Michelle Hardwick is one of Emmerdale's most renowned faces.
The soap star has played Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV show since 2012. The character arrived on the soap to work as a locum at Rhona Ghoskirk's veterinary surgery.
She has since endured a turbulent time on the village as she was held hostage by murderer Pierce Harris, gave birth to a son after a one-night stand and battled bowel cancer. Spoilers for this week's episode show her time in the fictional Yorkshire village is about to come to an end.