Isobel Steele has revealed that she first asked to leave Emmerdale a year ago.
In tragic scenes which aired last week, Steele's character Liv was killed off when she was crushed by a caravan as a storm swept the village.
The storyline marked the end for Liv after more than six-and-a-half years on the soap, and now Steele has admitted that she prompted her own exit.
"I first told the producers I wanted to leave in September 2021," she told The Mirror.
"I joined when I was 15. I knew I didn't want to stay for ever and at some point you must make that call.
"Last September it felt the right time to move on and I wanted to give the producers a year to come up with a great exit for Liv. As an actress, you take a risk deciding to go.
"And so, when they phoned me in April to tell me Liv was going to be killed in a storm, I had mixed feelings.
"I was excited because it meant I got to be in the 50th celebrations with a huge storyline, but equally I knew it meant I would never be coming back."
She continued: "Liv is a young girl and her death is a tragic one. I know it will be a shock to viewers but sometimes people can die in circumstances you would never expect."
Emmerdale continues weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV.
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