EMMERDALE fans have been rocked after three characters revealed plans to quit the village.
The ITV soap has been haemorrhaging characters in recent months and tonight three more decided to leave the village.
In the first bombshell Vinny Dingle made the decision to put the flats on the market so he could make a fresh start away from the village.
Having lost his wife Liv, Vinny isn’t coping, and he needs to leave the memories behind.
He told mum Mandy that he needed to make a fresh start elsewhere, leaving her devastated.
Meanwhile Samson Dingle then opened up to his dad about how much he doesn’t want to be a dad to baby Esther.
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Viewers know he had reported Amelia Spencer to social services for child neglect.
Tonight social services arrived to carry out an investigation that left Amelia terrified she was going to lose the baby.
And after being exposed as the reason for the visit, Samson was savaged by his family.
But he insisted he wanted to live his life and travel abroad.
He even threatened to move back to France where he was happiest, leaving dad Sam terrified he would run away.
Elsewhere Kerry Wyatt was left devastated and unable to stay in the village after discovering dead boyfriend Al Chapman had been cheating on her.
With him convincing her to take out a £20,000 loan and then using it to complete on a house for him and Chas Dingle.
Breaking down, she vowed to leave too – and viewers don’t know when the exits will end.
One wrote: “Chloe & Victoria putting two+two together = queue Kerry’s exit for maternity leave #Emmerdale.”
A second said: “Well, all you will have left are the Dingles. #Emmerdale.”
