Emmerdale’s Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi reveals to Soaplife how Leyla’s job gets Alicia arrested! That’s not a good start to the family reunion…
What made Leyla leave the village in the first place?
“She couldn’t be with Jacob when he didn’t know that she was his real mum. It was eating her up, but now the truth is out and Jacob has contacted her, she sees an opportunity to have some sort of relationship with him again.”
How does Leyla feel about David and Alicia being together?
“It was a massive shock, but she knows she can trust David and he will be a good partner to Alicia and look after Jacob. She is doing a good job of telling herself they make a great family. If Leyla really wanted to be with David, she wouldn’t have stayed away for so long.”
Why does Leyla try to put Alicia off when she wants them to meet up?
“She doesn’t want her sister to find out she works in a strip club. Alicia won’t approve and it might shut that door to communication with Jacob.”
And how does Alicia react when she discovers Leyla is a stripper?
“She drags her off the stage by the legs. They then end up getting arrested which is embarrassing, but Leyla didn’t ask Alicia to follow her to work. When David finds out she’s stripping, he’s absolutely furious.”
And he won’t let Leyla stay with them…
“She totally understands the way he feels, but her patience is wearing thin with David.”
