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Fiona Wade on 'hardest decision' to leave Emmerdale and craving a new challenge

Outgoing Emmerdale star Fiona Wade has opened up about her exit from the soap.

Fiona Wade, 43, who has played Priya Sharma for 11 years feels the time is right to move on. The acting star originally joined Emmerdale replacing Effie Woods in the role of Priya.

Viewers will say goodbye to the character in the coming weeks. As reported by Digital Spy, Fiona said: “It was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make. Leaving my Emmerdale family is a big thing and it wasn't easy filming my last scenes.

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