Kidnapping terror as Priya Sharma’s Emmerdale exit is revealed

PRIYA Sharma gets a new opportunity away from the Dales and gets ready to pack up and leave.

But when he finds out she’s planning to leave Emmerdale with their children, David Metcalfe spirals…

Actress Fiona Wade was announced to be leaving the ITV soap in recent weeks after 12 years in the program, and her exit storyline will involve some explosive scenes.

When a veil catches fire from candles at Take A Vow’s event, Priya is left helpless and is overwhelmed with fear.

Quick-thinking Leyla Cavanagh salvages the situation but it’s clear Priya still has unresolved trauma.

As viewers will know, Priya suffered from terrible burns in October, 2021, after she was caught in a maze fire.

The fire was caused by a flare gun which was accidentally fired amid a struggle between Andrea Tate and serial killer Meena Jutla.

Priya had to undergo surgery but the skin grafts threw her back into an eating disorder horror.

Realising how traumatised she is, Priya’s brother Jai Sharma gets village GP Manpreet Sharma to help.

However, things take a turn at Take A Vow when a client, Justin, offers Leyla a job with his London team.

Priya is distraught when she relives her trauma but is comforted by Manpreet and Jai at Holdgate.

She doesn’t let her mental turmoil take over her life and, the following day, Leyla and Suzy Merton are shocked when she turns up.

As Leyla prepares her son Jacob Gallagher to her decision about the job, Priya bumps into Justin outside the Hop.

She owns what happened the previous day, explaining her past trauma, leaving Justin impressed.

Priya is soon invited to grab a coffee with Justin and, when Leyla decides to accept his job offer over the phone, her face drops as she learns her associate will be taking her place.

Leyla is stunned when Priya reveals she’s been offered the job and the pair soon argue with the former accusing the latter of sabotage.

Priya defends herself, telling Leyla she didn’t know the job had been offered to her in the first place.

But Leyla isn’t the only one to be displeased about Priya moving away.

When he gets wind that she intends on leaving the eponymous village with Amba, David Metcalfe is determined to take control.

After feeling on top of the world, Priya falls apart when she realises that David has kidnapped their daughter Amba.

Jacob and Eric Pollard are desperately trying to fix things, begging Priya not to call the police.

Meanwhile, Leyla is thrown to find out the shopkeeper vanished, kidnapping Amba and Theo – she decides to help.

The wedding planner manages to track David down at an unknown cottage.

Confronted with his defensive behaviour as he’s shocked to find her at the door, Leyla comes to the conclusion he’s in denial and accuses him of running away from his problems.

Matters go from bad to worse when a spiralling David locks Leyla in the bathroom.

Back in the village, Priya is tired of waiting for David to come to his senses… and makes a call to the police.

Will David get comeuppance?

Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.