{"id":27957,"date":"2025-07-28T05:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/27957\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T05:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:08:08","slug":"all-emmerdale-cast-returns-exits-and-new-arrivals-in-2025-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/27957\/","title":{"rendered":"All Emmerdale cast returns, exits and new arrivals in 2025 | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_210799764-158d.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22971845\" alt=\"Dark clouds looming over the Emmerdale village, with the logo.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPlenty of changes are afoot (Picture: ITV\/Michael Adams)<\/p>\n<p>There have been plenty of comings and goings in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/emmerdale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmerdale<\/a> recently, with several more cast changes ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In recent months we\u2019ve <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/07\/gail-leaving-emmerdale-good-23040569\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bid farewell to Rachael Gill-Davis, who played Gail Loman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another departee was <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/paula-lane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paula Lane<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ella-forster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Forster<\/a>, who\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/03\/ella-leaving-emmerdale-will-paula-lane-return-22843803\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left the Dales in the back of a police car<\/a> after just fifteen months onscreen.<\/p>\n<p>There was also the much anticipated <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/28\/emmerdales-robert-sugden-returns-6-years-star-ryan-hawley-speaks-23271445\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">return of Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley)<\/a> who came back to the village following a prison stint and is now warring with his evil brother <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/john-sugden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/oliver-farnworth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Farnworth<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, more changes are afoot\u2026 so here\u2019s the lowdown on who is returning, leaving and arriving in the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/itv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITV<\/a> soap\u2026<\/p>\n<p>EMMERDALE CAST RETURNS<br \/>\nCathy Hope<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_244401149-54ff-e1743754143129.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22755030\" alt=\"Brenda comforts Cathy in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tCathy departed with Brenda (Picture: ITV\/Mark Bruce\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>19-year old <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gabrielle-dowling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabrielle Dowling<\/a> has also left the soap \u2013 but she will be back.<\/p>\n<p>Recent storylines have included Cathy coming to terms with\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/03\/19\/emmerdale-spoilers-cathy-disappears-after-shock-health-news-18408044\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a PMDD diagnosis<\/a>, and also dealing with the horrific death of twin brother\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/12\/29\/emmerdale-spoilers-disaster-set-motion-cathy-steals-a-car-20038544\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heath, played by Gabrielle\u2019s brother Sebastian<\/a>, who passed away following a car accident.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tWho is in the Emmerdale 2025 cast?\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The present regular cast of Emmerdale is made up of: <\/p>\n<p>Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden<\/p>\n<p>Chris Chittell as Eric Pollard<\/p>\n<p>Claire King as Kim Tate<\/p>\n<p>Isabel Hodgins as Victoria Sugden<\/p>\n<p>James Hooton as Sam Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Riley as Mandy Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Brunt as Paddy Kirk<\/p>\n<p>Eden Taylor-Draper as Belle King<\/p>\n<p>Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mower as Rodney Blackstock<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Wheeler as Nicola King<\/p>\n<p>Zoe Henry as Rhona Goskirk<\/p>\n<p>Rosie Bentham as Gabby Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Bellamy as Laurel Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Pargeter as Chas Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Nick Miles as Jimmy King<\/p>\n<p>Jack Downham as Noah Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hill as Sarah Sugden<\/p>\n<p>Gabrielle Dowling as Cathy Hope<\/p>\n<p>Alfie Clarke as Arthur Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Lesley Dunlop as Brenda Walker<\/p>\n<p>Natalie J. Robb as Moira Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Ash Palmisciano as Matty Barton<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Bakes as Angelica King<\/p>\n<p>Chris Bisson as Jai Sharma<\/p>\n<p>Joe-Warren Plant as Jacob Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>Luca Hoyle as Elliot Windsor<\/p>\n<p>Harvey Rogerson as Leo Goskirk<\/p>\n<p>Huey Quinn as Kyle Winchester<\/p>\n<p>Kai Assi as Archie Breckle<\/p>\n<p>Laura Norton as Kerry Wyatt<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Hardwick as Vanessa Woodfield<\/p>\n<p>Jonny McPherson as Dr Liam Cavanagh<\/p>\n<p>Amelia Flanagan as April Windsor<\/p>\n<p>Amy Walsh as Tracy Robinson<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Munro Joyce as Carl Holliday<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Cockroft as Moses Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Jack Jennings as Johnny Woodfield<\/p>\n<p>Tilly-Rue Foster as Dotty Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Dunsmoir as Isaac Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Bromley as Dawn Fletcher<\/p>\n<p>James Moore as Ryan Stocks<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Sarker as Dr Manpreet Sharma<\/p>\n<p>Jay Kontzle as Billy Fletcher<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Johnson as Vinnie Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf<\/p>\n<p>Noah Ryan Aspinall as Lucas Taylor<\/p>\n<p>Bella James as Eve Dingle<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence Robb as Mackenzie Boyd<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mathurin as Charles Anderson<\/p>\n<p>Louise Jameson as Mary Goskirk<\/p>\n<p>William Ash as Caleb Miligan<\/p>\n<p>Flo Wilson as Claudette Anderson<\/p>\n<p>Paula Lane as Ella Forster<\/p>\n<p>Beth Cordingly as Ruby Fox-Miligan<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Farnworth as John Sugden<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Jay as Steph Miligan<\/p>\n<p>Michael Parr as Ross Barton<\/p>\n<p>Ned Porteous as Joe Tate<\/p>\n<p>Shebz Miah as Kammy Hadiq<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Riches as Lewis Barton<\/p>\n<p>Jaye Griffiths as Celia Daniels<\/p>\n<p>Fred Kettle as Dylan Penders<\/p>\n<p>Joe Absolom as Ray Walters<\/p>\n<p>Metro\u00a0understands that the star is just taking a short break, and will return down the line.<\/p>\n<p>When is Cathy Hope returning to Emmerdale? Currently unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Penders<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale boss Laura Shaw has confirmed the return of Fred Kettle as Dylan Penders.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753679288_578_29_07_emm_april_dylan-07b7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23684707\" alt=\"April Windsor speaking to Dylan Penders while sitting on a bench in Emmerdale.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tDylan\u2019s back in the village (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0homeless\u00a0friend of\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/april-windsor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April Windsor<\/a>\u00a0(<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amelia-flanagan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amelia Flanagan<\/a>) will return to the\u00a0ITV\u00a0soap in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s going to be bringing\u00a0the past back to the village with him\u00a0which causes\u00a0huge problems for April and the wider family\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve got a couple of exciting new castings for that story, but I\u2019ve been told I\u2019m not allowed to\u00a0tell\u00a0you yet.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In upcoming scenes we\u2019ll see him reunite with April and reveal he\u2019s on the straight and narrow \u2013 but ends up <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/23\/emmerdale-confirms-return-storyline-dylan-a-shock-23693989\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landing himself in hot water at Butler\u2019s Farm!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When is Dylan Penders returning to Emmerdale? Week commencing 28th July.<\/p>\n<p>EMMERDALE CAST ARRIVALS<br \/>\nKev<\/p>\n<p>Notorious\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/eastenders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0villain Chris Coghill is making a return to the world of soap, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/24\/emmerdale-casts-slow-horses-eastenders-star-newcomer-sends-shockwaves-23732731\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">playing mysterious newcomer Kev in\u00a0Emmerdale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753679288_475_EMBARGO_EMM_KEV_02-cedc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23729799\" alt=\"Chris Coghill as mysterious new Emmerdale character, Kev, stands on the outskirts of the village, glancing sideways.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tChris Coghill plays Kev, a mysterious newcomer to the village (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>The actor, best known to soap fans as\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/09\/10\/happened-tony-king-eastenders-now-10717183\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">evil paedophile Tony King<\/a>, will become a permanent fixture in the Yorkshire Dales from September.<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale boss Laura Shaw said: \u2018We are delighted that someone of Chris\u2019 calibre has joined our cast. I think the viewers will be intrigued to see how the character of Kev will cause shockwaves this autumn.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Kev has a strong connection to one of our characters and it\u2019s safe to say his arrival is going to be a massive surprise that will have major repercussions for some of our villagers.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When is Kev arriving in Emmerdale? 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