'Emmerdale' actress returns from maternity leave

Actress Kate McGregor is to return from maternity leave in a few months' time to pick up where her character, Emily Kirk, left off.

Viewers last saw Emily embroiled in the Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) baby storyline. On her return, she will come face to face with Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), the baby's father and grandfather, respectively.

A soap insider revealed: "It's going to be tough for Emily. The Dingles don't trust her and the Sugdens are going to be after her blood, too."

Kate's on-screen return to the show is scheduled for late October.