EMMERDALE star Rachael Gill-Davis has quit the soap six years after joining.
The actress made her debut as Ryan Stocks’ girlfriend Gail Loman in 2019 for a brief appearance before making a shock return in 2023 for a full-time comeback.
Rachael has now left Emmerdale after two years playing Gail Loman[/caption]
The actress first appeared as Gail in 2019[/caption]
However despite landing a role as a barmaid in The Woolpack and having a secret child return to her in a big storyline, Gail hasn’t become a permanent fixture in the village.
And the star has agreed to leave the soap later this year.
A source said: “Rachael has loved her time on the show but it’s time to go.
“Bosses felt the character wasn’t inspiring much story and so it was all very amicable. The door has been left open but it’s a definite goodbye for now.
“Rachael is looking forward to spreading her wings and showing off her talents on other shows.”
Her final scenes will air in the spring.
An Emmerdale spokeswoman declined to comment.
The actress opened up about her disappointment last year when she discovered she had been cut from a big budget Netflix production.
She had filmed scenes for Greeek mythology epic KAOS with an all-star cast led by Hollywood A-lister Jeff Goldblum.
But she was devastated to discover she had been axed just days before the show was released worldwide.
Taking to her Instagram Stories to update her 1,339 followers, Rachael said: “Hi guys, so I’ve got a bit of bad news unfortunately.
“Er, last week I found out I’ve been cut from KAOS, that’s coming out today.
“She didn’t make it to the edit so for everybody that has been waiting for me to deliver you know those two lines that I had…in a short skirt….it’s unfortunately not gonna happen.”
She added: “I think what I’m asking is, I don’t want you to boycott the show. It comes out today, I got to read all eight scripts, I got to try on Jennifer Saunders‘ shoe from Ab Fab…so all is not lost.”
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EASTENDERS
Navin Chowdhry
CORONATION STREET
Calum Lill
Bill Fellows
Launa Santos
Helen Worth
Lucy Fallon
HOLLYOAKS
Matthew James Bailey
Gregory Finnegan
Stephanie Warring
Annie Wallace
NEIGHBOURS
Ryan Maloney
Lucinda Cowden
Despite her disappointment at being cut from the Netflix series – which is fronted by Jeff Goldblum – she concluded: “It’s going to be mega, it’s insane.”
KAOS was cancelled by Netflix shortly after its debut.
