Corrinne Wicks, Sapphire Elia 'sad to exit Emmerdale'

Corrinne Wicks and Sapphire Elia have discussed their upcoming departures from Emmerdale, with Wicks revealing that she will be "sad" to leave the soap.

The pair have recently been part of a love-triangle storyline in which Ella Hart (Wicks) has been having an affair with Adam Barton (Adam Thomas), unbeknownst to her daughter Mia Macey (Elia), who is dating the young farmer.

Elia is to exit the soap by October, with Wicks also leaving at the end of her contract, when the storyline will likely come to a climax.

Speaking to OK, Elia said that she is "excited" about life after her run in the soap ends, and hopes to try her hand at theatre work.

"I'm really open-minded. I've learnt so much on Emmerdale in just a year, but I'm quite excited about what might be out there," she said. "I wouldn't not do a soap, but I'd like to do as much of the things that I haven't done as possible - and do some more singing.

"A West End show would be lovely - I haven't done that since I was 10, when I was in Les Misérables."

Wicks added: "I've had a brilliant time. I love the show, I love the people, and I love Leeds, so I'll be sad to go. But it's not all about playing one character all the time, so hopefully there will be other opportunities. On the other hand, I do love the security of a regular job."

On what they will miss most from working on the soap, Elia said: "Corrinne. She's my closest friend on the show. We look after each other, actually. It helps that we joined at the same time, and now we're leaving at the same time. We go out all the time. She lives about five minutes away from me."

Wicks responded: "There's so much I'll miss, but probably mostly having something to do with my day - and the money! Sapphire's one of the best things to come out of the job, actually."

Speaking about the current storyline, Wicks joked: "Adam was obviously coming onto her! It's all in the eyes; it's only something a woman could see!

"She was lonely and there was this very attractive young man who was showing her some attention. I suspect people will say that she came onto him, but it's not that clear cut."

Elia added: "She has no clue about the affair. She's totally in love with Adam. She's been suspecting that her mum's having an affair, but not with Adam. When Adam dumps her, she's devastated - but she still doesn't know the full truth.

"The mum thing is obviously a bigger issue, so I think she'll be devastated and shocked beyond belief. It'll ruin her life."

Corrinne Wicks recently said that she "loves" her character's "naughty side".

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