ITV Emmerdale fans slam writers for Meena's 'ridiculous' final showdown

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.

Nate Robinson's hopes of a reunion with ex-girlfriend Tracy Metcalfe were quickly dashed during Emmerdale's latest scenes. The farmhand at Butlers Farm was hoping that the pair could reconcile despite Tracy moving to Nottingham with their daughter Frankie.

Emmerdale fans have been putting two and two together to try to figure out how Leyla Cavanagh and newbie Suzy know each other after they were seen in awkward scenes on Thursday night (April 21).

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has teased a new role after her dramatic soap exit. The actress, who played serial killer Meena Jutla on the ITV soap for over two years, has jokingly hinted at a new role in a Clueless remake after her character was sent down for 75 years.Donning a pink and green checked blazer and skirt co-ord set, the 25-year-old bared a striking resemblance to Alicia Silverstone's iconic character in the hit coming-of-age comedy.Posing on a velvet orange sofa, Paige paired the vibrant ensemble with a simple black stop and a black stiletto heels.Captioning the post for her 53.8k followers, the soap star wrote: "Cast me in a remake of Clueless asap."Fans were quick to compliment the star on her incredible style displayed in the series of snaps.One fan gushed: "Prettiest girl ever."A second penned: "Slaying as always."While another called Paige "the most stunning." Paige's evil character Meena was finally brought to justice in Monday night's episode of Emmerdale (April 18) after she was sentenced to 75 years in prison for murder.

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 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.

Emmerdale boss Kate Brooks hopes viewers will be left feeling "very satisfied" with evil Meena Jutla's dramatic exit.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.Producer Kate explained: "The audience have waited a while for this to happen."I think, and I hope, people will be very satisfied. I think viewers will enjoy the ending."I feel like how we punish her and how she leaves the show is very fitted to her crimes and character."Kate also explained it was time to end her story to a close and give her the finale she deserved but killing her off was not an option.She explained: "There was a temptation to carry on with Meena but somebody capable of such heinous crimes cannot stay long in the village.

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 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.

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 are in for a shock as serial killer Meena appears to have one last trick up her sleeve as she makes one last confession. She has been charged for murdering Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and Leanna Cavangh, and is due to hear the long awaited jury's verdict in the next episode. When Meena's actress Paige Sandhu learned of the confession, even she couldn't hide her surprise.

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has reportedly been given a warning to clean up his antics by his soap bosses. It comes after he was said to be involved in a drunken brawl last week. The I'm A Celeb star, who plays one of the soap's longest-serving characters Steve McDonald, was allegedly called in by bosses to discuss his behaviour at a Toby Carvery, which is being investigated by Merseyside Police.

Emmerdale’s very own serial killer Meena Jutla was finally found guilty by a jury in tonight’s episode of the ITV soap.In tense scenes, Meena appeared in court to receive the jury’s final verdict after a court case wrought with tension, featuring testimonies from her victims’ families and her sister Manpreet.She was charged with the murders of Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker, along with the kidnap and attempted murder of her sister Manpreet and Vinny Dingle. Her first victim, Nadine, wasn’t brought into the charges as there was insufficient evidence - though her sister still turned up at court to see Meena finally brought to justice and was disappointed to see that it hadn't.Her reign of terror didn’t stop with her charges, either, as she also attempted to drown Victoria Sugden in the river during the survival weekend, almost killed the Tate’s pooch Princess by locking her in a hot car, and broke into Victoria’s house numerous times.Though Meena put on a stellar performance in the dock, she couldn’t fool the court - much to the relief of viewers watching at home.Speaking of the end of her storyline, actress Paige Sandhu told Daily Star: "I always thought that Meena’s storyline was going to have to come to an end at some point, because you just can’t let a villain as bad as Meena just carry on."There would be no one left in the village, so her storyline has to come to an end at some point."She continued: "When I thought about how the writers were going to do that, I thought she has to die because it’s the most epic thing.

Corrie star Andy Whyment proved he was living his “best life in the Maldives” as he took part in a karaoke session with a pal.The soap star, 41, who’s best known for playing Kirk Sutherland, impressed his 400k followers with a rendition of Angels by Robbie Williams while on holiday. Sharing a clip of his performance with a friend, Andy can be seen taking to the stage topless as he belts out the tune and shows off his vocal skills.

Actress Paige Sandhu who plays Emmerdale's serial killer Meena Jutla has revealed that viewers will be let in on a big secret in the hour-long episode airing on Thursday night (April 14). The ITV soap's villain Meena has spent months secretly killing off the village's residents but tonight her fate will finally be revealed.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu was so stunned by a giant twist for her character Meena Jutla that she dropped her script. The actress plays soap serial killer Meena Jutla on the hit ITV soap, who has finally been forced to stand trial for her horrific crimes.Murderous Meena has been facing muder charges in court in one of the biggest soap trials in history - in a special one-hour episode that airs on Thursday (April 14).The verdict, and Meena's fate, will be heard in tonight's episode - and it's sure to deliver a huge dose of drama for viewers.