Why did Steph leave Emmerdale and will she RETURN? Actress Georgia Jay makes BLUNT STATEMENT

Emmerdale’s Steph Miligan’s exit was recently revealed as actress Georgia Jay takes leave from the ITV soap(Image: ITV)
There’s an exit looming on Emmerdale with Steph Miligan, played by actress Georgia Jay, set to leave the village. But why is Steph leaving the show and will she be back soon?

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It had been teased in spoilers recently that Steph would leave after a devastating discovery. Her on/off lover Ross Barton was exposed this week for his brief fling with Manpreet Sharma which happened shortly after Steph called time on their romance.

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It comes as Steph actress Georgia recent announced her pregnancy, after fans noticed her baby bump in scenes. The star confirmed she was expecting in a sweet Instagram post, and with that it was clear she would soon head off on maternity leave.

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There’s an exit looming on Emmerdale with Steph Miligan, played by actress Georgia Jay, set to leave the village(Image: ITV)
But an exit had not been announced by the show and the actress did not give anything away. There were hints that Steph would find out about Ross, but nothing gave away when and how she would leave.

Reports did emerge that stated she would flee in dramatic scenes and that her exit would signal Georgia’s maternity leave. But even as of this week spoilers didn’t detail any exit storyline or reveal when her final scenes would air.

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As for her soap future, it’s been revealed Georgia will reprise her role as Steph in the future. The exit is only temporary for the actress’ maternity leave, while no information has been shared on when she will be back.

It’s safe to assume it will be a while before Steph returns to the village when the exit does air, but actress Georgia will return at some point in the future. Fans will have to stay tuned for more details on this.

As for her exit, fans who have watched Thursday’s episode of the ITV soap on ITVX will know more about this. The rest of the article contains details from the episode which airs on ITV1 on Thursday evening, so if you want to wait until then look away now.

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Ross Barton was exposed this week for his brief fling with Manpreet Sharma
Those who have seen the episode already will know that Steph exits the soap during Thursday’s hour-long episode. Cut up over Ross’ lies about there being no one else, she decides she needs to get away.

She upsets her parents Ruby and Caleb Miligan with the news she plans to flee abroad and go traveling for months, with her telling them she has yet to decide when she will be back. Scenes show her packing up her things and getting a taxi out of the village.

Of course Ross tries to stop her going but she’s adamant she needs to leave, and does so. As Ruby and Caleb say their goodbyes and wave her off, Ross is heartbroken as he watches Steph head away.