Emmerdale’s Manpreet actress admits ‘falling asleep’ while filming scene in ITV soap

Emmerdale viewers are currently counting down the days until the much-anticipated Christmas and New Year episodes of their favourite ITV soap. It’s set to be an explosive time in the village as murderous Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) stoops to new lows, and The Woolpack is engulfed in flames as a devastating fire breaks out at the pub.

Emmerdale fans already know that Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) will stop at nothing as her murdering spree on the ITV soap continues. However, now it’s time for Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) to discover just how evil her sister really is, as she finds her life hanging in the balance as Meena holds her captive over the festive season.

Emmerdale fans think murderer Meena Jutla's downfall could be soon after she made a serious blunder on Tuesday's episode of the ITV soap. During the latest instalment, Noah Dingle accidentally stumbled upon Meena's keepsake box, which has all of her murder victims' items in it, while cleaning her room at the B&B.

Emmerdale has recast the role of Dawn Taylor’s young son Lucas, with actor Noah Ryan Aspinall taking over the role.

Emmerdale fans have been eagerly awaiting news on whether Charley Webb’s character Debbie Dingle will be making her big comeback to the village. Now, the ITV soap has given viewers an update, as some of the Dales’ most popular characters discussed Debbie and her whereabouts in a recent episode of the show.

Emmerdale's Nicola King star Nicola Wheeler has shared behind-the-scenes filming secrets after the ITV soap aired the village's carol concert. During the recent episode, Nicola was seen tucking into a plate of mince pies before the choir's performance as Laurel Thomas shouted: "Nicola, stop stuffing your face! Come on, the choir needs you!" Holding a huge tray of mince pies, Nicola continued to eat them as she admitted: "I can't get enough!" and then joined the choir to start singing.

Emmerdale fans went wild on Wednesday's episode as Tracy Beaker star Connor Byrne returned to the ITV soap. During the latest instalment, actor Connor made another appearance as he continues to portray the role of Priya Sharma's doctor while she recovers from the maize maze fire in October.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out an Adam Barlow baby twist and have predicted that he could be the father of newcomer Lydia's son on the ITV soap. Lydia, played by Shameless star Rebecca Ryan, made her cobbles debut during Friday's episode as the PA of an Underworld client and she has already bonded with Sarah Barlow.

Emmerdale fans were left stunned on Tuesday's episode as Kerry Wyatt and Al Chapman flirted in unexpected scenes. During the latest instalment, Al confessed to deliberately making a mistake with the Christmas lunch promotion at The Woolpack, which entitled diners to a free bottle of Champagne, rather than the single glass that Marlon Dingle had intended.

Wednesday returned to semi-regular programming, after last week’s roster decorated with Christmas titles, with Survivor and Chicago Fire leading the charge in demo rating and viewers, respectively.

Christmas in soapland is rarely a lowkey affair and Emmerdale fans will be glad to know that they can expect plenty of drama from this year's festive special.The time-hopping episode opens with a flash forward.

Emmerdale’s Cain Dingle and Rhona Goskirk, played by real-life married couple Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry, hardly ever interact on screen. So when they were spotted sitting side by side on last night’s episode (Wednesday 1 December), it didn’t take long for fans to notice.

Emmerdale fans were left stunned on Thursday's episode as Nate Robinson confessed to sleeping with Fiona as she randomly turned up in the village. Just last month, Tracy Metcalfe was left devastated after she discovered her partner Nate had spent the night at another woman's house and lied about it, where he insisted nothing had happened.

Rebecca Sarker has opened up about what's in store for her character Manpreet Sharma and her on-screen sister Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) in the coming weeks on Emmerdale. Next week's episodes also see Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) admit to Manpreet that he never stopped loving her.