As Emmerdale fans have known for some time now, Lucy Pargeter will be leaving the soap and her role as Chas Dingle, as she’s expecting twin girls in real life and needs some time off to both give birth to her babies and look after them!
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Despite that, the storyline details surrounding her exit have been kept closely underwraps.
Speaking during an Emmerdale press event, producer Iain MacLeod revealed: “Chas’s exit story is tied in with Faith. Obviously Chas is back in the not-too-distant future and there’s a risk, as the viewers know the off screen situation.
“So if you create a big, ‘gasp, I wonder if she has left for good?’, people would think, ‘well, she hasn’t though, has she? She’s just gone on maternity leave’.
“We didn’t want to lead the audience up the garden path, but it’s big and emotional – with some of the funniest and most heartbreaking scenes between Faith and Chas in the run up to it, which sum up their whole relationship. But nobody dies or anything!”
Emmerdale continues weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with extra episodes on Thursdays at 8pm.
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