Emmerdale actress hints at when Victoria Sugden could return

Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden in the soap, walked away from the show earlier this year and left many fans questioning whether she would be returning.

Victoria left the village after accidentally killing her brother John Sugden and being exposed by Joe Tate.

The actress was abruptly written out of the show to go on maternity leave to welcome her first child.

Will Isabel Hodgins be coming back to Emmerdale?

In Emmerdale, Victoria told her brother Robert Sugden that she would be back in the future with her son Harry.

The actress recently revealed her character’s future but said things could change while speaking on her co-star Danny Miller’s podcast with Nigel Clucas called You Don’t Know You’re Born.

She also mentioned how the show had never forced her to make a decision on whether she would be coming back.

She said: “I will need to find a way to manage that. For 20 years, work has been my priority.

“To be honest, I still don’t know when I’m going back. In my ideal world, it would be September. And then it’s all systems go. [That’s when] it really starts with the juggling and potential mum guilt, and whatever.”

“It was very much at my discretion how much [time] I wanted off.”

Who is Serena Sugden in Emmerdale?

While Victoria might not be returning until later in the year, it has been announced that Casey Al-Shaqsy will be joining the cast to play Serena Sugden.

It is not clear how she is linked to the family, but she will be making her debut in the village very soon.

The actress has already expressed how “thrilled” she is to be going Emmerdale.

She said: “Casey shared her excitement about joining the show: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining such an iconic show and playing a Sugden! Serena is a fantastic character with so much going on beneath the surface. I can’t wait for the audience to see the drama unfold.”

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