Emmerdale's Daisy Campbell 'grieving' as bosses cut her from soap after 13 years

Daisy Campbell has revealed she is set to say an emotional goodbye to Emmerdale after a 13-year stint, with ITV bosses making the unexpected decision to phase out her character, leaving the actress "grieving" over the news. Having joined the iconic soap as a child at just eight-years-old playing Amelia Spencer, Daisy, now 21, was taken aback by the revelation during a private meeting that her character's journey will come to an end shortly before the festive period.

Speaking to the Mirror, Daisy, 21, disclosed: "It wasn't my choice to leave Emmerdale and it was a shock at first. Being in Emmerdale is all I have ever known. I've spent the whole of my childhood growing up in the soap and it felt daunting."

Currently, her portrayal of Amelia features a romantic storyline with the nefarious Tom King, who is abusing Belle Dingle unbeknownst to Amelia, and sees her as a young mother to two-year-old Esther, following an unplanned pregnancy with Samson Dingle in 2022. But with the departure of Amelia’s on-screen parents from the show, the writing team informed Daisy that they found themselves at an impasse for creating new plots for her character.

Daisy discussed her upcoming departure from the popular soap after a 13-year stint embodying Amelia, and revealed she does understand the thinking behind ending her character's story. She said: "Once they explained, I totally got it. Amelia isn't part of the Dingles, her dad has left, Samson has gone now and she doesn't have any family. There is nowhere to take Amelia and I understand that. I feel incredibly lucky to have been in the soap for 13 years and to have been handed so many opportunities at such a young age."

Having harboured the secret since May, Daisy shared the news