Who’s leaving Emmerdale in 2024? We know there will be one sad exit ahead after actor Steve Halliwell died last year. And reports now suggest Samson Dingle will be off this year.

It’s also been rumoured a new character will be arriving – a friend of Samson, who starts to lead him astray. But could this play into his exit? All the details of the Emmerdale newcomer, along with our round-up of who’s coming and going in 2024 below.

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As of May 2024 no cast exits have been officially announced. However, it’s been reported Samson Dingle is leaving the soap and rumours suggest he may be killed off.

There is also a question mark hanging over the future of Ethan Anderson.

Samson Dingle

It was rumoured Sam Hall would be leaving his role as Samson Dingle, which he has played since he was five years old, last month.

The Sun reported that Sam was informed that his character will be axed.

A source reportedly told the paper: “Sam had a meeting with bosses earlier this month where they broke the news.

“He has been left devastated. He’s grown up with his on-screen Dingle clan and they are all very protective of him.

“The fact that they are planning on killing him off means there’ll be no way back for him either.”

Emmerdale declined to comment on the matter. However Sam himself hinted to Inside Soap the rumours of an exit could be true. Although he did insist he was not being killed off.

“Well, I don’t want to give too much away, but Samson has some really big stuff coming up,” he said.

“Don’t worry, as he’s definitely not being killed off! There are some good stories coming up for him, and I was very excited when I read the scripts.”

So what does the future hold for Samson

Is Ethan Anderson leaving Emmerdale?

One way or another it seems pretty certain Ethan Anderson will be off our screens in the near future. He is currently facing charges after he crashed a car while under the influence and then ran away from the scene. The evidence stacked against him is pretty solid and a custodial sentence seems more than likely. But how long will he get?

Elsewhere, Ruby, Caleb and Cain are out for revenge. Nicky was in the car when it crashed and although Ethan pulled him out, he left him by the side of the road. Nicky had a severe bleed on the brain and so far doctors have been unable to wake him from his coma.

Ethan at first lied about his involvement, but now the truth is out, the Miligans and the Dingles are out for blood.

On Wednesday May 22 Ethan was run down by Ruby Fox-Miligan. Although he managed to get himself up and refused to go to hospital, next week he collapses again.

As Charles and Manpreet desperately try to resuscitate him, will Ethan pull through? And if he doesn’t die, is a future prison sentence going to see him leave the Dales?