Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi hints at future acting role on rival ITV soap after Leyla axe

Former Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi has teased her future career role plans on another soap following her exit as Leyla Harding.

Roxy’s character Leyla Harding was killed off from the Dales-based soap last month in a tragic limo crash.

Now, Roxy’s already thinking about switching Emmerdale village up for Weatherfield…

Leyla was slipping in and out of consciousness with a serious injury (Credit: ITV) — Leyla died after being injured in the limo crash (Credit: ITV)

Leyla’s death in Emmerdale

Last month, a huge limo crash rocked the Dales as it claimed the lives of Suzy, Amy and Leyla.

Hoping that a great night out would cure her loneliness, Leyla put on a sparkly outfit and ‘got into that limo if it killed her.’ And, well, it did.

A piece of glass sadly went straight through Leyla’s stomach, causing her to lose consciousness. Kerry dragged her across the ice but as soon as she got into an ambulance… she died.

Jacob was devastated as he found his dead mum lying in the morgue whilst he was working on shift in A&E. Talk about traumatising.

Despite dying a couple of weeks back, Leyla’s final scenes however actually aired last night (Thursday, March 6).

Leyla narrated her own funeral, with flashbacks then seeing her uncover several secrets of other villagers’ before she passed. What an iconic ending for an iconic character.

Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi smiling — Roxy is eyeing up a role on Corrie (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi teases hopes for future role on rival soap

With her final scenes in Emmerdale as Leyla Harding having now aired on screen, actress Roxy Shahidi has now spoken out about what’s next for her career.

As well as continuing with her yoga business, Roxy has shared other exciting plans for the future.

Speaking to Digital Spy, Roxy shared: “I’m really excited about doing more podcasts with Matthew Wolfenden and maybe doing some presenting. I also write, so I want to do more writing. I want to keep acting, too.

She added: “I just would like to do lots of different things, now that I’ve got the freedom to try my hand at new projects and just see what happens. I just want to go on a bit of an adventure and allow things to be unpredictable.”

She then teased which other shows she’d love to work on, with one being ITV rival soap, Corrie.

“Coronation Street would be good. I also wouldn’t mind doing a continuing drama – I’d love to maybe do Waterloo Road.” Could we see Roxy rocking up on the cobbles in the coming years?