
'Emmerdale' star promises "desperate" Leyla scenes

Emmerdale star Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi has confirmed that viewers will see a "desperate" side to her character Leyla Harding in the build-up to her departure. The actress left the ITV1 soap earlier this year and her final storyline is exploring the dynamic between Leyla, her son Jacob and sister Alicia. Alicia (Natalie Anderson) has raised Jacob since he was a baby and Leyla has recently been left panicked by her plans to move to Spain with the youngster. As the moving date draws ever closer, Leyla's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and while she is escorting Jacob to a friend's party, she suddenly decides to take him on a trip into Leeds instead, Soaplife reports. Ghawam-Shahidi told the magazine: "Time's running out and Leyla's desperate. Leyla asks Jacob if he would prefer to stay with her than go to Spain and (more)...
- 7/22/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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