SOAP SHAKE-UP Casualty Star Jaye Griffiths JOINS Emmerdale As NEW FARMER With A TOUGH EDGE And MYSTERY That Threatens To TURN THE VILLAGE UPSIDE DOWN

Emmerdale has announced that Casualty star Jaye Griffiths is joining the cast.

The actor, perhaps best known for playing Elle Gardner, will cause a lot of trouble as no-nonsense farmer Celia.

Viewers will first meet Celia as she comes to Moira Dingle and asks her if she can rent two of her fields.

Despite Moira’s financial struggles, she is hesitant to take Celia up on her offer, as her reputation precedes her. It’s not as easy to just shrug the whole thing off as Moira would like, however, as Celia means business.

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In later scenes, one of Celia’s guard dogs viciously attacks Paddy Kirk, leaving him hospitalised. Her reaction will be a hint at her true colours.

“I was delighted to get this role — without giving the game away she is very different to anyone I have played before and I can’t wait to really get into the heart of her storyline,” Jaye said.

“We are absolutely delighted to have Jaye Griffiths joining us to play the role of Celia,” producer Laura Shaw added. “Having recently taken over a nearby farm, not much is known about mysterious Celia’s past before arriving on the outskirts of the village.

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“While Celia has a tough edge with an air of respectability, the audience, and our villagers, will soon start to see what this woman is truly capable of.”

It’s also been teased that Celia’s arrival will have an effect on the Barton and Sugden families, setting up a new conflict for the established farming clans.

Meanwhile, the BBC has confirmed that Casualty will be undergoing a major change next year, as the show will leave Holby and move to a new hospital.