EMMERDALE is preparing fans for a shock double exit as villain Celia Daniels issues a chilling order.
The modern slavery gangmaster – who is played by actress Jaye Griffiths in the ITV soap – is preparing to cut her losses and move on to another farm and another group of vulnerable victims after picking too many enemies in the village.
But with Bear Wolf trapped and enslaved on her farm and April Windsor becoming an increasing thorn in her side, Celia has decided they both must go.
Pulling adopted son Ray up on his growing feelings for Laurel Thomas, Celia warned him that it was time to go.
And she demanded that they sever their links to the village permanently.
Celia told Ray to deal with April permanently – and make it look like she simply ran away from home.
And she warned him that she would deal with Bear by putting him in the ground too.
But in today’s episode Ray struggled with the order and despite taking April to remote woodland to finish her off – she fought back.
She managed to escape enough to give her time to get through to him and did it just in the nick of time.
He told her that he would deal with Celia but said that she must disappear or Celia would kill all of her family.
April was left utterly terrified while Ray has been left to face off with his psychotic mother.
It all comes ahead of the shock double exit for Ray and Celia after actor Joe Absolom and Jaye Griffiths filmed their final scenes.
An Emmerdale source said: “Bosses knew they only ever had Joe for a certain amount of time, but they’ve definitely made the most of having someone of his calibre in the village.
“He filmed his final scenes back in November.”
Joe shot to fame as Matthew Rose in EastEnders in the late 1990s alongside Martin Kemp.
The pair were involved in the murder of Saskia Duncan. Since then he’s gone on to star in a string of dramas including, A Confession, The Bay and Doc Martin.
Joe’s character isn’t the only Emmerdale villain set for an exit as his on-screen adoptive mother Celia, played by actress Jaye Griffiths, has also filmed her final scenes.
