Emmerdale veteran Annie Sugden to be killed off soon after actress Sheila Mercier handed away

Emmerdale’s Annie Sugden is established to be killed off after actress Sheila Mercier’s demise final calendar year.

In scenes set to air upcoming 7 days, Victoria is devastated soon after studying that her grandmother experienced handed absent, right after leaving the village in 1994 for a new daily life in Spain.

Sheila handed away peacefully in her slumber in December 2019 at the age of 100, and the cleaning soap compensated tribute at the time by dedicating an episode to her.

RIP: Emmerdale’s Annie Sugden is set to be killed off after actress Sheila Mercier’s demise past yr (pictured through her previous appearance on the cleaning soap in 2009)

Victoria gets the sad information just as her like lifestyle looks to be enhancing, as Marlon and Bob be a part of forces to convey her and Luke Posner with each other at the time and for all.

But she then receives a mobile phone contact learning of Annie’s passing, Victoria is devastated, leaving Marlon sensation awful for her.

Regardless of being absent from the cleaning soap for much more than 20 many years, Annie was however frequently mentioned on the soap as figures would travel to pay a visit to her and husband Amos in Spain.

Sad: Sheila passed absent aged 100, and was just one of Emmerdale’s authentic solid members, playing Annie from 1972 to 1994

She also created a transient return in 2009 next her son Jack’s loss of life, and was final stated in November 2019 when Victoria discovered she was upset to listen to her grandson Robert experienced been sent to prison.

Sheila’s loss of life was introduced by her co-star Frederick Pyne, who played Matt Skilbeck from 1972 to 1989.

Creating on social media he reported: ‘Sad to notify all you Emmerdale fans that Sheila Mercier, Annie Sugden, died peacefully in her sleep… She would have been 101 yrs old on New Many years Day. She was a great character and wonderful to work with,’ Metro reported.

Psychological: Annie’s granddaughter Victoria will understand the sad information of Annie’s dying next week, leaving the entire relatives devestated

A spokesperson from Emmerdale reported: ‘Its constantly sad to hear of the demise of an actor who played a sizeable portion in Emmerdale’s achievement.

‘Even much more so when that actor was in the really first episode and close to whose family members the exhibit was created. ‘Annie Sugden’ embodied all the virtues of Yorkshire…

‘She was tricky doing work, resilient, identified, down to earth and did not experience fools gladly. Sheila experienced many of people features as well, putting the requirements of the programme earlier mentioned her possess and always delivering a great performance arrive rain or glow. She will be greatly skipped.’

The soap then paid tribute to Annie several weeks later on by dedicating an episode to her, which gained loads of praise from admirers on social media.

Sheila, from Hull, East Driving of Yorkshire, was cast in the British soap as Annie Sugden in 1972 when the programme released as Emmerdale Farm and appeared in the initial episode, in advance of departing as a main forged member in 1994.