Emmerdale star leaves soap after just a year – and their exit just weeks away
The actress - who plays Steph Miligan in the ITV soap - joined a year ago as part of a major storyline that saw her character revealed to be the product of family sexual abuse.
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Emmerdale star Georgia Jay has left the soap - for her maternity leave
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A shock storyline saw Steph discover her grandfather was also her father after he abused her mother
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Viewers watched as Ruby Fox-Miligan exposed her father Anthony as an abuser after Steph reunited with
However there's a happy reason - the actress is pregnant and will be going on maternity leave.
A source said: 'Everyone's thrilled for
Georgia
and can't wait to see her back when she's ready.
'Steph's exit will happen in the
next
few weeks and see her flee abroad in typically dramatic fashion.
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'But with Anthony's body still out there, there's a huge storyline still to be wrapped up for when she returns.'
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In the Instagram caption, she penned: "As you've probably guessed, I've got some
news
to share!
"I know some of you have been wondering if you've been seeing a little bump on screen lately… well, it's not your imagination...
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"I'm having a baby," she exclaimed.
Watch the grisly moment Anthony Fox in Emmerdale is murdered in cold blood - and another villager covers it up
"We've never been so excited and a little nervous all at once. Thank you for all the love and support."
An Emmerdale spokeswoman declined to comment.
Soap stars leaving this year
Soap has - or will lose some iconic characters this year - here we've rounded up the latest departures...
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Navin Chowdhry
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Calum Lill
Bill Fellows
Launa Santos
Helen Worth
Lucy Fallon
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Matthew James Bailey
Gregory Finnegan
Stephanie Warring
Annie Wallace
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Ryan Maloney
Lucinda Cowden
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