Emmerdale star Katherine Dow Blyton reflects on Harriet's shock death

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Emmerdale star Katherine Dow Blyton has opened up about her exit from the show after playing Harriet Finch in the ITV soap for almost ten years.

Katherine's run in the soap ended dramatically when her character passed away due to injuries she received when her quad bike overturned in a storm while searching for teen Amelia Spencer.

Now, months on, she has revealed that it took a while to decompress after the show and that she is open to all career opportunities. "I got three months' notice I was being killed," she told Inside Soap. Related: Emmerdale star Lewis Cope calls for Nicky to stay on showThis gave her time to prepare. "In a way you leave before you physically leave; you say goodbye emotionally because you know it is coming," she added. "However, I made friends for life at Emmerdale – I'm always asking how people are getting on, and whether there's any gossip!"Confirming the close bonds she has made, she added that several cast members have booked tickets to see the play she is currently starring in, A Passionate Woman, at Leeds Playhouse. Related: Emmerdale newcomer Flo Wilson hints at softer side to ClaudetteStating that it was the "longest" time she had worked on any one project, she also opened up about life after the soap and getting to sleep in on a morning.

She said: "Afterwards, I needed to decompress a bit. It has been almost ten years commuting up from London every week. And I am not getting any younger, let's face it!"Katherine continued: "I needed a bit of time, not setting my alarm for 5.