The latest Emmerdale news has seen one of the show’s most iconic characters reportedly quit the show again.
Last night (July 16), it was reported that the star, who has been “in and out of Emmerdale village more than they change the barrels at The Woolpack”, is set to leave again later this year.
It comes 25 years after they originally joined the ITV soap.
Emmerdale news: Icon ‘quits’ again
According to The Sun, actress Samantha Giles is hanging up her boots as show icon Bernice Blackstock.
It’s not the first time Samantha has quit the show. She first made her debut in the Dales in 1998. She stuck around till 2002 before leaving and returning for a brief comeback in 2004.
Bernice came back to Emmerdale in 2012 for seven years, before leaving to write a book. She made her bombshell return in May 2021. And now it’s reported that she’s off again.
It’s reported the character will leave the Dales later this year.
‘A running joke’
A source said: “Bernice Blackstock has been in and out of Emmerdale village more than they change the barrels at The Woolpack.”
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