Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins has said she "felt ready" to take a break from the screen as she prepares to welcome a baby with her husband, Adam Whitehead.

Isabel, who has played Victoria Sugden in Emmerdale for nearly 20 years, is set to become a first-time mum.

The soap star filmed her final scenes in December and revealed how she was releived to be getting a break.

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Speaking to The Sun , she said: "I thought I would be really emotional when I filmed my final scenes.

"Emmerdale is all I have ever known. But pregnancy does funny things to you and the truth is I felt ready not to have to film on Emmerdale!

"I live in Manchester and I’ve been driving over to Leeds to film. By the end, I felt exhausted and I knew it was time to have a rest before the baby arrives.”

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