Yahoo News Emmerdale confirms exit for Adam Barton
Emmerdale has confirmed that Adam Thomas is leaving the show after eight years of playing Adam Barton.
Speculation has been rife about the actor's exit for a while now, following his successful stint on reality TV show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! last year.
Although those rumours were initially played down, the ITV soap has now officially confirmed that Adam will be leaving the Dales early next year.
In a statement on Emmerdale's official website, Adam said: "I've had an amazing eight years working on Emmerdale and I've loved every minute of it.
"It was a really tough decision to take to leave, but I felt that now is the time to move on and challenge myself with some new roles."
"I'd like to thank everyone at Emmerdale for both giving me the opportunity to work as part of such a great team and for giving my character Adam Barton some great storylines too."
Emmerdale's series producer Iain MacLeod added: "Everyone will be really gutted to see Adam go! He's a top bloke and a really talented actor. But he's given us a lot of notice, so we've been able to prepare a huge exit story for him.
"I'm really excited to see it play out on screen – however sad it will be to wave goodbye to such a brilliant character and cast member."
Adam joined the show in 2009 and has gone on to be at the centre of a number of memorable storylines, including the deaths of his father John and sister Holly, his on-off relationship with wife Victoria Sugden and his popular 'bromance' with Aaron Dingle.
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
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