Having portrayed Ethan Anderson for three years, Emile John's tenure ended with a hit-and-run plot that saw his character meet a tragic demise, leaving Ruby Fox-Miligan, implicated but medically exonerated, and her son Nicky struggling to cope with the truth, reports Leeds Live.

Emmerdale’s Karen Blick is best known for playing Lydia Dingle but she previously appeared on the ITV soap years ago - and fans had “no idea”

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Katherine Dow Blyton, 59, said she was left in tears after ITV bosses told her that her Emmerdale character Harriet would die and added that leaving the soap was 'a shock' for her

The exiting Emmerdale has spoken about how thoughtful co-stars reduced him to tears while another actor confessed to 'crying'

Many soap stars have likened their co-stars to family - and for some ITV actors, this really is the case with real-life siblings appearing in rival soaps as well

Emmerdale actress Claire King, who plays Kim Tate in the ITV soap, previously starred in a rival soap - and viewers have been left gobsmacked over her role

Emmerdale actress Claire King has been part of the soap world for over 30 years, playing the iconic Kim Tate. But fans were left stunned after they spotted her in a rival soap