Emmerdale is set to introduce a troublesome new villain who could be a part of Samson Dingle's (Sam Hall) exit story.
The soap has signed up Waterloo Road star Osian Morgan, who will play a new friend of Samson's that arouses suspicion from his dad Sam Dingle (James Hooton) and step-mum Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick).
Osian is best known for playing villain Myles Massey in Waterloo Road, who committed an arson attack and set fire to the school.
A source reportedly told The Sun: “He’s coming in as a new pal who turns Samson Dingle’s head. They become firm friends and start to plan a big trip around Europe but this new lad puts the backs up of Lydia and Sam.
“He’s set to cause chaos in the Dales.”
This news comes after it was revealed that Samson would reportedly be killed off after 15 years.
The 20-year-old actor has played the role since he was five years old, but his time on the soap will sadly come to an end, according to The Sun.
A source revealed to the publication: “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. Some of the cast even went to talk to bosses about their decision."
The source added: “As news of his axing swept through the building there were quite a lot of angry Dingles. The fact that they are planning on killing him off means there’ll be no way back for him either. He’s absolutely gutted.”
His fellow soap co-stars have been rallying around to support him, including his on-screen dad James Hooton, who plays Sam Dingle.
Samson has been involved in some hard-hitting storylines over the years, including becoming a teen dad after a one-night stand with Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell) and refusing to have anything to do with his baby daughter Esther.
Is Samson set to meet a deadly demise at the hands of his mysterious friend?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7.30 pm on ITV1, with a hour-long episode on Thursdays — see our TV Guide for full listings. You can also catch up on ITVX.
