A popular Emmerdale star will be temporarily leaving the ITV soap with her exit storyline being teased.
Actress Amy Walsh, who plays Tracy Robinson, will be taking time off the show for maternity leave as she prepares to have her second baby with husband and EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith.
The soap star filmed her exit in February, taking to social media at the time to reveal it was her last day on set after 12 years, having joined back in 2014.
Emmerdale star Amy Walsh’s exit storyline on ITV soap is teased
For those wondering how Tracy would be written out of Emmerdale, the character’s exit storyline has now been teased.
Fresh spoilers for next week’s Emmerdale episodes have revealed that Tracy has been keeping secrets from her sister Vanessa.
Amy’s character was left distraught after her on-screen husband, Nate, was killed by John Sugden.
Now, Vanessa is hunting the truth and will recognise that sister Tracy needs time away from the village.
Her move away will coincide with Amy’s time away from the soap with her family.
Amy revealed the pregnancy news last year, and later told fans that it would be her second daughter with husband Toby-Alexander Smith.
The soap star shared that she filmed her final scenes as Tracy Robinson in February, posting a picture on Instagram showing the entrance to ITV studios.
She wrote: “Last day! Let’s do this.”
Which Emmerdale stars have left the show recently?
Emmerdale has seen plenty of exits recently, with a few having already left this year, and some last year.
While some were only temporary, others have been permanent.
Isabel Hodgins, similar to Amy Walsh, is also taking a break from Emmerdale after welcoming her first baby with husband, Adam Whitehead.
Isabel, who has played Victoria Sugden in Emmerdale for nearly 20 years, said she surprisingly “felt ready” for the break from filming .
Her character, Victoria, left for a new life in Portugal, but did tell Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) that she would return.
Joe Absolom, who played the dangerous drug dealer Ray Walters, also left earlier this year, however his character died, having been killed by Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards).
The exits follow the likes of Rachael Gill-Davis as Gail Loman, Paula Lane’s Ella Forster, who left in 2025.
Despite some characters leaving, some returns are coming, with the likes of Mandy Dingle on that list.
Lisa Riley made a temporary exit to take part in last year’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, where she finished fifth.
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