Emmerdale actress confirms she is leaving after emotional Chas Dingle cancer story

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Rebecca Grant (@rebeccagrantofficial)

I’m honored to have portrayed Dr. Grant for the entirety of Chastity Dingle’s @emmerdale cancer experience. Watch @manjinder23’s incredible work as our director tonight, and see myself and @rhoda.oforiattah pretend to be medical experts.

And to be really honest, I miss working with the amazing @lucy_pargeter ❤️. Rebecca Grant, a star of Emmerdale, has announced her departure from the ITV soap opera.

In the ITV soap opera, the actress played Doctor Grant, and she was prominently featured in the plot point where Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) discovered she had breast cancer.

Following a painful few months, Chas decided to get a double mastectomy, which she had last week. She is now concentrating on her recovery and moving forward with her life.

Rebecca just said goodbye to Lucy Pargeter and Emmerdale on Instagram with a poignant letter.

**The actress played Chas’ consultant (Picture: ITV)**

Chas informed Cain (Jeff Hordley), Caleb (William Ash), and Aaron (Danny Miller) a few weeks earlier that they should get tested because she carries the defective BRCA2 gene.

When Cain and Caleb examined their findings and saw they had tested negative, they were all relieved. This also means that neither Cain’s children nor Nicky (Lewis Cope) need to worry about having passed the gene on to their offspring.

Aaron, on the other hand, had a different experience after testing positive.

Danny Miller told us, “More than anything, I don’t think he realises the seriousness of it straight away.” “I believe he needs to handle it in a discreet and quiet manner.”

Aaron then lied to Chas as a result. She expressed immense relief upon learning that her brothers are safe, and Aaron informed her that he too tested negative since he couldn’t bear to upset her by being honest.

Danny thought to himself, “He’s happy that everyone else is negative.” In reality, he is optimistic, but he is covertly supporting the idea that he is also negative. I believe that he is using it as a sort of defense mechanism, saying things like, “I’m negative, and if I see it that way, no one needs to know.” He’s kind of thinking along those lines.

There are only two individuals Aaron could talk to about it, according to Danny, but eventually he might be able to open up.

“I am aware that at some point, Chas and I will have a talk about it.” I believe that she is the only one he would truly open up to and let his guard down without feeling weak and vulnerable—Paddy, Dominic Brunt, perhaps as well.