'Emmerdale' chiefs worry over Verity exit

Emmerdale producers are hoping to dissuade Verity Rushworth from taking an extended break from the show.

An official statement from the soap earlier this month confirmed that the actress, who plays Donna Windsor-Dingle, may decide to take time off when her contract expires at the end of the year.

"Verity has been playing Donna for more than ten years so she's thinking about taking an extended break," an insider told the Daily Star Sunday. "It's only something that she's thinking about. No decision has been made yet.

"She's got some really exciting stuff coming and her contract doesn't run out until the end of the year, so there's still a bit of time to persuade her to stay. She'd be a huge loss."