Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi confirms Leyla's motive in Caleb attack plot

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Emmerdale spoilers follow. Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi has spoken on Leyla Cavanagh's motive for possibly attacking Caleb Miligan in upcoming scenes.

The soap is set to launch a new whodunnit next week as Caleb is struck and pushed over the edge of a woodland ridge, which comes after his lies are exposed to the village over his scheme to take Home Farm, turning the residents against him.

Caleb and Leyla have shared a romantic connection since he's been in the Dales, though Roxy revealed that when his lies are exposed, Leyla feels "foolish". Related: Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley reveals Cain's motive in shock Caleb mystery“She feels foolish because even though the relationship is only in its early stages she fell for him quite quickly and she thought that there might be a glimmer of a future together," the actress said. "Something that really appealed to her was that he seemed really straight talking, so to find out that he is a completely different person just leaves her feeling completely foolish. ”Caleb does apologise to her "more than once" over his deception, Roxy noting: "She does feel that his feelings are genuine and she is very much tempted to forgive him once she hears the full story and it's got some context. Related: 7 huge Emmerdale spoilers for next week"She is very forgiving.

I think really her main concern is wanting to know that his feelings were genuine and I think everything else she can forgive at this stage. ” However, as Leyla begins to forgive Caleb, she learns that he slept with Charity, which for Leyla "is worse than finding out he is a completely different person". "That for her is confirmation that he mustn’t have cared about her at all if he could do that," she said. "That hits her much harder!”.