Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi breaks silence on heartbreaking soap exit with sad admission

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In an unexpected turn of events on this week's Emmerdale, viewers were left stunned as fan-favourite Leyla Harding, portrayed by actress Roxy Shahidi, met a tragic end in the horrifying limousine crash.The character, which Roxy has brought to life since 2008, and her colleague Suzy (played by Martelle Edinborough) both tragically passed away as a result of the accident.

Charity Dingle, played by Emma Atkins, was at the wheel when the limo careered off into an icy lake, resulting in other villagers also being rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

Roxy opened up on her unexpected exit from the ITV soap in an interview with The Sun, sharing: "When I first found out, I was very shocked.

I had been in the show for a long time, and I wasn't expecting this news." The TV mum of Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) said filming her departure scene was incredibly emotional and admitted shedding genuine tears despite needing to play dead.