Emmerdale's Isobel Steele thinks it was the "right thing" for Danny Miller to exit the ITV soap.
Danny quit Emmerdale - where he played Aaron Dingle for several years - before he entered the I'm A Celebrity castle, and now reflecting on his exit, Isobel feels it was the best thing for her friend to have done.
Admitting she misses him on set, Isobel - who plays Liv Flaherty - spoke of the pair's close bond, as she praised her fellow castmate Bradley Johnson (Vinny Dingle) for stepping up and supporting her.
Speaking about her friendship with Danny, she said: "I have spoken to him. I do miss him a lot here.
"At one point, him leaving would have been the scariest thing ever. He was the person I relied on solely, he was the person I filmed with the most and I was very much intertwined with him and our lives were as well."
"Over the past couple of years, I've started to branch out and film with other characters and he's not felt as integral to me. Honestly, I would have felt so stressed if he'd left two or three years ago. But I think it's the right thing for him," she added.
Liv and Vinny are involved in a huge storyline recently, as the pair decide to run away and get married without telling anyone.
"I miss him but I think Brad [Johnson, who plays Vinny Dingle] has nicely taken his spot as the person that's there for me and my go-to and someone I enjoy filming with a lot," she explained.
"I miss him but that's the right thing for him - and stories have to move on and evolve to get better."
Meanwhile, Danny confirmed his exit from the ITV soap, as he admitted the decision was very "emotional" for him.
He also insisted he had "no regrets" about leaving, as he added: "I have no regrets. It’s all been worth it and there are things in the pipeline. I think it was time for a bit of a change and I’m not sure if the character was a bit tired.
"There wasn’t a massive amount happening with him and that didn’t look like it was going to change, so it seemed like a good a time to try something different with my career."
