{"id":396265,"date":"2025-09-04T03:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T03:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/396265\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T03:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T03:55:14","slug":"emmerdale-exit-feared-amid-stars-new-film-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/396265\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale exit feared amid star’s new film role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale<\/a> star Michelle Hardwick has addressed fan fears that she is set to exit the soap after being cast in a new film role. <\/p>\n

Earlier this week it was announced that Hardwick, best known for her role on the soap as nurse Vanessa Woodfield<\/a>, had been cast in the upcoming film Eyes of Bairns.<\/p>\n

Directed by Katie Fenton-Green and written by Chloe McLaughlin, the short film is about growing up in the shadow of domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

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Per the official Instagram<\/a> page for the film, which is currently in the crowdfunding stage, Eyes of Bairns “explores what it\u2019s like to grow up as a child of domestic abuse and asks the question\u2026 does everyone deserve forgiveness?”<\/p>\n

Hardwick is on board to play Rose, who is described as having “a strong moral compass”, however, she is “thrown for a loop when her estranged father asks to see her on his death bed”. <\/p>\n

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The description continues: “Now happily married to her wife, Rose is a million miles from her difficult upbringing. She hasn\u2019t seen her dad in over twenty years and if it was up to her she\u2019d quite happily never see him again.<\/p>\n

“Will Rose get the answers she needs? Will Rose get the apology she desperately wants? And even if she does, will Rose forgive her father?”<\/p>\n

Following the announcement that Hardwick had joined the cast, fans took the comment section on Instagram<\/a> to share their concerns that she would be leaving Emmerdale.<\/p>\n

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One fan commented: “Thought for a min you was leaving Emmerdale was gonna cause uproar,” while another questioned: “HOLD ON!!!! What about Emmerdale???”<\/p>\n

Responding to the latter, Hardwick took to the comment section to clear up any misunderstanding, sharing that she would be appearing in the film alongside the soap. <\/p>\n

“Alongside it,” she wrote, with the fan replying: “Panic over, carry on as normal, good luck x”.<\/p>\n

Emmerdale<\/strong> airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on <\/strong>ITVX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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