AN Emmerdale actor has confirmed their exit from the soap – and his final scenes have already aired.
The star returned to the soap opera for a second short stint last month having previously appeared throughout the latter half of 2025.
The actor who played Simo on the show has confirmed his exit from the soap
He appeared as part of the illegal worker storyline Credit: ITV
Steven Gidwaney appeared on the show as Simo, one of many people that Ray and Celia were using as an illegal worker on their farm
He lived in the attic amongst the other workers which included Dales resident, Bear Wolf.
Steven re-appeared last month and played a major part in this week’s trail against bear, Paddy and Dylan.
Originally agreeing to back up the trio, he went against his word and suggested that as bear had special privileges, he was in on the horror that Ray and Celia subjected the workers too.
He took to social media to confirm his show exit Credit: Instagram
He posed with his co-stars Credit: Instagram
But following the conclusion of the trial, Steven has confirmed his exit from the soap for good.
Taking to social media, he confirmed he had left the show and paid tribute to his co-stars, including Dominic Brunt who plays Paddy.
He wrote: “Well what can I say…AGAIN! To be asked to be part of this storyline and to play Simon ‘Simo’ Clarke was a HUGE honour. To be invited back was a MASSIVE privilege!
“Firstly, thank you to Jordan Hale Audere Talent Management for getting me this wonderful opportunity in the first place! MASSIVE thank you to Faye Styring, Ezra Tren Humphries and the storyline team for bringing Simo back!
“HUGE thank you to Simon Ferguson and Matt Hilton, the 2 fabulous directors I had the pleasure of working with. I worked with Matt on my first ever TV job so it was really nice to work with him again!
“BIG thanks to Joshua Richards, Dominic Brunt, Fred Kettle and Andrew Scarborough. I’m so happy I got the share the screen with all of you, a true pleasure!”
He then went on to tease that fans may have not seen the last of “Simo” as he hinted at a potential return in the future.
He added: “ That’s Simon ‘Simo’ Clarke over and out, for now, who knows, maybe we’ll see him again…”
Steven’s co-stars were quick to praise him on his performance as part of the hard hitting storyline.
Soap favourite Michelle Hardwick wrote: “So lovely to meet/work with you.”
Whilst Fred Kettle, who plays Dylan on the ITV soap, posted a string of praising hand emojis.
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