Emmerdale star Lyndon Ogbourne has assured fans that he currently has "no plans" to leave the soap.

The actor, who plays schemer Nathan Wylde on the ITV1 show, spoke out about his future following the recent news that his screen family members Alice Coulthard (Maisie) and Amanda Donohoe (Natasha) have chosen to bow out.

Writing on Twitter, Ogbourne commented: "I've got big plans for future projects in my career, but I'm loving playing Nathan at the moment! Emmerdale is awesome to be a part of and I feel honoured to play the nasty piece of work NateDogg!"

He added: "[I'm] sad to see the Wyldes dispersing but I'm really enjoying playing Nathan, so no plans to leave yet - a long, winding, twisted road to follow Nathan down before he departs the Dales. I am excited about other filming and theatre projects that I'll do in the future, though."

Later, Ogbourne revealed that he is due to start filming more confrontations with his screen half-brother James Sutton (Ryan Lamb).

He said: "Got a whole batch of ED scripts to read through. I've flicked through some of it in bed - ridiculously exciting stuff, Ryan vs NateDogg!"