Emmerdale star confirms exit from ITV soap - and has already filmed final scenes

An star has confirmed he's filmed his final scenes in the soap - as he took to X, formerly known as Twitter to thank the cast and crew.

Last week, fans saw John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) visit his former fiancé Aidan Moore (Geoff Dignan) in the hospital. He had been in a coma for years, but suddenly a few days ago, he woke from his coma - leaving John instantly panicked.

John suffered a nightmare where Aidan walked in and tried to stop his wedding - prompting his visit. However, fans were left gobsmacked when it was actually .

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During the visit, John asked Aidan's mum if he could leave them alone. As Aidan tried to reach for the help button on his bed, John pulled out a syringe and made his motives very clear.

"I never wanted to have to do this but you gave me no choice. I wanted something painless so you'd just drop off but my mum wouldn't leave me alone so this is all I could grab," he said before silencing the machine and injecting the liquid.

He had a change of heart at the last minute, - but Aidan suffered a cardiac arrest and slipped back into a coma Although he didn't die - fans were left wondering if his days in the Dales were numbered.

Now, Geoff has confirmed it's the end of Aidan's story - for now. Taking to his X account, the actor shared screenshots of his scenes from last week, along with the caption: "I had an absolute blast playing Aidan Moore in .

"I've met great people from the crew to the very talented cast. Thank you to my agent @StarkTalentUK."

However, Geoff teased that the character could maybe be back in the future, as he added: "Who knows what's in store 4 Aidan, after all it's Emmerdale, he's woken up once... why not one more time," as he concluded with a laughing face emoji.

John's secrets continue to be unearthed, and fans are aware the villain that was revealed earlier this year. This week, it's set to be revealed that it's Nate's body in the lake leaving Cain and Moira are blindsided by the shocking news.

Things are set to get even worse when Cain finds himself in the frame for Nate's murder after police learn of their fall out on the day he died.

But will they ever find out the truth and will John ever be exposed?

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