The Emmerdale star played Leyla Harding for 16 years before her exit from the ITV soap.

Emmerdale actress Roxy Shahidi has opened up about a harrowing storyline that impacted her behind the scenes. ‌

The star took on the role of Leyla Harding in the ITV soap , appearing on screens as Jacob Gallagher’s mum between 2008 and 2015 before her character’s death in February after a fatal crash. ‌

Over her years on the show, Roxy was a part of some difficult and emotional storylines, including marrying local GP Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) and facing grief when his young daughter was murdered by Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu). ‌

Roxy has now spoken about how difficult it was to film as it impacted her as a mum herself. View 3 Images The actress played Leyla Harding (Image: Ka

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