Unlucky in love Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles) might appear to have finally found the perfect man in Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) – but she could be set for heartache once more.
As the big day looms, Bernice couldn’t be happier, until she receives some pretty big news which could change everything.
The storyline – which comes amid the return of her daughter Dee Dee (Mia Gibson-Reed) – is tied in with the character’s exit from the soap.
Here’s what you need to know…
Is Bernice leaving Emmerdale for good?
It certainly seems like we could be saying goodbye to Bernice for good, with Samantha having filmed her exit scenes, after revealing in September that she had quit the soap.
Speaking on Twitter she wrote: ‘After 7 fabulous years I am shortly to be hanging up Bernice’s aprons and leaving the dales to pursue other creative projects.
‘I will miss all the friends I’ve made on the show, but I’m very excited to be moving on to pastures new.’
However it’s not been revealed how she will leave the show, and fans are hoping the door will be left open for a return – especially since it’s not Samantha’s first stint playing Bernice.
The character first joined the Dales back in 1998, leaving in 2002.
She returned to the role in 2012 and has been involved in some pretty big storylines since then, including the recent charity event that saw the Sharma sweet factory go up in flames, resulting in Frank Clayton (Michael Praed)’s death.
How will Bernice exit the soap?
Although details of that have been kept under wraps, show boss Kate Brooks recently confirmed that there was an emotional exit in store for Bernice.,
‘We have storylined Bernice’s departure. Before she leaves, we’ll see Bernice run a gauntlet of emotions, because she is such an iconic character with so many connections in the village.
‘We wanted to make sure that we did her character justice, and make her exit feel very believable.’
The last few weeks have been difficult for Bernice after she found herself in the midst of a family dilemma, after Leanna (Mimi Slinger) informed her about having slept with Jacob (Joe-Warren Planet) – and Bernice’s decision to withhold this information from Liam led to conflict between the pair of them.
However, she returned to wedding preparations – and after learning that Liam was intent on getting her a present to show how much he loves her, she was adamant she must return the favour, roping Gabby and Dee Dee into her plan.
All of which upset Leanna – which Bernice tried to rectify by allowing her to help organise her hen do (which will be seen in tonight’s instalment).
But Bernice misses several calls while the party is in full swing – and later Dee Dee receives a call which leaves her shocked by what she’s heard.
What will happen? You’ll just have to tune in and see for yourself.
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV at 7pm.
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