Emmerdale actress Nicola Wheeler has described filming her final scene with co-star Nick Miles as "surreal" following his character's shock death.
Wheeler and Miles played married couple Nicola and Jimmy King on the long-running ITV soap for more than a decade until Jimmy was killed off in a recent episode.
Nicola spoke about how "gutted" she was when filming her last scenes with her on-screen husband and how it "never felt real".
Nicola Wheeler speaks about filming final scenes with Nick Miles
Wheeler said: "I was gutted because I think it’s the institution that Jimmy and Nicola were, where I was sort of like, ‘oh God, that’s over’.
"It was really surreal.
"It sort of ends, and you go, ‘Oh gosh, that’s it’.
"We’ll never be Nick and Jimmy again together."
She said the reality of the storyline didn’t hit until filming the final scenes.
She said: "Even whilst we were filming it all, it never felt real because we film out of sync.
"When it came to doing all the scenes where he dies, it was odd.
"It’s almost like you didn’t want to do it."
The actress said she will miss her on-screen husband and believes Nicola will never truly move on.
She said: "I can’t imagine the character would ever fully move on.
"I think there’s always going to be part of her that loves him.
"Her heart will grow to fit another love in, but she will never let Jimmy go."
Wheeler also teased a new storyline involving Kev Townsend, played by Chris Coghill.
She said: "Something happens in which I can only say Nicola behaves appallingly, and Kev is a gentleman, and I think from that moment she starts to see him in a different light."
Fans reacting to the episode
Fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the dramatic storyline that ended with Jimmy being killed.
One person on X wrote: "Terrible decision.
"Make it a dream quickly!
"Jimmy better than 90% of cast and Dawn would have been so much better if she could have come back.
"Dump the rubbish script writers stat that will save you money Emmerdale - save the actors."
Another person said: "Why can't they leave any couples happy?
"Jimmy and dawn shouldn't have been killed off."
ITV has been contacted for comment.
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