Matthew Wolfenden reunites with TV ex after quitting Emmerdale
Matthew Wolfenden is joining forces with an Emmerdale star (Picture: ITV)
Former onscreen Emmerdale exes Matthew Wolfenden and Roxy Shahidi are teaming up for a new project together.
The David Metcalfe actor, 44, left Emmerdale last year, but Roxy, 41 is still on the soap as Leyla Harding.
Sharing a series of snaps of their new logo, editing equipment on his Instagram, Matthew announced the news of their new collaboration
The podcast will be called Celebrity Side Hustles, featuring Roxy and Matthew as hosts talking about what celebrities get up to aside from their day jobs.
Although the launch date of when viewers can listen hasn’t been announced yet, Matthew penned: ‘Exciting things are a’coming.’ Watch this space.’
Matthew quit Emmerdale after 18 years playing David and was preparing for his next project.
‘Exciting things are coming’ (Picture: Instagram)
He portrayed Buddy the Elf in the newest revival of the musical, based on the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell.
Talking about how hard it’s been to say goodbye, Matthew began: ‘It was, it was only two weeks ago.
‘It was so emotional to say goodbye, particularly to Joe-Warren [Plant] who plays Jacob, he’s grown up with me.’
Talking about why he chose to quit, Matthew added that an ‘amazing role’ came up, saying: ‘This opportunity came up and it was kind of now or never.
‘I always wanted to go back to the West End,’ he continued, saying he can’t wait to get his jazz hands ‘back out’.
As for Roxy, she recently joined the likes of Ryan Thomas and Adele Roberts in the latest series of Dancing on Ice as Holly Willoughby returned to host alongside Stephen Mulhern.
The actress was eliminated during the Musicals special alongside comedian Lou Sanders.
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