Emmerdale actress secretly quits soap as exit date revealed
The actress is set to stop filming in the Dales in February 2025
Niamh Spence
EMMERDALE is set to lose another cast member as one of its actresses is thought to have quietly quit the ITV soap.
Actress Paula Lane has played the role of Ella Forster in Emmerdale since the beginning of the year, but looks to be leaving the ITV soap just a year later.
Actress Paula Lane plays Ella Forster in Emmerdale
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Actress Paula Lane plays Ella Forster in EmmerdaleCredit: ITV
Paula Lane joined the ITV soap at the end of 2023
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Paula Lane joined the ITV soap at the end of 2023Credit: ITV
Lane, who previously acted in ITV soap Coronation Street as Kylie Platt, joined Emmerdale in late 2023 with her first scenes airing in January 2024.
However she now appears to have quietly exited Emmerdale, with an update to her Spotlight talent page revealing she will stop filming in February 2025.
The subtle update to her talent profile suggests the star will disappear from the soap in spring next year.
In her brief time on Emmerdale, Lane's character has had a rollercoaster storyline with soap fans watching as she first arrived on the scene as feisty receptionist Ella Forster.
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She swiftly became pals with Mandy Dingle (Lisa Reilly) and then falling for Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson).
Viewers watched as Ella's wild backstory was revealed and she was revealed to have been behind a friend's death during childhood.
At the time the storyline aired, Lane revealed she had signed a further contract with the ITV soap.
In more recent times, Ella was found to be pregnant with Dr Liam's child before tragically miscarrying, as the doctor returned to his true love Chas Dingle (Lisa Pargenter).
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Prior to landing her role in Emmerdale, Lane has also had roles in BBC's Call The Midwife, ITV medical drama The Royal and ITV's Heartbeat.
The actress is originally from Hebden Bridge, and graduated drama school in 2008 before landing her first TV role.
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