TV icon reveals real reason she quit Emmerdale – and blames Patsy Kensit

Apparently, we can blame Patsy… (Picture: ITV/Metro)

Linda Lusardi was lauded as one of the most exciting additions to soapland when it was announced that she’d be joining Emmerdale as Carrie Nicholls back in 2007.

Carrie was the mother of Home Farm’s recently-murdered top dog, Tom King’s (Kenneth Farrington) illegitimate daughter, Scarlett (Kelsey-Beth Crossley).

She arrived, set to cause even more trouble for the insidious King clan who presided over the village from the big house.

Unfortunately, her tenure in the village was incredibly short-lived, and after the revelation that she was Lexi Nicholls’ (Sally Oliver) mother and not sister as Lexi’d been led to believe, she abandoned the toxic King tribe and jetted away for a fresh start.

But just why was ...