Grace Cassidy quits 'Emmerdale'
Published Apr 29 2012, 10:46 BST | By Colin Daniels
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The actress, who joined the ITV1 soap as Hannah Barton three years ago, will depart later in 2012 to pursue new projects.
''Working on Emmerdale has been one of the best periods of my life," she told ITV. "After three years I have made so many friends here and I am going to miss them so much.
"However, I felt the time was right to move on as I still have so much to learn. I can't thank Stuart and the team enough for making me feel so welcome. I will never forget the opportunity I was given."
Sophie Powles, who plays Holly Barton, will leave Emmerdale in June.
"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 said of her exit.
we get this show in new zealand...much better than coro.
May 8th 2012 at 10:00am
the whole family are over it will jus be moira and adam. oh well.being an actor or actress means u wana try diffrent things not jus do the same job for ages.
May 2nd 2012 at 10:49am
oh no Barton leaving john gone and Holly leaving and now Hannah leaving it will be two Barton left.
May 1st 2012 at 7:18am
This is not news - it was announced a while back that she would be "leaving!"
April 30th 2012 at 10:02am
John Holly and Hannah have now said the same thing why are emmerdale pushing out the first family to make an impact in years and if its not emmerdale more fool the james sophie and grace leaving a well paid job in midst of a recession.
April 29th 2012 at 11:35pm