Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has admitted she didn’t expect Meena Jutla’s exit storyline.
Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.
She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.
Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.
She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.
The manipulative character will finally get her comeuppance this week as Paige’s final scenes play out.
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However, the soap star has admitted that she didn’t expect Meena’s exit storyline.
She said: “When I found out the storyline that they’ve written actually this is way better [than I thought].
“I think it’s going to be really satisfying, particularly for the people who really hate Meena, because this ending is justice.”
Despite playing bad girl Meena for two years, Paige says she’s not ready to stop showing off her villainous side on camera just yet.
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Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Paige said: “I definitely want to continue to play baddies, I love baddies.
“I think they’re just so much fun to play.
“I just want to continue to play characters that are wildly different from me and and it doesn’t matter if they’re a goodie or a baddie as long as I’m connected. I’d like to do both.
She added: “I’m starting filming soon, and there are other potential things, and they’re all goodies funnily enough.”
Emmerdale boss Kate Brooks praised Paige on her portrayal as Meena and admitted that the star will be a “really big loss” to the show.
“Paige is incredible and she was since the very first moment we saw her do screen test,” Kate said.
“She’s so talented and so hard working and the choices she makes as an actor are very clever and just gives a whole new dimension to this story.
“She has been incredible and I can’t tell her how much hard work Paige has put into making Meena who she is.
“She’s going to be a really big loss to the show and to the Emmerdale team.”
Fans of the ITV soap will have to wait and see how Paige leaves the soap as Meena find out her fate.
Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV at 7.30pm
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