Emmerdale: Matthew Wolfenden reportedly to quit soap after 17 years as David Metcalfe & could be ‘killed off’

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden is reportedly set to quit the soap after first appearing on the ITV show 17 years ago. Wolfenden made his debut as David Metcalfe in 2006 and has appeared regularly since.

Now now a national newspaper has reported that the 43-year-old will leave the soap, with Wolfenden apparently looking for a change amid a lack of gritty plotlines for his character in recent months. Despite a lack of a storyline for his character, he has been at the centre of some major storylines after the last few years - most notably when his partner Maya Stepney groomed and sexually abused his teenage son Jacob Gallagher.