Emmerdale’s Rebecca Sarker has kept in touch with her on-screen sister Paige Sandhu since her exit.
Meena Jutla was arrested after her killing spree was finally exposed and she was last seen in April 2022 – but there have recently been theories that she could return to the village.
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Fans have been concocting theories about Meena’s return after a run of twists and turns in soapland, with some people thinking she might even have a link to Nicky Milligan (Lewis Cope).
But speaking to Daily Star at the TRIC Awards, Rebecca admitted Paige is focusing on projects away from Emmerdale, and she doesn’t think her return will be imminent.
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Rebecca, who plays Manpreet Sharma, said: “I’m seeing Paige next week so hopefully she’ll have some insider information for me!
“I think she’s probably onto other things for now, I’m sure viewers would love to see her return though.”
She added that Manpreet is needing a “bit of chill” after Meena, but cheekily added: “Nobody likes happiness in soapland! It’s quite the opposite of real life.”
But in real life, while Manpreet needed to relax after Meena, Rebecca certainly didn’t.
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She said: “We keep in touch, we couldn’t not! You become friends on a show like this, when you work so closely to someone it’s absolutely natural that you would keep in touch.”
Earlier this year viewers went wild over the thought of Meena’s return as Rebecca shared a photo of a reunion between herself, Paige and Fiona Wade.
At the time, Rebecca wrote: “The perfect pick-me-up”, and Emmerdale fans were quick to swoon over the reunion.
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One user wrote: “Paige! I’m actually so happy you’ve all reunited, my fav trio ever.”
Another said: “Please bring Queen Meena back to Emmerdale,” as a third wrote: “The duo is back!”
Paige confirmed just last month her next big acting role as she took on Lioness which tells the story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh.
The role will be her first gig since she left the ITV soap.
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm
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