An Emmerdale actress has reportedly quietly quit the soap – and their exit date has been revealed.

Paula Lane currently plays the part of Ella Forster in the long-running show but looks to be heading on to new opportunities, reports The Sun.

Paula, 38, joined the Yorkshire-set last year and made her fiery debut on-screen in January 2024.

She was introduced as a no-nonsense receptionist and soon became friends with Mandy Dingle (Lisa Reilly) and was also a love interest for Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson).

The publication reports that there has been an update to her Spotlight talent page revealing she will stop filming in February 2025.

Soon after entering the soap, Ella was revealed to have killed a friend of hers during her childhood and struggled to move on in her adult life.

An Emmerdale actress has reportedly quietly quit the soap – and their exit date has been revealed

Paula Lane currently plays the part of Ella Forster in the long-running show but looks to be heading on to new opportunities, reports The Sun

Earlier this year it was revealed that she was pregnant with Liam’s child despite his love for Chas Dingle (Lisa Pargeter).

She sadly lost the baby as Liam grows his future with Chas.

ITV has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.

Paula has also previously starred as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street and dramatically left the soap in 2016 after being brutally stabbed to death outside the kebab shop by Clayton Hibbs.

She died in the arms of her husband, David Platt, played by Jack P. Shepherd in final scenes.

Following Kylie’s tragic death, David went on to find love with Clayton’s mum Shona Ramsey.

After leaving Corrie Paula appeared in Call The Midwife and played Lauren in the UK tour of Kinky Boots.

It comes after last month viewers couldn’t contain their emotions as they saw Sophie Powles reprise her role in Emmerdale for one last time.

The actress, 36, who starred as Holly Barton in the ITV soap opera on and off since 2009, returned to the village from beyond the grave on Wednesday as her mother Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) went ‘under the knife’ to remove her tumour. 

Paula, 38, joined the Yorkshire-set last year and made her fiery debut on-screen in January 2024

Sophie’s character had a fatal drug relapse and passed away in 2016, leaving her mother Moira devastated – just six months after she returned to the show.

However, she has now temporarily returned to the show once again for a new tear-jerking storyline with her on-screen mother, leaving fans in bits.

Upon seeing her return, viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their delight at seeing Sophie on their screens once again.

Fans wrote: ‘OMG Holly Barton #emmerdale’,

‘Holly Barton??’, ‘not me crying at the holly and moira part’, ‘Seeing Holly back made me sob’,

‘Lovely Moira and Holly scene’.

In a new interview, Sophie discussed how she felt when the soap opera approached her to film the special episode.

Revealing that she was ‘grateful’ to be back, Sophie said: ‘I was really happy to come back.’

She added: ‘Being a part of Emmerdale was just the best experience. Genuinely made friends for life in the cast and crew, learnt so much and have the best memories.’

‘So really grateful to come back and work with friends again on a show I love so much.’

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