Emmerdale have confirmed Naomi Walters' exit storyline from the hit soap.
Sources claimed earlier this year that Naomi actress Karene Peter had decided to quit her role on the programme, with the storyline beginning next week as Naomi decides to quit her job at the infamous Woolpack pub.
In scenes airing next week, Victor is sad to see Naomi struggling with money. He convinces her to chat to Vinny and see if she can bag some of the cash he has got. He soon lends her some money, with Naomi taken aback by the gesture.
A delighted Naomi, with the cash now in her hand, is urged by Victor to enjoy the money rather than use it to pay off her debts. She thinks about it for a moment, considering whether to just splurge the money rather than use it for what she really needs to.
Later, she is accused of giving Victor free pints and humiliated, she decides to quit her job and storms out of the pub.
Naomi tells Victor that she is tempted by his suggestion of spending the money and contemplates ditching the village and her family, Charles and Manpreet, in a bid to live her life exactly how she wants to.
Karene previously spoke highly of her colleagues Kevin Mathurin and Emile John, who play her father and brother respectively.
"Being on Emmerdale doesn't feel like work anyway, but Kevin makes it not feel like work at all. We get on very well – he's looked after me since the start and we have a genuine friendship," she said.
"It's the same with Eddie, we get on like a house on fire. It feels as though we've known each other forever."
She arrived in the Dales wrapped up in a huge storyline after her friends attacked Nicola King.
Speaking of the court scenes, Karene revealed: "It felt very real. It was very authentic and visceral watching it all unfold and being cross examined. The story needed to be told and Nicola deserved to be vindicated, so it's great that there is an end in sight.
"It's been so fun and intricate to get into the bones of. There are complexities surrounding all the decisions and emotions Naomi has had to make and go through. It's been a challenge to play and bring that all to life."
