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Emmerdale spoilers: Natalie Anderson reveals Alicia Metcalfe exit drama
Duncan Lindsay for Metro.co.uk
Monday 31 Aug 2015 11:59 pm
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Since Natalie Anderson announced her departure from Emmerdale (*sad face*) speculation has been rife surrounding what could possibly cause her to go. In the run up to the dramatic disaster episodes, it seemed a given that she would breathe her last during the explosive events.
But as she lives on, it seems that the aftermath of the tragedy will be what Alicia, and her marriage to David, becomes a casualty of.
Despite her love for David, it becomes clear that the pair are at a significant crossroads. With David showing no signs of being able to leave the village that has so many bad memories for Alicia, the once bubbly barmaid is faced with a dilemma as her dream of a new life in Portugal starts to fade.
Here, the talented star opens up about the latest heart-wrenching dramas for the once solid pair and reveals what it has been like to wave goodbye to her popular alter ego.
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Admitting that she will miss everyone, especially ‘her girls’ in the cast, Natalie reflected on her favourite Alicia moments, saying: ‘Theres been so many. I feel so fortunate. What was fun to play was the whole David and Alicia and Priya love triangle. It was written in so many ways like an American sitcom and you don’t get to play that often in soap.
‘There were a lot of incredibly funny scenes. There was a lot of fun in that storyline and I had some fantastic scenes with Fiona (Wade, who plays Priya) who I adore. I also loved the return of my sister. I loved that Christmas storyline so much. We had such a scream filming that.’
And fans are very sad at the prospect of saying goodbye to Alicia, with Natalie commenting on the viewers who adore her character. She revealed: ‘I’ve had lots of messages on Twitter. Prior to this, there was speculation that Alicia would die in the disaster so I had lots of people contacting me around that time. The support people have shown has been amazing and I am overwhelmed and humbled. The fans have been fantastic.’
So what does eventually drive Alicia away? She is keen to return to Portugal but with Eric’s grief getting steadily worse, David realises he is needed more than ever back home. And, when he reaches the decision to buy his shop back, Alicia realises that he could well want to stay in Emmerdale forever.
Natalie explained: ‘David never wanted to go in the first place anyway and his dad is in a really bad way so he feels very responsible. There is kind of an excuse there but he also gets to stay around for Amba and his life is very much still in the village.
‘The longer he stays, the more he’ll settle so when he buys the shop, her heart sinks. It confirms he does wants the old life back and she is not ready for that.’
Revealing that the village simply holds too many bad memories for her character, Natalie shared: ‘It’s quite a dark place for her while Portugal is sunny and bright and she felt she had a future.
‘She feels like a failure and that she let Lachlan beat her. Everything she wanted was here and now it’s not and she feels disappointed with herself for not being stronger. I’m sad for her, it was a place she loved very much. At this moment, the village just holds dark memories. Not just Lachlan but with Cameron and now Val’s death.’
Alicia does try to speed up Eric’s recovery process in a last ditch attempt to get her and David’s life back on track. Getting Ashley’s assistance, she sets up a counselling session for him but, when Ashley forgets to attend, the whole situation backfires, leaving David and Alicia further apart than ever.
So could this finally be the end for the couple? Natalie said: ‘The relationship is becoming really strained. She adores him and loves him deeply and she wants him to have the courage to say he doesn’t want to go back rather than maybe using his dad as an excuse.
‘I think shed have a bit more respect for him if he just came out and said it. But when he does that stresses her out quite a lot. She does love David but she isn’t feeling well herself.’
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How things are left between David and Alicia and what decision Alicia finally reaches remain to be seen but the emotional scenes unfold in the village in coming episodes that will see Natalie wave goodbye to her alter ego for good. And she is very firm on what she plans to do post-Emmerdale!
She smiled: ‘Err, holidays! I’m trying to get a holiday in and trying to spend some time with my family.’
We reckon after the drama Alicia has been through of late that Natalie has certainly earned a break!
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