she'd killed their dad, preventing her sister from saying goodbye at the end of his life.He had been battling cancer, with Meena injecting enough morphine into his drip at the end to finish him off.Laughing, she asked Manpreet: "What, you didn't think Nadine was my first, did you?"It brings her death tally up to five - her dad, her pal Nadine, Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.But fans are now certain Meena took a sixth, secret victim - the lorry driver she escaped with after Liam caught her holding Manpreet and Vinny Dingle hostage in the barn, attempting to kill them with toxic exhaust fumes.Taking to Facebook, one fan theorised: “The lorry driver could be dead somewhere.

Emmerdale fans have been left divided after the explosive trial of Meena Jutla came to an end. Meena (played by Paige Sandhu) had been on trial for the murder of Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and Leanna Cavanagh and while the village knew that she was the killer, Meena still denied all of the crimes she was accused of. As a result, Leanna’s father, Dr Liam Cavanagh and Meena’s own sister, Dr Manpreet Sharma took to the stand in a bid to have the evil murderer convicted.

Millions of Emmerdale fans tuned into the ITV soap on Thursday night (April 14) to catch the much-anticipated finale of evil Meena Jutla's gripping storyline.

Emmerdale fans may be most accustomed to seeing actress Paige Sandhu as scary serial killer Meena Jutla, but the soap star's real-life couldn't be further from her on-screen persona.Paige first arrived in Emmerdale in September 2020 as the estranged sister of Manpreet Sharma and has made a name for herself in the Yorkshire dales ever since thanks to her creepy and violent ways.Viewers have been left shaken by her evil endeavours along the way, but time is now running out for the killer.Unlike her character, however, Paige lives a sleek and stylish life where she embraces her love of fashion and glamour.Paige remains pretty private on social media but does occasionally share glamorous snaps with her followers as she gives them tiny glimpses of her personal life.She made the most of the gorgeous spring sunshine in this summery number as she posed makeup-free with her long dark hair styled in tousled waves and pushed over one shoulder with strands falling across her face. A far cry from Killer Meena's usual menacing look, Paige embraced her feminity in this pretty white milkmaid style dress as she posed on a contrasting concrete staircase with a stone wall as the backdrop.Wearing he long hair sleek and straight and adding a dash of soft-toned natural-looking make-up Paige impressed her fans with this pretty picture showing off a different side of her.Everybody loves a good cuddle with a dog and Paige is no exception, looking delighted with herself as she snuggled up to this gorgeous brown and tan Dachshund for a very happy snap.

Emmerdale viewers have turned into armchair detectives after the ITV soap's latest shock twist.An intense hour-long episode saw deranged serial killer Meena Jutla (Piage Sandhu) found guilty of three murders. But fans think there may still be more to come.The courtroom was filled with drama as Carol Butler, whose sister Nadine was murdered by Meena years ago, sought justice for her dead sibling.Prior to the verdict, Carol smashed a mirror in the toilets and kept a shard up her sleeve, which she stabbed Meena with after the jury's guilty verdict.Prison guard Ian (Dean Smith), who Meena had been flirting with, called an ambulance, but a hostage situation soon developed when Meena grabbed the shard of mirror and held her sister Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) hostage.Mad Meena warned everybody: "This is my court room now and there's a new judge in charge..."Events spiralled further out of control when the police stormed the building and Meena dragged Manpreet down the side of the court room as she attempted to escape.Entering a courtyard, they had one more door to go through when Meena realised that Ian, who she had asked to create an escape route, had let her down as he failed to open the last door.Frustrated, Meena declared: "No, oh Ian! You had one job, I asked him to make sure both doors were unlocked.

Emmerdale's Meena Jutla, Manpreet Sharma, Charles Anderson and Liam Cavanagh stars have shared behind-the-scenes secrets from the ITV soap's explosive court hostage scenes on Thursday. In a video released after the explosive episode, Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena, Rebecca Sarker, who plays Manpreet, Kevin Mathurin, who plays Charles, and Jonny McPherson, who plays Liam, gave fans an inside look at the episode.

Emmerdale fans were left shocked after tonight's episode as evil serial killer Meena Jutla was attacked in court.

Emmerdale fans praised the ITV soap's clever twist on Thursday as prison guard Ian betrayed murderer Meena Jutla during her court trial. During the latest instalment, Meena was left furious to discover that the jury had found her guilty for the murders of Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and Leanna Cavanagh. Meanwhile Carol Butler, whose sister Nadine was murdered by Meena years ago, sought justice for her sibling as she decided to get revenge.