Coke Dealer for the Dales

[Katy]

i like Kirsty, hope shes not of screen for too long!

[layla]

When Ross moved in with the Barton's. I thought there was going to be some more story's for her and Holly to get involved with. All the younger one's could do with some good story's together. It dose not need to involve drugs, just youngsters enjoying themselves. What happened to Hannah's boyfriend.?

[Chloe O'brien]

Wonder if Holly will get Roz's job at the factory now.

[layla]

Well if she does, that will leave John with another family member leaving the farm. He wont be happy

[Perdita]

Emmerdale star Kirsty-Leigh Porter is to launch a music career.

The actress, who announced in April that she was leaving her role as Roz Fielding in the ITV1 soap, will soon start working on material in a recording studio.

Speaking of Wednesday's exit scenes, she told the Daily Star Sunday: "I was really happy with my Emmerdale exit as the door has been left open. I only ever signed up for three months but my contract kept getting extended and extended. I was happy to stay but was equally happy to leave when my contract was up.

"I've been up for a few roles and will continue my acting career but I'd love to focus on my singing for the next few months. Singing has been a huge passion of mine ever since I was a little girl. Now the time finally feels right for me to just go for it.

"I've got some time set aside in a recording studio next month and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm a bit of a soul and Motown girl so that's the sound I'll be going for."

Porter, who is dating co-star Danny Miller, also cleared up the reasons behind their brief split in March.

"Danny didn't cheat on me," she said. "I know there were a lot of rumours at the time but we had a huge row which got blown out of all proportion, as rows often do - and we didn't speak. We had some time apart and now things really couldn't be any better. We're both very happy."

Miller recently described himself as the Wayne Rooney of Emmerdale.

[alan45]

Emmerdale star Sophie Powles has announced that she has decided to leave the soap.

The actress will bow out from her role as Holly Barton in the summer after nearly three years on screen, the Daily Star Sunday reports.

Powles told the newspaper: "I have had an awesome three years at Emmerdale. I have made the best friends and have worked, had fun and learned so much with an amazing cast and crew.

"But after three years I am ready for some freedom to travel and be able to say yes to other projects and opportunities. I just want to say thank you to everyone at Emmerdale for making it such a brilliant place to work."

Emmerdale's series producer Stuart Blackburn added: "It's going to be a very dramatic year for the Barton family. I'd like to thank Sophie for all her hard work and commitment. Her energy, enthusiasm and positivity have made her a joy to work with."

The Daily Star Sunday has also revealed that Kirsty-Leigh Porter will be reprising her role as Holly's best friend Roz Fielding for a short stint in the build-up to the exit storyline.

[tammyy2j]

^ No loss I think Adam is leaving also

[Perdita]

Emmerdale star Sophie Powles has revealed that she's glad her current drugs storyline has been portrayed realistically.

The actress quit her role as Holly Barton in January and plans to travel the world when she finishes filming her character's drugs relapse plot in May.

"It sounds weird but I'm pretty happy about her relapsing *because it wouldn't have been realistic if she hadn't. That's what the role has been about, *portraying her addiction in a real way," Powles told The People.

Speaking of her exit, she said: "People will think I'm mad *giving up a job like this but I know it is the right thing for me to do. I keep getting asked if I'm nervous but I'm honestly not. I'm just excited. As an actress you do think, 'What if I never get another job?' But that's a chance I'm *prepared to take.

"I'm not *really one for routine and I was starting to feel a bit tied down. This is the longest I've been anywhere and it's been amazing but I've got itchy feet. So many of my friends have been off travelling while I've been watching from the sidelines.

"So now I can't wait to head off and dip my toes in the ocean. I feel privileged to have had this opportunity and the chance to work with such amazing people but I'll be happy to leave. I've always been a free spirit. My mum says I'm like a butterfly. And now I need to move on."

Powles described her three years at Emmerdale as the "best few years" of her life but confessed she has "more than one dream" in life.

[Perdita]

Emmerdale star Sophie Powles has said that her character's drug storyline has made her more understanding of addicts.

The actress, who plays heroin user Holly Barton in the ITV1 soap, is grateful to producers for giving her such a challenging role.

"The heroin storyline has been amazing for me. I feel like it has made me a better person because I'm more understanding of people," she told New magazine.

"Drug addicts aren't bad people - they're just people who have made bad decisions and they need all the help they can get. As an actress, it was great to be given a storyline so intense that I could research."

Powles leaves Emmerdale in June after three years on the show, and is planning to go travelling with her boyfriend.

"When I first started I never thought I'd be there for that long. I don't like the thought of doing anything for that long, never mind a job. But I fell in love with it and had the time of my life. It didn't feel right to leave until now," Powles added.

"I've made some really amazing friends, so obviously they were all sad. But they know what I'm like. I'm a free spirit. They know I'm ready to go."