Coronation Street's Alexandra Mardell already has new opportunities coming her way after quitting the ITV soap.
The actress is best known for playing bubbly pink-wearing Emma, who arrived as an apprentice hairdresser at Audrey Roberts' salon and had a fling with Audrey's grandson David Platt when she first arrived on the cobbles four years ago.
But now, the actress claims it is 'the right time' to put the character behind her and to move on to new opportunities.