Emmerdale's Rishi Sharma, played by Bhasker Patel, left the ITV soap in 2023

Former Emmerdale star, Bhasker Patel, enjoyed a sweet reunion with his past co-star Rebecca Sarker last week.

The actor, 69, played Rishi Sharma on the ITV soap from 2011 to 2023 but his character was sadly killed off when he fell down the stairs and died alone, where he missed son Jai's, played by Chris Bisson, wedding.

And now, Bhasker has landed a role in Broadway play Oedipus at Studio 54 in New York City, playing Corin. This marks his Broadway debut.

To celebrate the milestone, Bhasker's former Emmerdale co-star, Rebecca, 50, who plays Manpreet Sharma with her character previously married to Rishi on the ITV soap, jetted to New York City to support her friend.

Taking to Instagram , Rebecca, 50,

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