Emmerdale airs Vanessa Woodfield exit scenes

Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Emmerdale has aired Vanessa Woodfield's exit scenes.

Wednesday's (November 30) episode featured a temporary goodbye for Vanessa, as actress Michelle Hardwick has gone on maternity leave after welcoming daughter Betty Brooks with Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks earlier this month.

This swansong saw Vanessa and girlfriend Suzy Merton split up for now, while leaving the door open to revisit their romance once Ness returns from her job in Canada.

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Leyla had tried to convince Suzy to make amends with Vanessa, but Suzy insisted that calling time on the relationship was "the right decision".

Mary was the one to encourage Suzy to speak to Vanessa by ordering her to "get off [her] backside" and speak to her former partner one-on-one before Vanessa left the village.

Over at the pub, Vanessa had a heart-to-heart with former partner Charity where she expressed how happy she was that Charity had found Mack.

When it came time for Vanessa to leave, Suzy nearly caused a traffic disaster by stepping in front of her cab to say her goodbyes.

After Suzy assured Vanessa she'll "smash it" with the new job, they both recognised that some time apart was probably best.

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"Who knows where we'll be in a year's time, eh?" Suzy pointed out.

Vanessa added: "Never say never, eh?"

The couple shared a kiss and told one another they loved each other, while several of their friends cheered them on from down the street. Vanessa then got back into the cab and left for now.

Perhaps a Christmas reunion is on the cards for Vanessa and Suzy… in 2023?

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.