ITV viewers will soon have to wave goodbye to actress Michelle Hardwick. Next week, Vanessa Woodfield moves away from Emmerdale for a new job in Canada.
Fans of the Yorkshire-based drama know that Michelle Hardwick is expecting her second child with her wife, Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks.
This means the soap star will have to bow out of the program to go on maternity - and the time has come for her to leave. In scenes due to air next week, Vanessa prepares to leave the eponymous village for Canada.
But before she can do so, Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) has a big decision to make about buying Jamie's share of the veterinary business.
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