ITV Emmerdale huge star exit confirmed after 18 years on the soap
03.04.2024 - 13:19
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
One of Emmerdale's biggest characters has seemingly quit the ITV soap for good following his sudden exit storyline last year. Fans had been wondering if David Metcalfe would return to the village.
David Metcalfe, played by Matthew Wolfenden, made an abrupt exit from the soap after discovering his son Jacob Gallagher had been involved in a romantic relationship with his ex-wife Victoria Sugden. He was unable to cope with the betrayal.
It meant he packed his bags for London to be with his daughter Amba, who lives with his ex-partner Priya Sharma. Tuesday's episode saw his on-screen dad Eric Pollard confirm David has left the village for good, according to the Daily Star.
Jacob overheard mum Leyla Harding having an intense chat with Eric. Misunderstanding the conversation, Jacob told his grandad: "I know what you’re going to say but you don’t need to look so worried."
He added: "This is great actually because I can apologise properly. I can make everything better, I can tell him how much I’ve missed him." However, Eric explained: "He is not coming back. He has decided to stay a lot longer with Priya."
"How much longer?" Jacob asked before Eric revealed: "Forever". Jacob insisted: "I'll ring dad and ask him to reconsider, I’ll remind him that he promised grandad that he’d be back."
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A devastated Leyla hit out at Jacob as she reminded him that David's decision was made up, pointing at the 'For Sale' sign on his dad's cottage. "Jacob if there was any way that David was going to change his mind, that wouldn’t be there," Leyla said.
"He’s clearly decided to start a life somewhere where there’s no bad memories. I hope you