The actress, who played Aeisha Richards on the ITV soap, was only made a series regular at the end of March.
Shila Iqbal has apologised and said she has"paid the price" after being fired from Emmerdale over offensive tweets she wrote six years ago.
The actress, who played Aeisha Richards on the soap, was only made a series regular at the end of March.Ms Iqbal was 19 when the tweets in question were posted in 2013. In a statement, she said:"I am terribly sorry and take full responsibility for my use of such inappropriate language."I have paid the price and can no longer continue the job I loved the most at Emmerdale.
"Although I was young when I made the tweets, it was still completely wrong of me to do so and I sincerely apologise."
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