ITV Emmerdale's Matthew Wolfenden to 'take break to spend time with new love interest'

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Emmerdale's beloved Matthew Wolfenden, known to many as David Metcalfe, might be taking a break from the soap world to spend quality time with his rumoured new love interest Heather Scott Martin.This comes after his split from former co-star and wife Charley Webb.

Matthew, who has been a regular on Emmerdale since 2006, recently said goodbye to the show, leaving many fans heartbroken. Currently, he's in London working on a production of Elf, but Rochelle White, a culture expert, believes he might reduce his workload in the coming year.

Rochelle, from Rochelle White Agency, shared her thoughts on what Matthew might do next after leaving his job of 17 years, as she told the Daily Star: "I feel he will have his options to either head to another soap, take part in some reality shows that some Celebs do once they've left a show or have a break, or he could look to do the TV drama type shows." She added: "I think because he has been in Emmerdale for so long, he might want to take a break to refocus or he could have something in the pipeline - which we're yet to find out about.

Also, with him reportedly having a new girlfriend, he could also want to take some time to spend with her and figure out what he wants to do. "In a way, it's a good way to leave a show as with the new year just around the corner, he can really start something fresh in 2024.