Emmerdale fans went wild after Priya Sharma appeared in the latest instalment of the ITV soap.
Priya (Fiona Wade) was last seen in January 2023 as she bid farewell to the village along with her daughter Amba after landing a job in London.
Over the past week, Jai (Chris Bisson) has been struggling to cope with the abrupt death of Rishi (Bhasker Patel), with his father passing away before they could resolve their feud.
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During Wednesday’s episode (August 2), Tom King (James Chase) arrived at Jai’s house and revealed he had something for him which was from Rishi.
Tom explained that before Rishi died, he asked him to digitise his family photos, adding: “He said it was important to protect those precious moments,” before handing Jai a memory stick.
Later in the episode, Archie begged Jai to show him the photos as he wanted to “see pictures of grandad.”
Despite not feeling up to it, Jai had a change of heart when Archie suggested he would no longer be sad if he could see photos of Rishi.
A tearful Jai watched as a montage of images appeared on their TV, including one of Priya and Rishi on her wedding day.
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“She looked so beautiful,” said Gabby (Rosie Bentham) as Jai added: “Yeah, she did. He was so proud of her that day”.
Viewers went wild over Priya’s appearance, with many begging the character to officially return to the soap.
One fan shared: “#Emmerdale just seen pictures of Priya. Is she ever likely to return? Everyone liked her.
“Bring back Priya #Emmerdale,” demanded another viewer as a third wrote: “Priya & Rishi at her wedding cute photo miss them both”
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While a fourth added: “Priya making an appearance [heart eyed emoji].”
Fiona, 44, quit the role of Priya earlier this year after 11 years.
The actress revealed her marriage to actor husband Simon Cotton helped her walk away from the soap as he backed her decision to leave.
She told Hello!: “He didn’t falter once in supporting my decision to leave Emmerdale. If I was ever having a wobble, he was always there, reminding me that it was right for me.”
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