Anthony Quinlan is quitting ‘Emmerdale’.
The 34-year-old actor has decided it is time to goodbye to the Dales after playing Pete Barton for six years on the ITV soap as he wants to pursue other roles and potentially a reality show.
A source told The Sun’s Bizarre TV column: "Anthony has loved his time on ‘Emmerdale’ but he is really keen to try and make a name for himself away from just soaps, and is looking at auditions.
"He says he would be up for doing a reality show too, like the jungle or ‘Strictly’, but with a full-on filming schedule for ‘Emmerdale’ that’s quite tricky."
Anthony’s decision to leave ‘Emmerdale’ comes in the wake of another popular star departing.
In September, Samantha Giles announced she is quitting her role as beautician Bernice Blackstock after seven years back on the show.
Taking to Twitter, she revealed: "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."
Samantha first joined ‘Emmerdale’ as Bernice in 1998 but left the programme in 2002 before making a brief appearance again in 2004. She made her full-time return as the beloved character in 2012.
Anthony Quinlan quits Emmerdale
